Join us for a book signing and reading of Scott Johnson's newest book, Inside Architecture: A Design Journal. Scott's ninth book is a personal memoir of his life-long path through the ever-changing domain that is architecture. Publisher Ann Gray will join Scott for a brief discussion about the new book and his journey as a […]
Event Details This session will review key legislation of interest to AIA members in California, including bills to encourage and promote the creation of housing to address our state's availability and affordability issues. This is a VIRTUAL event that will take place over ZOOM. All registered attendees will be sent a ZOOM Link 24 […]
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 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 […]
EVENT DETAILS Heat pump water heaters (HPWH) have quickly become indispensable for complying with the California energy code (Title 24, Part 6). This class will lead architects and designers through proper location choices for heat pump water heaters, as well as ventilation, maintenance, power, and condensate management, so that you can specify these units with […]
Presented by ULI LA and AIA|LA CityLAB–UCLA, the university’s interdisciplinary hub for design-driven urban research, fuses policy insight with on-the-ground prototyping to create more just, sustainable and attainable housing across Los Angeles and beyond. Building on that mission, its celebrated “Small Lots, Big Impacts” initiative has recently entered the RFQ stage, inviting architect-developer teams to […]
AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Laura Friedman - U.S. Congressional Representative, 30th District 2025 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: The 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers, and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure […]
Please note: AIA|LA is not collecting RSVP's for this event. To attend this free event, please register at this link. Share the event with your LinkedIn connections! EVENT DETAILS The “Designing for Sustainable Equity” panel discussion addresses pressing issues in our society and connects the dots between the Environmental, Social, and Governance pillars of […]
Please utilize the following links to review today's presentation: YouTube Video of Wildfire Hardening Best Practices. PDF Presentation of Wildfire Hardening Best Practices. Click here to view and download PAWH form. Listed below are helpful resources shared in today's presentation: https://wildfireprepared.org/ https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/wildfire/firewise-usa Contact Gabriel Albarian at (818) 512-1241 for more information. https://www.frontlinewildfire.com/protect-home-with-roof-wildfire-sprinkler-system/ EVENT DESCRIPTION There has […]
AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Lourdes Castro Ramírez - President & CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) 2025 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: The 2025 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers, and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a […]
