Conference Continuing Education

Concurrent Session 1

Historic Preservation Projects

Explore a major historic preservation adaptive reuse project in downtown and understand the uses and ideas to support these projects. Learn how to introduce new design and construction into existing neighborhoods and buildings.

American Tobacco Campus 

Participants will tour the American Tobacco campus and examine how the architects, along with an enlightened developer, changed the face of the City of Durham through economic, positive place making. What was once a cigarette manufacturing facility is now home to many major coporations, start-ups, and home of minor league baskeball's Durham Bulls-- all supported by thriving restaurants and the new Aloft Hotel.

Grassroots West

Participants will explore grassroots urban revitalization on the west side of downtown Durham and meet with various home grown entrepreneurs and not-for-profit groups. This tour will bring you in contact with a co-op, a culinary incubator, and a land trust. Learn the challenges of urban planning and local and state regulations, and define historic reuse and adaptation projects across Durham. 

Concurrent Session 2

Revitalized Living

Transforming a city from a place that is only active during the 9-5 business day into a truly revitalized community environment means having residents who live, contribute, experience and share in vibrant activities. During this tour participants discuss the various modes of residential life available to downtown areas in North Carolina as well as the goals and accomplishments of those modes of living in Durham as it is experiencing revitalization.

Duke Campus

Participants will tour and examine the landscape design as well as new renovations and in-progress construction of historical buildings of Duke University Campus. See how the campus landscape and buildings create one cohesive feel for Duke.  See original, renovations and new construction by Perkins Eastman, Perkins+Will, Ayers Saint Gross, Zimmer Gunsal Frasca, Moore Rubell Yedel, Lord Aek Sargent, Larrabee Barnes, Ceasar Pelli, Keiran Timberlake to name a few.  

Grassroots Industry

Participants will explore grassroots urban revitalization efforts on the north side of downtown Durham and learn what drew these entrepreneurs to the area, as well as discuss foreseeable challenges related to urban planning and local regulations. Learn about the workings of a co-op, and how to utilize the waste from projects for new projects. Understand urban planning successes and failures and recognize how each entrepreneur, architect, and craftsman can work together to revitalize a neighborhood. 

Saturday Continuing Education

Durham Mini Residential Tour 

AIA Triangle Residential Tour