This presentation explores how Unreal Engine is reshaping architectural workflows. “Playable Architecture” demonstrates a real-time, interactive approach that builds on familiar tools like Revit, Rhino, and Blender to create immersive environments clients can explore and understand intuitively. Through practical workflows and case studies, it shows how activating BIM data in Unreal Engine enhances collaboration, enables […]
AIA in California Presents.... Wildfire Prepared Home Program: Improving Property Survivability and Insurability The AIA in CALIFORNIA is responding to the recent Southern California fires with a unified plan for response, recovery, and rebuilding for communities that were devastated by the disaster. This series of sessions will help the architectural profession understand the rapidly changing […]
AIA in California Presents.... Rebuilding Infrastructure: Long-Term Community Resilience AIA in California recognizes the immense challenges facing our city and county in the wake of the tragic and devastating wildfires that have stricken the Los Angeles County region. The swift and equitable rebuilding of homes, businesses, and public infrastructure is paramount while simultaneously ensuring the […]
IDEAS Awards Info Do you have a cutting-edge steel project on the ground or on the horizon? The structural steel industry's highest design honor is calling your name! Created and sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the prestigious IDEAS Awards honor beautiful, innovative, and sustainable projects that illustrate the exciting […]
AIA LA GO! Roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan, P.E. - General Manager, LADBS This is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link. These quarterly forums allow AIA members to connect directly with LADBS leadership and hear status updates and emerging initiatives. If you have an item, issue, or a specific topic […]
AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2025 Quarterly Meetings This is a virtual meeting hosted on LADPW's WebEx platform. Please register in advance to receive the link to access the meeting. These quarterly meetings serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADWP leadership and to discuss opportunities and strategies to improve development […]
EVENT DESCRIPTION This conversation brings together individuals from UCLA Health, McCarthy, and HOK to discuss the design-build process as it relates to the ongoing UCLA Neuropsychiatric Replacement Hospital project. One of the first Design-Build projects at UCLA, the transformation of the former Olympia Medical Center into a state-of-the-art neuropsychiatric hospital by HOK and McCarthy for […]
Event Details Please join us as we celebrate the summer, make new friends, and get ready for Powerful XII! This will be a great opportunity to network with women in the AEC industry and to help plan the Powerful XII Conference, which will take place on October 3. New volunteers and those who just want […]
Event Details Join AIA|LA’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) for a relaxed summer happy hour at Highland Park Brewery! Stop by on Thursday, July 10th, 2025, from 6:00–8:00PM to meet fellow sustainability-minded professionals, connect with the COTE committee, and raise a glass to climate solutions. This free event is B.Y.O.B. (buy your own beer), and […]
Event Details Broad Minded City is a documentary that explores the relationship between Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City concept and today’s urban sprawl, using Los Angeles as a case study. The film looks at how Wright’s ideas about organic architecture relate to current challenges in urban development — including sustainability, environmental impact, infrastructure, preservation, and […]
