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© 2024 Interior Design Educators Council
Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Let’s set the stage for an inspirational and exciting regional conference. Buffalo has been making architectural history from the 1800’s. From Louis Sullivan’s Guaranty Building to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House Complex, Eero and Eliel Saarinen’s Kleinhans Music Hall and Louise Bethune’s Hotel Lafayette. As masters of restoration and repurposing, H.H. Richardson’s Buffalo Psychiatric Center is now home to the fashionable Hotel Henry and Shea’s Performing Arts Center has been returned to the original glory of its Louis Comfort Tiffany grand interior. The city with history is now a region that’s re-imagining its future through design. This is the backdrop for presentations and conversations in a border city that celebrates its architecture, its international connections and its cuisine.
October 17-19, 2019
Viktors Jaunkalns
Speakers
ShaiYeshayahu
Ryerson University
LisaPhillips
Thomas Jefferson University
ReneePratt
Villa Maria College
MarthaAnez
Thomas Jefferson University
CatherineDowling
Ryerson University
SandraReicis
Villa Maria College
VeronicaRyskalczyk
Villa Maria College
JulieZack
Villa Maria College
PaulWilliam
Beltz Art Gallery
PatrizioM.Martinelli
Miami University
JohnBlake
Miami University
SeunghaeLee
Wentworth Institute of Technology
NataliaVlachopoulou
Parsons
SandroCarella
Suffolk University
ZhuoliDong
Savannah College of Art and Design
Tentative Conference Schedule
Day 1
Thursday, October 17, 2019
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Registration & Reception
Sponsored by Buffalo State College
and Reicis & Associates
Millington Lockwood
3901 Genesee Street
Buffalo, NY 14225
Day 2
Friday, October 18, 2019
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
Villa Maria College Library North Room
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Welcome and Regional Meeting
Villa Maria College Library North Room
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Shifting Realities: A Survey About Perceptual Reasoners
Shai Yeshayahu, Ryerson University
Recital Hall
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Focus on Building Relationships
Lisa Phillips, Thomas Jefferson University
Recital Hall
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Break and Tours of Villa Maria College
Sponsored by the IDA of WNY
West Reception Room Main Lobby
11:00 am – 11:30 am
The Bennitt Street Neighborhood: An Architectural Community Worthy of Recognition
Renee Pratt, Villa Maria College
Recital Hall
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Developing Observation Skills as the Segue to Design
Martha Anez, Thomas Jefferson University
Recital Hall
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch and Learn with Cambria
Library North Room
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Keynote Speaker
Viktors Jaunkalns, Founding Partner MJMA, Toronto CA
PUBLIC BUILDING
Recital Hall
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Explorations of 3D Ceramic Material Systems for Interior Environments
Catherine Dowling, Ryerson University
M&T Conference Room
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Interdisciplinary Engagement between Interior Design and Graphic Design Students to Foster Effective Collaboration
Sandra Reicis, Veronica Ryskalczyk, and Julie Zack, Villa Maria College
M&T Conference Room
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Break
Sponsored by the IDA of WNY
Paul William Beltz Art Gallery
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Re-imagining the Modern Interior: Adaptive Reuse as a Device for Cross-Disciplinary Design in Urban Realms
Patrizio M. Martinelli, John Blake, Miami University
Paul William Beltz Art Gallery
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Academic Library Uses and Social Styles
Seunghae Lee, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Paul William Beltz Art Gallery
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Travel Time to Evening Reception
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cocktail Party Reception – Barton House
Including Tours of Darwin Martin House
Sponsored by Steelcase, DesignNY Magazine, Villa IN Club
118 Summit Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14214
7:30 pm
Dinner on Your Own
Day 3
Saturday, October 19, 2019
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Breakfast
West Reception Room/Main Foyer
10:30 am – 11:00 am
My Boudoir, a Room for Narrative Place-Making
Natalia Vlachopoulou, Parsons, The New School
M&T Conference Room
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Visual Versus Actual Facts: Strategies for Prototyping Interior Environments in SketchUp Pro from Imperfect AutoCAD Existing Conditions documentation
Sandro Carella, Suffolk University
M&T Conference Room
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Bringing Daycare Centers into the Workplace in China
Zhuoli Dong, Savannah College of Art and Design
M&T Conference Room
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch
West Reception Room/Main Foyer
1:00 pm
Tour Opportunities
Conference Fees
Member | Non-Member | Student | |
|---|---|---|---|
Full Conference | $150 | $200 | $75 |
Friday Only | $125 | $150 | $50 |
Saturday Only | $100 | $125 | $25 |
Keynote Only | $10 | $10 | $10 |
Hotel Accommodations
Millennium Buffalo
2040 Walden Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14225
Rates Expire September 17, 2019
To make a reservation, call 716-681-2400 and reference IDEC. Please follow these steps to register online (Google Chrome or Firefox recommended browsers:
- Access the hotel’s website: https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/buffalo/millennium-buffalo/
- Select your check-in and check-out dates and hit “advanced search” (not “Book Now”)
- Enter “1910IDECRC” in the “Use a Group Code” box
- Select “Book Now” to see IDEC’s rates and room types. The screen should read INTERIOR DESIGN EDUCATORS COUN and you will see IDEC’s rates.
Thank you to IDEC Sponsors and Partners
Want To Become A Conference Sponsor?
To become an IDEC event partner, simply access the details in our Sponsor Packet for comprehensive information on our partnership opportunities.
