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2013 LSAA Conference Technical Program

LSAA 2013 Conference and Design Awards
Theme “Touching the Earth Lightly”

Note: The LSAA 2013 AGM will be held by teleconference on December 4 2013.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Optional Pre-Conference Day, Wednesday 13^th November 2013

Dr Kourosh Kayvani talks about LSAA 2013 and Lightweight Structures

11 am – 5.30 pm Pre-Conference Visit to Alan Gibbs Farm

The LSAA is privileged to have organized a private visit to Alan Gibbs’s Farm, a 1,000-acre sculpture park on New Zealand’s Kaipara Harbour.

Since purchasing the site in 1991, Alan has commissioned some epic works by Neil Dawson, Anish Kapoor, Richard Serra, Andy Goldsworthy, Leon van den Eijkel and Bernar Venet amongst others.

A large tensioned fabric structure sculpture by Anish Kapoor moulds into the hill top (above). It was a worthy winner of an LSAA Design Award in 2009.

We will travel an hour each way to the farm by bus. Meeting time is at 11.30 at the Conference Hilton Hotel.

Delegates have a leisurely 3-4 hours to explore the Farm and sculptures before returning to the main hotel.

Overseas delegates wishing to avail themselves of this unique opportunity are advised to arrive in Auckland the day before.

The pre-conference visit to Alan Gibbs Farm, which is being Sponsored by Structurflex New Zealand has only limited spaces. Space is available for the first 50 fully conference paid registrants only

6.30 – 9 pm Pre-Conference Registration and Reception in the Exhibition Area

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM – FIRST DAY, Thursday 14^th November 2013

Start	Session: Activity, Presentation	Author / Chair
8.30	Registrations
	S1 Welcome, Opening, Keynote	Dr Kourosh Kayvani LSAA President
9.00	Conference Welcome	Dr Kourosh Kayvani
9.10	S1A Keynote Address Design Matters - Creating The Bliss Point in Architecture and Engineering	Alastair Richardson Director, Cox Architecture
10.00	Morning Tea / Networking
	S2 Recent International Projects	Murray Higgs Structurflex – Gold sponsor
10.25	S2A Three Stadiums for Brazil 2014	Mike Lester - Makmax
10.45	S2B Retractable Roof over Margaret Court Tennis Arena	Peter Murenu - Aurecon
11.05	S2C London Olympics – Review of use of PVC fabrics in tensile architecture - what has changed in the decade?	Farid Sahnoune Serge Ferrari
11.25	S2D Te Waka O Maori Re-locatable Pavilion	Nick Dalton Toa Architects Ren Blair - Evitan
11.45	S2E Westlake Girls Netball Centre	Harry Street - Creative Spaces
12.05	S2F Questions to Session Authors
12.05	Lunch / Networking
	S3 Title Facades, Sustainability, Energy Saving Projects	Brian O’Flaherty Mehler – Platinum sponsor
13.00	S3 Platinium Sponsor Welcome	Paolo Giugliano - Mehler
13.10	S3A The Feature ETFE and Timber Diagrid Roof - Coastland Aquatic Centre	Toby Mason - CREATE
13.30	S3B Design Elements of the World’s Largest Free Spanning Dome, Singapore	Scott Rathie - Arup
13.50	S3C Lightweight Facades Systems	James Marr - Tensys
14.10	S3D Case studies of cable supported façade structures	Rowan Murray - Ronstan
14.30	S3E Parametric Infrastructure Design	Dean Mackenzie Warren & Mahoney
14.50	S3F Questions for Session Authors

Start	Session: Activity, Presentation	Author / Chair
15.00	Afternoon Tea / Networking Public Lecture Registrations
	S4 Public Session: Earthquake Engineering Designs and the Greater Christchurch Recovery	Dr Kourosh Kayvani LSAA President
15.20	S4A Welcome to Public and brief introduction to LSAA and this session	Dr Kourosh Kayvani
15.25	S4C-1 Overview of Recovery: Progress, milestones, challenges	Don Miskell General Manager CERA
	S4C-2 Opportunities for Re-building Christchurch in Wood	Prof Andy Buchanan University of Cantebury
	S4C-3 Post Earthquake – Impact on Structural Design	Stephen Hogg Aurecon, Christchurch
	S4C-4 What will the New Architecture be like and Why?	Daryl Maguire Warren and Mahoney
17.25	S4D Questions for the Session Authors

Pre-dinner drinks & Design Awards Conference Dinner
Dress Code: Jacket and tie suggested

People can register for the Conference Dinner separately - Cost $NZ 125

Hilton Auckland - 7.00pm for 7.30pm

CONFERENCE PROGRAM – SECOND DAY, Friday 15^th November 2013

Start	Session: Activity, Presentation	Author / Chair
	S6 Keynote	Peter Lim LSAA VP
09.00	S6A Keynote Address Touching the Earth Lightly: A Responsive Architecture	Alex Matovic for Neil Stonell Grimshaw Architects
10.00	Morning Tea / Networking
	S7 Recent Projects / LSAA News	Bob Cahill - Hiraoka – Gold sponsor
10.30	S7A Waitomo Caves Visitors Centre	Chris Kelly Architecture Workshop
10.50	S7B The Cloud	Joseph Dean Wade Design Engineers
11.10	S7C Innovating the Process - Adelaide Oval Roof Structures	Joachim Clauss Cox Architecture
11.30	S7D Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha Qatar	Peter Lim Tensys
11.50	S7D Questions for the Session Authors
12.00	S7E Summary of LSAA Activities Design Guidelines & Shadecloth issues Details for Site visits. Conference Close	Dr Kourosh Kayvani & Murray Higgs
12.10	Lunch / Networking / Pack up
	S8 Title – Site Visits (Optional)	Murray Higgs Structurflex – Gold Sponsor
12.45	S8A The Cloud, Queens Wharf Westlake Girls Sports Centre Eden Park Stadium	Travel by Bus from Hilton. Potential drop off at airport after Westlake Girls visit.