Keynote - COP27, Decarbonization and the Sustainable Future Award
Event Description
A look at the intersection of three stories -
UN Climate Conference discussions and the impacts on architecture and natural resource valuation and other industries;
Embodied carbon - a measurable journey;
The Sustainable Future Award and achieving carbon champions.
CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members
Speakers
Dr. Christine Bruckner, FAIA, HKIA, R.A., LEED® AP, BEAM PRO, BREEAM AP, Well AP Faculty, Reset Fellow. Past President, AIA International and AIA Hong Kong; Director, M Moser Associates
Illya Azaroff, FAIA, AIA National 2023-2025 At-Large Director; Founder, +LAB architect
Dr Christine Bruckner, FAIA, is an architect actively supporting best practice, sustainability, and wellness in design. As a Director at M Moser Associates, she brings her experience with urban integration, revitalization, and design excellence to guide the development of our built environment at all scales. Her focus is working with client and community stakeholders to encourage deep dive investigation, coordination and sustainable best practice. As a LEED AP and BEAM professional, Christine is also an early adapter of the International WELL Building Standard and leads M Moser’s global WELL integrative design solution initiatives.
Illya Azaroff, FAIA, is an architect, geographer, and internationally recognized leader in disaster response, climate adaptation, resilient design, and regenerative planning strategies with over 30 years experience.
He is the founder of +LAB architect whose mission is to build resilient capacity while giving underserved communities greater voice and visibility. He is a professor at New York City College of Technology (CUNY). He works with cities, governing bodies, and design teams around the world to build resilient capacity. Illya often receives foreign delegations on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.
He has served AIA in several key roles, including as the 2021 AIA New York state president, on the Strategic Council (2016-2018), and as founder of DFRR Design for Risk and Reconstruction committee at AIANY (2011-2021). He previously worked in Germany, Italy, and Holland. Illya has a Master of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute and bachelor's degrees in geography and architecture from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
