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Continuing Education from SwiftEnvirons LLC
SwiftEnvirons is an AIA Continuing Education Provider – focused on the issues that impact people and the Earth.
Architecture and Design
Learning from Cathedrale Notre Dame
We visited the resurrection of the global treasure in Paris, France. What did we learn? While it wasn’t on the radar when we planned our visit to Paris for December 2024, a rare opportunity arose when the announcement was made that the venerable cathedral was reopening after destruction in the Read more…
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2025
A time for reflection on 2024 and focus on building 2025 Like every snowflake, every year is a unique, beautiful point in time. Celebrate 2024 and prepare for 2025
Architecture and Design
Sim notes : I want my SIMTV
Sim Article A few thoughts on the passing of Sim van der Ryn. The studio was quiet as we waited for Sim. The other Fall 1984 senior studio sections on the floor had disbursed over an hour ago. We looked at each other, a mixture of what next. Leave? Stay Read more…
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Fostering Research and Design in Healthcare
“I won’t retire but I might retread” – Falling from Above, Neil Young Just over three years ago Joel retired from almost three decades of public service in California, notably with the University of California and County of Placer. This afforded Joel the opportunity to help Susan set up SwiftEnvirons Read more…
Architecture and Design
Adventures in AI and Design
Like many, I am curious about the future of AI and design. You can see many examples, but what does it mean, and how can it work? Dabbling in Dall-e. Notwithstanding the reference to Salvador Dali, would the results be predictive or surreal? After hearing about this app in a Read more…
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3 Years
People have asked “what have you been doing for the past three years since retiring?” True, Joel retired from public service after 29+ years at the University of California and County of Placer, California. But, as Neil Young sang, Joel says “I won’t retire, but I might retread”. That retread Read more…
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Client Satisfaction is Critical
This image captures client satisfaction wih the Project Chair Dr. Diana L. Farmer, M.D. Chair of the UC Davis Department of Surgery. She is testing the public space at the Children’s Surgery Center at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital on the Sacramento Campus. The broader picture is one of the Read more…
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QA and Regulatory Partners
A little background. In my history at the University of California, Davis – Healthcare, I had the rare opportunity to lead not only planning, design, construction and operations of multibillion dollar programs. My role also included the highest level of QA of the AHJ and Fire Marshall for critical care, Read more…
Architecture and Design
Introducing the SwiftEnvirons Kitchen
We love food. Who doesn’t? But we also love to cook. With the new induction kitchen, we are relearning to cook. Read on for more. Introducing the Induction Kitchen There’s a whole story about the construction, the design and the planning. But all the hard work and effort paid off Read more…