Facade Tectonics Institute Inc

VITRIVIAN HONORS/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS/NEWSLETTER1. THE FIRST EVENT WAS THE VITRUVIAN HONORS & AWARDS PROGRAM. THIS DESIGN COMPETITION RAN FROM JANUARY 15-JUNE 15TH. FTI RECEIVED 40 SUBMISSIONS, WHICH WERE EVALUATED BY OUR PANEL OF JURY MEMBERS. FTI HELD A VIRTUAL PROGRAM TO HIGHLIGHT THE FINALISTS. A LECTURE AND AWARDS PROGRAM WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER AT THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE IN NEW YORK CITY. OVER 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS EVENT, INCLUDING FINALISTS, FTI MEMBERS, AND OTHER ARCHITECTS IN THE NYC AREA.2. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN CHICAGO, NEW YORK, TORONTO, AND LOS ANGELES. THESE WERE HALF-DAY PROGRAMS THAT FEATURED PRESENTERS FROM AREA UNIVERSITIES AND PRACTITIONERS WITH EXPERTISE IN FAADE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE. OVER 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE EVENTS.THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ORGANIZED A VIRTUAL PRESENTATION ON FAADE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE COMMITTEE COMPILED A REPORT THAT IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE FTI WEBSITE. THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS ALSO SPONSORED A VIRTUAL PRESENTATION IN THE SERIES, ALL ABOUT FACADES. THIS VIRTUAL EVENT PRESENTED TOPICS ON FAADE AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN, AS WELL AS EMBODIED CARBON AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE ATTENDANCE TO THESE EVENTS WAS 200.3. THE SKINS NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, ADVANCED COMPOSITES, FENESTRATION, AND PLANT-BASED ARCHITECTURE AND LIVING FACADES. THE SKINS CIRCULATION IS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.