Owner | Michele Grace Hottel, Architect
Michele Grace Hottel has been practicing Architecture with her own firm, Michele Grace Hottel, Architect since 1994. after working as a consultant with other Architecture and Engineering firms in the Los Angeles and San Diego area. She attended Cal Poly, Pomona and the University of Copenhagen (DIS) for Architecture. Michele is on the AIA CRAN National Advisory Group, the Chair of her local CRAN Chapter. a Commissioner and Subject Matter Expert for the California Architects Board. and a past City of La Mesa Planning Commissioner. One can read her blog and listen to her podcast, "I've never met a woman architect before..."
Courses
Getting Your Work Published
A panel of experts discusses how to excel at getting your work photographed and published. From documenting the project, preparing and arranging professional photography and promoting the project on the web, in print and through social media. You’ll learn how to create the story behind the project and how to pitch it to editors. Sponsored by AGS Stainless, Inc., an AIA National Cornerstone Partner. Hosted by CRAN.
Course expires 06/12/2025
Getting Your Work Published II (Print Media)
A panel of experts discusses how to excel at getting your work published in print. From documenting the project, preparing and arranging professional photography and promoting the project through various channels. You’ll learn how to create the story behind the project and how to pitch it to editors. Sponsored by AGS Stainless, Inc., an AIA National Cornerstone Partner. Hosted by CRAN.
Course expires 10/19/2025
Universal Design in Residential Architecture
As architects, we should be familiar with the milestone ADA standards that govern accessibility in public and federally funded facilities; we should also be familiar with how the IBC & ICC A117.1 are used and applied to multi-family residential buildings. How can we use these and other resources to help inform the best way for us to design homes where we can age in place gracefully, without needing to spend an exorbitant amount of money to recreate an environment to suit our future needs?
The presentation will focus on the inclusion of universal design within residential architecture. The course will begin with a touch on the civil rights legislation that helped spur the accessibility codes and standards that we use today, along with the development of those standards and how they come into being, including important distinctions between ADA, IBC, and ICC A117.1.
The 7 Principles of Universal Design and their applicability in the built environment will be discussed. Helpful resources for inclusive design will be shared, like the Housing Design Standards for Accessibility and Inclusion, created by the Kelsey (a non-profit centered around disability-forward housing solutions). Finally, we will discuss many simple, low-cost universal design considerations for residential builds. We will focus on holistic design aspects of the residential environment, rather than simply a checklist of accessible elements to be incorporated.
Hosted by CRAN®.
This session was recorded live on April 13, 2023.
Course expires 3/5/2026