AIA CKC Annual Retreat Committee
Join Us in June...2025
at the AIA/CKC/EKY Annual Retreat in Stanford, KY.
June 27-29, 2025
Retreat Hotel: Stanford Inn and Cottages
This year's architecture retreat will investigate placemaking from the lens of Kentucky's second oldest town, Stanford. Now in our 12th year, the annual retreat offers community, learning, and travel at an affordable price.
Co-hosted this year with AIA East Kentucky and now in our 12th year, the annual retreat is a two-day, two-night excursion for members, friends, and partners to enjoy cultural and practical investigations into architecture practice, theory and history. Members will earn 7 LUs (some HSW).
Tentative Conference Schedule:
6:00 - 8:00 pm: Friday Night Reception at the Terrace at Mama DeVechios Pizzeria.
8:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast and Registration
9:00 – 11:00 am: Kentucky Courts Construction and Courts Security. The presentation will be made by Courts facilities and security staff.
11:00 – 12:00 pm: Byron Crawford will speak on the history of Stanford.
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch presentation by Sponsor Schiller Hardware.
1:00 – 4:30 pm: Afternoon tours will be to the William Whitley house, Sportsman Hill and Logan’s Fort. Bus transportation has been arranged through a local non-profit out of Frankfort. They will travel in rotation to the three sites. It is approximately a 20 minute ride one way to the Whitley House from the Bluebird where they will pick up. Tours of the Whitley House and Sportsman Hill should last about 30-40 minutes each.
6:30 pm: Saturday Night Dinner will be in Cerulean at The Bluebird.
A total of 7 AIA LUs will be offered, most of which will offer HSW.
Registration cost for the entire weekend (including meals) is heavily subsidized:
$60 for AIA members and guests, $100 for non members.
Click Here to Register for the Retreat
Hotel Information:
The accommodations are a mix of historic hotel rooms and private rooms in shared, rental cottages. Descriptions may be found at: https://wildernessroadguest.com/stay, but cannot be booked online as we are holding the block of rooms.
Sponsorship inquiries should be addressed to committee chair Steve Goldstein
Email: [email protected]. Phone: 502-451-3498.
We thank our sponsors for this event:
at the AIA/CKC/EKY Annual Retreat in Stanford, KY.
June 27-29, 2025
Retreat Hotel: Stanford Inn and Cottages
This year's architecture retreat will investigate placemaking from the lens of Kentucky's second oldest town, Stanford. Now in our 12th year, the annual retreat offers community, learning, and travel at an affordable price.
Co-hosted this year with AIA East Kentucky and now in our 12th year, the annual retreat is a two-day, two-night excursion for members, friends, and partners to enjoy cultural and practical investigations into architecture practice, theory and history. Members will earn 7 LUs (some HSW).
Tentative Conference Schedule:
6:00 - 8:00 pm: Friday Night Reception at the Terrace at Mama DeVechios Pizzeria.
8:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast and Registration
9:00 – 11:00 am: Kentucky Courts Construction and Courts Security. The presentation will be made by Courts facilities and security staff.
11:00 – 12:00 pm: Byron Crawford will speak on the history of Stanford.
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch presentation by Sponsor Schiller Hardware.
1:00 – 4:30 pm: Afternoon tours will be to the William Whitley house, Sportsman Hill and Logan’s Fort. Bus transportation has been arranged through a local non-profit out of Frankfort. They will travel in rotation to the three sites. It is approximately a 20 minute ride one way to the Whitley House from the Bluebird where they will pick up. Tours of the Whitley House and Sportsman Hill should last about 30-40 minutes each.
6:30 pm: Saturday Night Dinner will be in Cerulean at The Bluebird.
A total of 7 AIA LUs will be offered, most of which will offer HSW.
Registration cost for the entire weekend (including meals) is heavily subsidized:
$60 for AIA members and guests, $100 for non members.
Click Here to Register for the Retreat
Hotel Information:
The accommodations are a mix of historic hotel rooms and private rooms in shared, rental cottages. Descriptions may be found at: https://wildernessroadguest.com/stay, but cannot be booked online as we are holding the block of rooms.
- Hotel rooms may be booked directly by calling The Stanford Inn at Wilderness Road at 606-879-0555.
- Shared cottage accommodations are being organized by Megan Smith (AIA CKC) at 859-797-1261, [email protected]
Sponsorship inquiries should be addressed to committee chair Steve Goldstein
Email: [email protected]. Phone: 502-451-3498.
We thank our sponsors for this event:
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Program Details:
9:00 – 11:00 am: Kentucky Courts Construction and Courts Security - 2 AIA LU's HSW (Applied for)
Presenters:
Debra Hembree Lambert, Chief Justice of Kentucky Supreme Court and
Administrative Office of the Courts / Kentucky Court of Justice Department of Court Facilities
Danny Rhoades - Executive Officer, Department of Court Facilities
Darren Allen - Manager, Division of Court Security
PART I
• A case study and presentation of the the Ky Courts Capital construction program.
• Explanation of the KY Courts / Judicial Branch and the A.O.C. Facilities management / oversight
• Why the program is needed and why it is import to the Commonwealth and the Courts.
• Determinations of Court Facility Need and Budget Requests.
• Examination / explanation of the legislative funding process / and funding authorizations
• Discussion of the KY Courts Design Standards for;
• Understanding of KY Court facility planning, related to programing and plan development.
• General understanding of the Courts Community function.
• General understanding of the Courts challenges for improving facilities for modern court needs
• Accomplishments of the KY Courts and the A.O.C. and vision for the future.
PART II - Court Security
• Presentation of Ky Courts Security and it impact on Courthouse Design.
• Discussion of the court security - principals for better design applications
• Discussion of security issues and responses to emergencies and how design can facilitate safer buildings.
• Discussion and review of security equipment and technologies impact on Court Security Issues.
• Discussion of practical applications, and insights for the future of safer Courts and Public Buildings.
11:00 – 12:00 pm: Byron Crawford will speak on the history of Stanford - 1 AIA LU (non-HSW, Applied for)
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch presentation by Dormakaba, in association with Sponsor Schiller Hardware - 1 AIA LU (HSW).
1:00 – 4:30 pm: Afternoon tours will be to the William Whitley house, Sportsman Hill and Logan’s Fort. Bus transportation has been arranged through a local non-profit out of Frankfort. They will travel in rotation to the three sites. It is approximately a 20 minute ride one way to the Whitley House from the Bluebird where they will pick up. Tours of the Whitley House and Sportsman Hill should last about 30-40 minutes each. 3 AIA LUs (HSW TBD, Applied for).
The William Whitley House and Grounds of Sportsman’s Hill- stands today as a monument to pioneer ingenuity and resourcefulness.
Narrative:
William Whitley House was the first brick masonry structure built in Kentucky (which was Virginia prior to 1792). It was completed in 1788 by Whitley and his Wife Ester. The estate, known as Sportsman's Hill, was and is famous for its unusual frontier architectural features. In addition, it became an early gathering spot for early Kentuckians, including George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, and Issac Shelby.
From the delicate dentil molding and frieze board of the cornice along the roof's edge, the Flemish Bond Brickwork, and the Glazed Brick Headers pattern on the house’s windowless end walls (Dutch Diamond “Diaper” Pattern”), to the poplar floors, and detailed trims and cabinetry, this house is a gem of preservation and architectural detailing.
The exterior brick work also incorporates WW initials on the front of the house and the EW initials on the back of the house. This feature was patterned after buildings in Virginia, where it was usually indicative of a desire to establish a family dynasty.
The Bricks were molded from the clay near the house and were fired on site. (via a process/operation still practiced annually in Colonial Williamsburg, VA.)
The interior of the house has walnut and pine fielded paneling, the S-shaped carvings over the fireplace, the crown molding and chair railings throughout the house, and the eagles carved on the footers of the stairsteps are evidence of skilled craftsmen bringing their talents to the frontier. There is a hidden stairway in the house, supposedly built as a last-stand defense against attack. This Stair way led to the Girls bedroom and hiding space. These are two known hiding spaces built inside the house for the Children to hide if a Native American attack should gain access inside the house. Clay Lancaster in his book Antebellum Architecture of Kentucky wrote, “these were the first known safe rooms”
9:00 – 11:00 am: Kentucky Courts Construction and Courts Security - 2 AIA LU's HSW (Applied for)
Presenters:
Debra Hembree Lambert, Chief Justice of Kentucky Supreme Court and
Administrative Office of the Courts / Kentucky Court of Justice Department of Court Facilities
Danny Rhoades - Executive Officer, Department of Court Facilities
Darren Allen - Manager, Division of Court Security
PART I
• A case study and presentation of the the Ky Courts Capital construction program.
• Explanation of the KY Courts / Judicial Branch and the A.O.C. Facilities management / oversight
• Why the program is needed and why it is import to the Commonwealth and the Courts.
• Determinations of Court Facility Need and Budget Requests.
• Examination / explanation of the legislative funding process / and funding authorizations
• Discussion of the KY Courts Design Standards for;
• Understanding of KY Court facility planning, related to programing and plan development.
• General understanding of the Courts Community function.
• General understanding of the Courts challenges for improving facilities for modern court needs
• Accomplishments of the KY Courts and the A.O.C. and vision for the future.
PART II - Court Security
• Presentation of Ky Courts Security and it impact on Courthouse Design.
• Discussion of the court security - principals for better design applications
• Discussion of security issues and responses to emergencies and how design can facilitate safer buildings.
• Discussion and review of security equipment and technologies impact on Court Security Issues.
• Discussion of practical applications, and insights for the future of safer Courts and Public Buildings.
11:00 – 12:00 pm: Byron Crawford will speak on the history of Stanford - 1 AIA LU (non-HSW, Applied for)
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch presentation by Dormakaba, in association with Sponsor Schiller Hardware - 1 AIA LU (HSW).
1:00 – 4:30 pm: Afternoon tours will be to the William Whitley house, Sportsman Hill and Logan’s Fort. Bus transportation has been arranged through a local non-profit out of Frankfort. They will travel in rotation to the three sites. It is approximately a 20 minute ride one way to the Whitley House from the Bluebird where they will pick up. Tours of the Whitley House and Sportsman Hill should last about 30-40 minutes each. 3 AIA LUs (HSW TBD, Applied for).
The William Whitley House and Grounds of Sportsman’s Hill- stands today as a monument to pioneer ingenuity and resourcefulness.
Narrative:
William Whitley House was the first brick masonry structure built in Kentucky (which was Virginia prior to 1792). It was completed in 1788 by Whitley and his Wife Ester. The estate, known as Sportsman's Hill, was and is famous for its unusual frontier architectural features. In addition, it became an early gathering spot for early Kentuckians, including George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, and Issac Shelby.
From the delicate dentil molding and frieze board of the cornice along the roof's edge, the Flemish Bond Brickwork, and the Glazed Brick Headers pattern on the house’s windowless end walls (Dutch Diamond “Diaper” Pattern”), to the poplar floors, and detailed trims and cabinetry, this house is a gem of preservation and architectural detailing.
The exterior brick work also incorporates WW initials on the front of the house and the EW initials on the back of the house. This feature was patterned after buildings in Virginia, where it was usually indicative of a desire to establish a family dynasty.
The Bricks were molded from the clay near the house and were fired on site. (via a process/operation still practiced annually in Colonial Williamsburg, VA.)
The interior of the house has walnut and pine fielded paneling, the S-shaped carvings over the fireplace, the crown molding and chair railings throughout the house, and the eagles carved on the footers of the stairsteps are evidence of skilled craftsmen bringing their talents to the frontier. There is a hidden stairway in the house, supposedly built as a last-stand defense against attack. This Stair way led to the Girls bedroom and hiding space. These are two known hiding spaces built inside the house for the Children to hide if a Native American attack should gain access inside the house. Clay Lancaster in his book Antebellum Architecture of Kentucky wrote, “these were the first known safe rooms”