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September 2020
Re-Imagine LA (Measure J) and The Architect’s Role in Supporting a More Equitable City
AIA|LA JEDI Committee presents... Re-Imagine LA (Measure J) and The Architect’s Role in Supporting a More Equitable City REGISTER HERE. (Free w/ advance RSVP) On this November’s ballot, Measure J will give voters the opportunity to redirect LA county public funds from incarceration to community investment. According to Ananya Roy, director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy, impending evictions due to the Covid 19 economic collapse could signify "the largest mass displacement in the history of the…
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The Housing Element Update: The Foundation for a Sustainable, Equitable, and Just Future
AIA|LA Design For Dignity Roundtable: The Housing Element Update: The Foundation for a Sustainable, Equitable, and Just Future REGISTER HERE. (Free w/ advance RSVP) As a follow-up to our 5th annual “Design for Dignity” conference, we’re organizing a series of roundtables to further advance the various initiates introduced during our break-out discussions. This roundtable will serve as a forum to further explore the topic outlined below and identify pro-active next-steps to implement ideas on how we can best address our…
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It Takes a Studio: Helping to Raise Communities through Design and Volunteer Projects
It Takes a Studio: Helping to Raise Communities through Design and Volunteer Projects AIA|LA Professional Practice Committee presents... It Takes a Studio: Helping to Raise Communities through Design and Volunteer Projects REGISTER HERE (This will be a virtual meeting) Many architects and designers dedicate their skills and creativities to help and enrich communities around the world. This year perhaps more than ever, we need to support each other to get through these tough times and the creativity of the design…
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The Architects’ Los Angeles Voters Guide Roundtable
AIA LA & So Cal NOMA present... a JEDI Committee program The Architects' Los Angeles Voters Guide Roundtable REGISTER HERE. (Free w/ advance RSVP) This upcoming November election has over a dozen very important propositions and measures on the ballot for California and Los Angeles County. Join us at this virtual roundtable as we break down which of the propositions and measures that we feel affect the built environment and our industry the most. This will be an open dialogue…
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Adaptive Reuse 2.0
Adaptive Reuse 2.0 In collaboration with Los Angeles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio, we are organizing an Adaptive Reuse 2.0 roundtable to rethink specific zoning code and building code requirements in an effort to promote recovery, health and wellness, and resilience. Given the potential for a change in demand for office space, and with the Health Element of the General Plan in mind, let’s see how we can expand the City’s adaptive re-use provisions to more areas of Los Angeles. · Allowing…
Find out more »November 2020
The FAIR LA Plan: Housing and Healthier Communities
AIA|LA Design For Dignity Roundtable: The FAIR LA Plan: How can we rethink land use and zoning to advocate for more housing and healthier communities? REGISTER HERE. (Free w/ advance RSVP) As a follow-up to our 5th annual “Design for Dignity” conference, we’re organizing a series of roundtables to further advance the various initiates introduced during our break-out discussions. This roundtable will serve as a forum to further explore the topic outlined below and identify pro-active next-steps to implement ideas…
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PAUL R. WILLIAMS: REDISCOVERING AN ARCHITECTURAL ICON
PAUL R. WILLIAMS: REDISCOVERING AN ARCHITECTURAL ICON a collaborative event organized by AIA LA, ULI-LA, So Cal NOMA, USC Architecture, Getty Research Institute, and Architects for Communities LA Thought partially lost in a 1992 fire during the civil unrest after the Rodney King verdicts, the archive of renowned architect Paul R. Williams was recently acquired by the Getty Research Institute and the University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture. The archive consists of original drawings, renderings and photos, magazines,…
Find out more »Advancing the 2022 Zero Code for California
Advancing the 2022 Zero Code for California Please join us for an advocacy roundtable discussion about the 2022 Zero Code for California. We will hear from industry leaders and experts on the Zero Code and hear ideas, strategies, and best-practices as it relates to further advancing wider spread adoption of the Zero Code. We will also discuss the regulatory opportunities available for more intrinsic decarbonization strategies to achieve a healthier, more resilient California. The objectives of this roundtable will be…
Find out more »LADWP Staging Area 101 & How It Impacts Your Project
LADWP Staging Area 101 & How It Impacts Your Project Are you having a challenge understanding LADWP's staging requirements for their onsite transformers and generators? Are these requirements impacting the number of units of housing you're able to locate at your project site? If so, please join us on November 18 (12pm) for a roundtable discussion with Ian Sanchez, the Founder of Dry Utility Experts. REGISTER HERE (Free w/ advance RSVP) In effort for us to understand the extent of…
Find out more »December 2020
AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall 2020
AIA LA Legislative Day at City Hall: Connecting Architects & Designers with Civic Leadership This year, we will be meeting virtually with our civic leaders at City Hall. Historically, AIA LA’s premier annual advocacy event has been our annual Legislative Day at City Hall, which began in 1999 when Michael Lehrer, FAIA was President-elect of AIA Los Angeles. With greater emphasis going towards promoting initiatives that highlight best-practices and underscore AIA|LA’s core values of inclusion, mobility, social equity, housing affordability…
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