Urban Design Group, an award-winning architectural firm, is proud to announce their participation in the Boy Scouts of America?s Exploring Program by offering a series of career education sessions on the field of architecture. The Exploring Program is open to young men and women in high school to help them gain in-depth information about different professions.
The program is coordinated by the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, but students do not have to be involved in a scouting program to participate. Registration is open to boys and girls who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) or 15 to 20 years old. The registration deadline is Thursday, August 25, 2011, and space is limited. The registration fee for the multi-week program is $ 15 (cash only).
All meetings will be held at the office of Urban Design Group located at 400 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30339. The sessions will run from 6:30 pm ? 8:00 pm. The course begins with a kick-off meeting on September 1, 2011 and will run through Thursday, November 3, 2011. (See complete schedule below.) Free parking is available on site. For more information or to register, please visit http://www.atlantabsa.org and ask to speak with Katie Huber for more information.
Listed below is a summary of the six-session course:
1) September 1 ? Kick Off Meeting. Come check us out and sign up!
2) September 8 ? What Does An Architect Do? The focus of this meeting will be to discuss the role an architect plays in our society.
3) September 22 ? Just Do It! ? This session will include hands-on activities to give the students a taste of what it is like to be an architect.
4) October 6 ? What Does it Take? In this session we will focus on how someone becomes a licensed architect.
5) October 20 ? Yea, Field Trip! We will visit a school of architecture or an inspiring building.
6) November 3 ? Finish and Party! ? We will finalize our discussions and celebrate with pizza!
As a company, Urban Design Group has five senior team members who are very involved in scouting. Lamar Chambers, AIA, NCIDQ is a Senior Associate with Urban Design Group?s Atlanta studio. He is spearheading the firm?s involvement in the Exploring Program and putting together the sessions with the assistance of Rich Reed, Jacque Edmonds, Matt Clear and the support of Atlanta studio Principals Don Buenger and Ken Rhyne.
Chambers? interest in scouting began as a child when he participated as a scout and continued when his son became interested in the program. In the past few years, Chambers served as an Assistant Scoutmaster to Troup 1011 where he lead high adventure trips to the Northern Tier (canoeing in Minnesota), a Nantucket bike trip and a rock climbing trip in Alabama. He has also been a merit badge councilor for the Architecture Merit Badge.
Raymond R. Kahl, AIA, is a Principal with Urban Design Group and has over 35 years of experience in the management of complex architectural projects including commercial and retail, higher education and museums. He has been a Boy Scout leader for over 10 years and served as an Assistant Scoutmaster and as an adult leader for high adventure training events and camps including treks at Philmont Scout Ranch in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico. Kahl is now serving a Plano, Texas area Troop as the Unit Committee Chairman.
Ronald D. Armstrong, AIA, is also a Principal with Urban Design Group. He has over 30 years of experience and specializes in managing large, complex architectural projects including resorts, entertainment venues, mixed-use developments and religious facilities. He is an Eagle Scout and lifelong supporter of Scouting with service as an adult leader in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Exploring units in Colorado and Texas. He has also served as the Scoutmaster for treks to all three of BSA's high adventure bases ? Philmont Scout Ranch, Northern Tier Canoe Base and Florida Sea Base ? as well as to two National Jamborees at Camp A.P. Hill, Virginia. He continues to serve as an Assistant Scoutmaster for a Plano, Texas area unit.
William J. Richardson, AIA, is the Studio Director in the Dallas office with over 35 years of experience in a wide range of architectural projects. He served as Chairman of the Joint National Committee of the American Institute of Architects and Boy Scouts of America responsible for rewriting and updating the Architecture Merit Badge, and has served the BSA for over 20 years as a Scoutmaster, Explorer Post Advisor and adult trainer. He currently serves as the Unit Committee Chair of a Mesquite, Texas area Venturing Crew focusing on horsemanship. Venturing is BSA's coeducational high adventure program for high school and college age youth.
C. Brett Reavis, AIA, is a Senior Associate and Lead Designer in the Dallas studio with over 30 years of architectural design experience in a variety project types including commercial and retail, offices as well as resorts and hospitality. Reavis has been a Boy Scout leader for over 8 years and now serves as an Assistant Scoutmaster in a Dallas, Texas Troop.
About UDG:
Urban Design Group (UDG) offers architectural, interior design, planning and urban design services to its worldwide clientele from studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and Dallas, Texas. A market leader in the application and advancement of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, UDG's personnel work on a wide range of projects from hospitality and gaming to corporate and mixed-use.
In the firm's 36-year history, Urban Design Group has completed more than $ 8 Billion dollars in projects worldwide. The firm has received more than 80 design excellence awards and honors, 15 design competition awards and has been featured in hundreds of magazine articles, newspaper pieces and design resource books. For more information, please visit http://www.UrbanDesignGroup.com.
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