Supper Clubs and Cabinology: Architects Summer Camp

Join AIA Northwest Wisconsin members as we explore supper club architecture and cabinology. Enjoy a Friday fish fry and an afternoon napkin sketch workshop.

8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Social
8:45 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
9:00 a.m. Cabinology | Dale Mulfinger, FAIA
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Supper Club Architecture | Ron Fiaola
11:30 a.m. Networking Lunch
1:00 p.m. The Bus Stops Here | Dale Mulfinger, FAIA
3:00 p.m. Concluding Remarks & Adjourn

Members can earn up to 3 learning units [LUs] including one HSW

Cabinology: Dale Mulfinger, FAIA, architect and cabinologist, will guide participants to the best way to approach cabin decisions, from choosing a site for a new cabin, to remodeling an old one.

• Describe site considerations for cabins
• Recognize cabin characteristics
• Evaluate cabin building materials
• Critique cabin design solutions

Supper Club Architecture: Ron Fiaola, author of several Wisconsin Supper Club books, will explore some of the most exceptional and long-lived restaurants that embrace the decades-old supper club tradition. He will take an intimate look at this unique American tradition, factoring in an expansion of projects that call attention to supper clubs.

• Identify supper club characteristics.
• Recognize Wisconsin supper club architectural styles.
• Compare and contrast supper club layouts.
• Summarize Wisconsin supper club history.

The Bus Stops Here: Dale Mulfinger, FAIA, will lead a napkin sketching presentation. Guidelines for a Bus Stop design competition will be discussed and developed. The session will then develop guidelines for a Bus Stop design competition to distribute to regional high school CAD, art, or industrial tech classes for a late fall submittal back to the NW Region for review and critique and possible awards at our annual meeting.

• Define bus stop requirements.
• Choose acceptable vernacular materials.
• Sketch bus stop ideas.
• Summarize requirements for judging purposes.