2025 FTI Forum NYC! + Vitruvian Honors & Awards Ceremony

EVENT PROGRAM:

FTI NEW YORK-HUB EDUCATIONAL FORUM
Theme: Transforming NYC Through Adaptive Reuse

2:00 – 3:00 PM | Keynote Presentation
Dr. Ajla Aksamija, Professor, University of Utah
“Facade Retrofits: Design Methods for Improving Facade Performance of Existing Buildings”

3:00 – 4:00 PM | Session 1 – Curated by CookFox Architects
Project: Terminal Warehouse, Manhattan’s West Chelsea
Presenters:
• Darin Reynolds, Partner, CookFox Architects
• Charu Chaudry, Associate Principal, Thornton Tomasetti
• Vincent Rende, VP of Development & Construction, Columbia Property Trust
• Cas Stachelberg, Principal, Higgins Quasebarth & Partners, LLC

4:00 – 5:00 PM | Session 2 – Curated by CetraRuddy Architects
Project: 25 Water Street, Financial District
Presenters:
• Eugene Flotteron, Principal, CetraRuddy
• Benson Gillespie, AIA, LEED AP, Surface Design Group & AJLP Consulting
• Andrew Dolan, SE Associate Partner, Gilsanz Murray Steficek

VITRUVIAN HONORS & AWARDS CEREMONY
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

COCKTAIL RECEPTION
6:30–8:00 PM