Architectural Record's Innovation Conference Comes to Los Angeles on May 21

NEW YORK, May 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, McGraw Hill Construction's Architectural Record ( http://www.ArchitecturalRecord.com ) brings its acclaimed Innovation Conference to Los Angeles, a city known for blurring the boundaries between urbanism, architecture and landscape. The event will be held on May 21, 2014 at The Walt Disney Concert Hall, where influential designers will address topics including the merging of landscape and architecture, the growing influence of Mexico's architects, and the integration of contemporary art, technology and design.

The event features keynote addresses by Jeanne Gang, Principal & Founder, Studio Gang Architects; and Thomas Phifer, Founder, Thomas Phifer and Partners. Additional scheduled speakers include representatives from Allied Works Architecture, American Institute of Steel Construction, Arup, Doug Aitken Workshop, Fernanda Canales, Gracia Studio, Hood Design, Ken Smith Workshop, The Los Angeles Times, Morphosis, Nedlaw Living Walls, rojkind arquitectos, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Tatiana Bilbao, and Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism.

For more information or to register, visit http://construction.com/events/2014/innovation-la/ , call 1-800-371-3238, or search Twitter for @ArchRecord, #ARinnov. Attendees are eligible to earn six AIA LUs. Discounts are available to members of AIA CC, ASLA, and SMPS, as well as to media representatives and groups of four or more.

The Architectural Record Innovation Conference – Los Angeles is produced by McGraw Hill Construction. Sponsors of the event include AISC, Nedlaw Living Walls, MechoSystems, and ReThink Wood as Key Corporate Sponsors, and CertainTeed, Dorma, DuPont Tyvek, Graphisoft, Guardian, SaftiFirst, and World Dryer as Product Gallery Sponsors. Supporting Sponsors include AIA CC, ASLA, and SMPS.

For more McGraw Hill Construction events, visit http://construction.com/events .

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