In November, Cornerstone Timberframes was honoured to be an exhibitor at the Minnesota AIA annual event in Minneapolis.
We set up our mass timber display in The Depot exhibition space, an old passenger train station in downtown Minneapolis that dates from the 1890’s. It was wisely preserved and lives on as a graceful and charming meeting place.
Over a hundred architects and design professionals from across Minnesota gathered to attend AIA continuing education sessions and meet old friends. Our commercial sales director, Jake Howe and CEO, Tanya Bachmeier met with dozens of architects between sessions. Over thirty architects requested follow-up conversations to learn more about mass timber or to discuss specific projects. Several requested that we schedule visits to their offices to engage their wider staff group on mass timber.
While Jake and Tanya met architects at the AIA event, our VP and Design Lead, Michael Pankratz and US Sales Leader, Veronica English were busy connecting with AEC professionals across the Twin Cities. With coffee carafes and donut boxes in hand they brought “Breakfast Briefings” to Christian Dean Architecture and Sharrat Design & Company. At the noon hour, salads and gourmet sandwiches were consumed as they presented “Lunch & Learn” events at Nelson Rudie & Associates, an engineering firm and at Highmark Builders.
November has been a month of new and exciting connections. Mass timber design and construction is gaining momentum and it’s so rewarding to be at the center of this positive movement!
We’re looking forward to seeing how the conversations started here, continue into the year ahead.
