PARKING DETAILS:
Parking Directions (in the building) – The parking entrance to the building is shared with the InterContinental Hotel’s entry along 7th street (located between Figueroa Street and Francisco street, just east of the 110 Freeway).
- Please note the turn into the WGC’s parking garage is only accessible via the westbound traffic lanes of 7th street.
- Arup does not provide validation
Parking Directions (outside the building):
- Online Parking Booking Assistance Websites: spothero.com, way.com, and parkchirp.com
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Alan White | President and Owner of AQYER
Alan White is the President and owner of AQYER, a technology consulting firm specializing in the non-destructive evaluation and documentation of the built environment, primarily in the field of historic preservation and cultural resources.
Alan has a background in construction and engineering. His project experience is broad - from the hands-on restoration of medieval properties in rural England, to the analysis and documentation of buildings and artefacts in major cities across the United States and beyond.
His current work is in the application of laser scanning, photogrammetry, gigapixel imaging, surface penetrating radar, thermal imaging, and data analysis & interpretation, to provide 2D & 3D digital reconstructions, virtual tours, and more!
He currently serves as a co-chair of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Technical Committee on Documentation, Vice President of the Western CHapter of apt, and can often be seen sharing his work at workshops & conferences hosted by APT, and the California Preservation Foundation (CPF), and for the University of Southern California (USC) Heritage Conservation Program.
Ann Jiras, MS, PE | Arup
Ann Jiras is a structural engineer at Arup in Los Angeles, with expertise in seismic evaluation, building decarbonization and whole building life cycle assessment. Ann has contributed to a variety of building projects ranging from commercial to arts and culture to retrofit of existing buildings.
Judy Guo, MS | Arup
Judy Guo is a structural engineer working at Arup with a master's degree from UC Berkeley. Her experience encompasses a diverse range of projects around the world, including large-scale art installations, ski resorts, and retrofit projects.
Stephen Pallrand | CarbonShack
Stephen Pallrand's background in construction, architecture, architectural history, painting, and set design has aided him in pulling together the diverse group of artists, craftsmen, architects and designers who work on the CarbonShack projects. His father was a scientist/educator and his mother an educator and patron of the arts. This exposure to art, science and education led him to realize that building in an environmentally conscious manner is unimportant if you do not communicate the need and educate the consumer, for there are no green buildings, only green users. Our understanding of the environment is changing radically and so is the fate of the earth based on our actions as a civilization. Art and architecture have always played a critical role in representing the knowledge and culture of a period and Pallrand's use of the CarbonShack projects is to transform our shelters, our homes, into vehicles of change.
