Architecture and Innovation

Ken Lowney is a renowned architect and founded Lowney Architecture in 2003 and is the President of the firm.

Mr. Lowney has worked with small and large companies, non-profits, city governments, communities and private developers in Northern California and throughout the United States.

Project expertise includes grocery stores, retail, multi-family housing, restaurants, offices, parking structures and master planning.

Lowney Architecture has won particular acclaim for its vertical grocery store and prefabricated multifamily housing designs.

The firm has won numerous design awards from professional organizations, including the Golden Nugget Award and the American Institute of Architects.

For more information you can visit:https://lowneyarch.com/

William Hayward is the founder and CEO of Hayward Score as well as the CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer of Hayward Lumber, an over 100-year old California lumber and building materials supplier.

For more information, you can visit:https://www.haywardscore.com/

RichardPollack, FAIA, founder and president of Pollack Consulting a Sales, marketing, strategic and tactical business consulting for the Architectural, Interiors, Engineering, and Construction professions.

For more information, you can visit:http://www.richardnpollack.com

Cass Calder Smith is the founding principal of Cass Calder Smith Architecture + Interiors with offices in both San Francisco and New York City.

Cass Calder, earned his Bachelor and Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and has served on the San Francisco Arts Commission for eight years and is currently on the board of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and designed their award-winning Diane Middlebrook Studios.

A native of New York City, he has lived in California since 1972 and now splits his time between both coasts.

As the son of an Academy-Award winning filmmaker and a landscape painter and designer, he grew up among both Greenwich Village intellectuals and rural California artisans.

Cass is also a photography collector and patron to MoMA, SFMoMA, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

For more information, you can visit:https://www.casscaldersmith.com/

Our guest today is Boris Rapoport, CEO and technology success partner of ArchIT.

Boris has spent over 20 years helping Architectural Design and Engineering firms make their business more efficient and profitable with the use of technology.

ARCH IT works exclusively for the Architecture, Design and Engineering community and pride themselves on deeply understanding your AEC business, knowing your environment and being RESPONSIVE, PROACTIVE, and STRATEGIC.

For more information, you can visit:https://getarchit.com/

Matt Wittman, architect and principal of Wittman Estes.

They believe buildings and landscapes can be combined into one interconnected whole.

As our planet faces rapid and unprecedented changes in the environment and technology, our cities grow denser and wild landscapes are transformed.

In this new future, an awareness and connection to nature is ever more essential.

By composing environments with indoor spaces that extend outward and outdoor spaces that are livable and beautiful, our designs support contemporary active lifestyles that value an awareness of the outside.

For more information, you can visit:

https://www.wittman-estes.com/

Christopher Downey, architect, planner, consultant, and founder of Architect for the Blind.

Chris lost all sight in 2008 and is recognized for his exemplary leadership in accessible design and his dedication to creating enriching and helpful environments for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Chris is also a Board of Director for the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind.

For more information, you can visit:http://arch4blind.com/

Katia Griggs is the founder and president of Griggs Systems, INC.Katiaserves as an independent manufacturers' representative for architectural products in California and regions within the State of Nevada.

Established in 2003, Griggs Systems focuses on establishing and maintaining a professional and responsive relationship with the architect, installer and manufacturer.

Theirsuccess is directly linked to the success of delivery and workmanship of their product, and LEED.

For more information:https://griggssystems.com/

David Baker, FAIA and principal of David Baker Architects, aprogressive architecture firm located in San Francisco and Oakland thatcreates acclaimed buildings in urban environments.DBA is known for exceptional housing, creative site strategies, designing for density, and integrating new construction into the public realm.

DBA also has exhibiteda passion for and deep understanding of the power of humane and respectful environments to transform neighborhoods and elevate the lives of individuals and families.

For more information, you can visit:

https://www.dbarchitect.com/

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