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May 2020
Decarbonization Pathways for California Cities to Tackle Climate Change
An AIA|LA Advocacy Roundtable Discussion: Decarbonization Pathways for California Cities to Tackle Climate Change Virtual presentation hosted by AIA|LA -- RSVP HERE for access details. California cities have been leading the way with new policies to promote clean and healthy buildings that reduce costs for owners and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last Spring the City of Carlsbad was the first city to pass a 2019 Reach Code reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and thirty cities or counties have now approved…
Find out more »June 2020
Town Hall and Listening Session about Racial Injustice
Town Hall and Listening Session about Racial Injustice REGISTRATION IS FULL - THANK YOU! AIA|LA and SoCalNOMA invite you to join us on Tuesday, June 9th for a candid conversation about social injustice and systemic racism. We want to hear your experiences and your thoughts. We want this to be a forum for members to speak their hearts and hear each other. In addition to being a forum for members to express themselves during these troubling times we want to…
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Designing the Future: A Seven-Part Series
AIA|LA presents... Designing the Future: A Seven-Part Series A series of virtual panel discussions In light of lessons learned from our ongoing pandemic crisis, this series of panel discussions will explore how architects & designers can quickly adapt to the market demands and societal shifts that will occur as we adjust to living, working, and staying healthy in our built environment. The objective of this series will be to learn new ideas, innovations, and best-practices that will serve as a…
Find out more »Understanding Antimicrobial Materials
Understanding Antimicrobial Ingredients in Building Materials in light of the current and future health crises Learning Units: 1LU/HSW This is a virtual event. Meeting information will be email directly to registrants. In response to growing concerns over COVID-19, authors of a recent report, “Healthy Environments: Understanding Antimicrobial Ingredients in Building Materials” will present their findings. No evidence demonstrates that products intended for use in interior spaces that incorporate antimicrobial additives actually result in healthier populations, and may have negative impacts…
Find out more »July 2020
Designing the Future: A Seven-Part Series
AIA|LA presents... Designing the Future: A Seven-Part Series A series of virtual panel discussions In light of lessons learned from our ongoing pandemic crisis, this series of panel discussions will explore how architects & designers can quickly adapt to the market demands and societal shifts that will occur as we adjust to living, working, and staying healthy in our built environment. The objective of this series will be to learn new ideas, innovations, and best-practices that will serve as a…
Find out more »Designing the Future: A Seven-Part Series
AIA|LA presents... Designing the Future: A Seven-Part Series A series of virtual panel discussions In light of lessons learned from our ongoing pandemic crisis, this series of panel discussions will explore how architects & designers can quickly adapt to the market demands and societal shifts that will occur as we adjust to living, working, and staying healthy in our built environment. The objective of this series will be to learn new ideas, innovations, and best-practices that will serve as a…
Find out more »August 2020
Decarbonization and Affordable Housing Round Table
Decarbonization and Affordable Housing Round Table California is facing critical challenges to build more affordable housing, reduce structural inequities from pollution, and meet our legislated carbon reduction goals. This Roundtable will address how efficient electric building technologies combined with clean, renewable energy can lower construction and operating cost, improve health outcomes, and dramatically lower emissions. To date thirty-one California cities have passed electrification reach codes to encourage this transition. Please join us and this expert panel discussing opportunities and challenges…
Find out more »Designing the Future: A Seven-Part Series
AIA|LA presents... Designing the Future: A Seven-Part Series A series of virtual panel discussions In light of lessons learned from our ongoing pandemic crisis, this series of panel discussions will explore how architects & designers can quickly adapt to the market demands and societal shifts that will occur as we adjust to living, working, and staying healthy in our built environment. The objective of this series will be to learn new ideas, innovations, and best-practices that will serve as a…
Find out more »Prop 16 and the Impacts on Black Owned Architecture Firms, Yesterday, Today, and Moving Forward
AIA|LA & So Cal NOMA present... a JEDI Committee program Prop 16 (The repeal of Prop 209) and the Impacts on Black Owned Architecture Firms, Yesterday, Today, and Moving Forward REGISTER HERE. Prior to the passing of Prop 209 in 1996, that eliminated the use of race, gender, ethnicity, and country of origin in the selection process for public contracting, Black and underrepresented architecture firms had been flourishing in Southern California. Many firms had benefited from public sector contracts dating…
Find out more »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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