Education

Sunday, October 19 | 9 am –Noon

Building Tour #1 – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Half Day – AM | 0.3 CEUs)

Designed by I. M. Pei and structurally engineered by Leslie E. Robertson Associates, the building rises above the shores of Lake Erie. It is a combination of geometric forms and cantilevered spaces that are anchored by a 162-foot tower. The tower supports a dual-triangular-shaped glass "tent" that extends (at its base) onto a 65,000-square-foot plaza that provides a main entry facade. The building houses more than 55,000 square feet of exhibition space, as well as administrative offices, a store, and a café.

Rock Hall will be under construction in October. Please wear closed-toe shoes and pants; no shorts or sandals. The tour group will walk to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame from the Convention Center and back. Additional fee applies. This tour is limited to 50 people and is listed as an option when you register.

Sunday, October 19 | 9 am –Noon

Building Tour #2 – UNIVERSITY CIRCLE: History + Architecture Tour
(Half Day – AM | 0.3 CEUs)

Depart by bus from the Convention Center and Take a Hike® guided tour of University Circle, a short drive from Downtown, it’s affectionately been referred to as Ohio’s most spectacular square mile. University Circle emerged in the late 1880s when Western Reserve College and the Case Institute of Technology moved to the Circle. Its history is even more fascinating as a residential neighborhood, a transit hub, and a concentration of great public spaces. Today, University Circle is Cleveland’s largest concentration of economic, culture, education, and medical facilities and was recently named the Nation’s top cultural district. Along this tour you just might meet some Cleveland historical figures like Adella Prentiss Hughes or Stephanie Tubb Jones.

Bus departs the Convention Center at 8:45 am and drops off at University Circle for this walking tour. Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Additional fee applies. This tour is limited to 50 people and is listed as an option when you register.

Sunday, October 19 | 1–4 pm

Building Tour #3 – INTRO Cleveland (Half Day – PM | 0.3 CEUs)

Situated in the lively streets of Market District, tour this nine-story building that showcases CLT floors with exposed ceilings, a rooftop swimming pool, and a 100’ span event space. In collaboration with the client and architect, the structural engineer provided specialty timber engineering services to develop an efficient mass timber structural system comprised of CLT floor panels supported on finely detailed glulam beams and columns. This approach was guided by an Alternatively Engineered Design (AED) report provided to the City of Cleveland at the Building Commissioners request. The AED was developed in 2018 and used the ICCs draft recommendation to the pending IBC 2021 code update. The AED was approved and allowed construction of the tall wood building with exposed timber floor structure. The alternative INTRO is Certified LEED Gold.

Bus departs the Convention Center at 12:30 pm. Light refreshments included. Additional fee applies. This tour is limited to 50 people and is listed as an option when you register.

Sunday, October 19 | 1–4 pm

Building Tour #4 – Historic Downtown Cleveland: Historic Preservation + Architecture Tour (Half Day – PM | 0.3 CEUs)

Explore the heart of Cleveland through its bold urban planning, historic architecture, and dynamic revitalization. This guided tour begins at the 1903 Mall Plan, one of the best-preserved examples of the City Beautiful Movement after Washington, D.C. Spearheaded by Mayor Tom Johnson and Daniel Burnham, it led to six iconic civic buildings between 1912 and 1931. We’ll continue up Euclid Avenue, once dubbed the “Showplace of America,” later transformed into a thriving commercial corridor. Its architectural legacy helped spark the nation’s largest theater restoration and Cleveland’s most ambitious adaptive reuse projects. Discover the stories behind downtown’s landmark buildings—each a testament to the city’s evolving identity and enduring investment.

Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Tour group will depart directly from Convention Center. Additional fee applies. This tour is limited to 50 people and is listed as an option when you register.