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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 11.5.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-11-5-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T180000
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SUMMARY:Membership Task Force Focus Group: November 2024
DESCRIPTION:Membership Task Force Focus Group: November 2024\nNOW VIRTUAL\nThis is a FREE event. Please register above.\n \nFollowing up on our first virtual focus group in August 2022\, and our in-person meeting in April 2024\, your AIA|LA Membership Task Force once again wants to hear from you. \nPractitioners at all career stages–including Emerging Professionals\, Young Architects\, mid-career professionals and Emeritus–are the present AND the future of the AIA Los Angeles\, whether or not you’re a current member of AIA! In an effort to improve our resources and programming\, as well as how we communicate these assets to the profession and the larger community\, our Board’s Membership Task Force is looking to you for insights on your perceptions and experiences with the AIA. This will be a dynamic discussion of several questions that will help us better understand the needs and goals of both our members and nonmembers. \nTo allow a larger group to participate\, we’re taking this program to Zoom. \nTo help guide the conversation at the Focus Group event\, please complete a brief survey about your experience with\, and thoughts on AIA. \nSURVEY LINK \n\nMembership Task Force:\n+ Jennifer Noel Wong\, AIA – EYRC Architects; Director\, AIA Los Angeles Board (Task Force Chair)\n+ Annette Wu\, AIA – NAC Architecture; President\, AIA Los Angeles Board\n+ Jed Donaldson\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C – Johnson Fain; Director\, AIA Los Angeles Board\n+ John Arnold\, AIA – KFA; AIA CA Representative\, AIA Los Angeles Board\n+ Morgan Sumner\, Assoc. AIA – Bestor Architecture; Associate Director\, AIA Los Angeles Board\n+ Steve Tanner\, Hon. AIA|LA – Membership Director\, AIA Los Angeles
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/membership-task-force-focus-group-november-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T080000
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SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Ben Allen - California State Senator\, District #24
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Ben Allen – California State Senator\, District #24\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 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 a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \nBen Allen – California State Senator\, District #24\nCalifornia State Senator Ben Allen represents the 24th Senate District\, covering the Westside\, Hollywood\, South Bay\, and Santa Monica Mountains communities of Los Angeles County. Ben was first elected in 2014 and is now serving his third term in the State Senate. \nBen chairs the Senate’s Environmental Quality Committee and co-chairs the Legislature’s Environmental Caucus\, is a member of the Legislative Jewish Caucus\, chairs the Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Arts\, and the Senate Select Committee on Aerospace and Defense. He previously served as Chair of the Education Committee (2017-2019) and Chair of the Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee (2015-2016). \nBen has thrown himself into the important work of state government\, focusing on wise decision-making and pushing for reforms that address systemic inadequacies in our state. He has authored nearly 60 new laws in various areas\, from environmental protection to electoral reform. \nDuring his first two terms in the Senate\, fighting the climate crisis and protecting our state’s precious natural resources have been among Ben’s top priorities. CalMatters recently recognized him as one of the Legislature’s foremost leaders in the field of environmental protection. He authored SB 54\, groundbreaking legislation to address plastic pollution\, which Governor Newsom signed into law to international acclaim. The New York Times called SB 54 “the most sweeping restrictions on plastics in the nation” and suggested the legislation is “another route for curbing carbon emissions and trying to sidestep the worst consequences of global warming” after the Supreme Court gutted the federal government’s power to regulate carbon emissions. As Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee\, Ben worked with his colleagues to pass a powerful climate package requiring the state to become carbon-neutral by 2045 and produce 90% of its electricity from clean sources by 2035\, among other measures. A member of the Ocean Protection Council and Coastal Conservancy\, he has led a successful effort to phase out a dangerous carcinogen in firefighting foam\, crafted a compromise to phase out destructive trawling gear\, and brokered a major bipartisan compromise that lessened the environmental impact of off-highway vehicle use at state facilities. “If only Congress could work out such compromises\,” wrote the Sacramento Bee editorial board about the bill. \nAmong his efforts to reform California campaign finance and elections laws\, Ben authored the landmark Voter’s Choice Act of 2016 to implement more flexibility in how and where to vote\, creating the vote center model used in the 2020 elections\, which resulted in significantly increased voter turnout. Ben also has been a leader for campaign transparency\, and was a leader in passing the Disclose Act and Petition Disclose Act and other transparency measures that have dramatically improved the disclosure of donors to political causes for the public. The California Clean Money Campaign has routinely ranked him top in the Legislature for his commitment to clean money political reform. \nAn advocate for the Golden State’s continued leadership in arts and entertainment\, Ben is a member of the California Film Commission. He was part of a legislative effort to extend the Film & TV Tax Credit Program to further support and invest in California’s unrivaled film industry. Ben also authored the law that reinstated teaching credentials for theatre and dance educators\, and he continues to fight for expanded access to the arts in schools and underserved communities. Ben has been a champion for science and was a joint author of the state’s groundbreaking law that increased vaccination rates among school children. \nPrior to his election to the Senate\, Ben served as President of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education\, lecturer at UCLA Law School\, and worked as an attorney at the law firms of Bryan Cave LLP and Richardson & Patel and at the nonprofit Spark Program. While at law school\, Ben served as the voting student member of the University of California Board of Regents and was a summer judicial clerk with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Prior to law school\, Ben worked in Washington DC for the Latin American team of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)\, and then as Communications Director for Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY). \nBen grew up in the 24th Senate District and attended public schools\, graduating from Santa Monica High School in 1996. His father\, Michael\, spent his career on the English Department faculty at UCLA and mother\, Elena\, was a public school teacher and artist who served as Chair of the Santa Monica Arts Commission. Ben has a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in History from Harvard University; a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Cambridge; and a Juris Doctor degree from UC Berkeley. Fluent in Spanish\, Ben is a Senior Fellow with the international human rights organization Humanity in Action\, an Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellow\, a Truman National Security Project Fellow\, and a graduate of the Jewish Federation’s New Leaders Project. He and his wife Melanie\, an attorney\, have a young son\, Ezra\, and a little daughter\, Ena. \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-ben-allen-california-state-senator-district-24/
LOCATION:HLW International\, LLP\, 1437 4th Street\, 4th Floor\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T093000
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SUMMARY:The Runway Playa Vista Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a walking tour of Runway Playa Vista\, a vibrant mixed-use development on the historic site of Howard Hughes’ former aviation empire. Led by Rebecca Rudolph\, founder and principal of Design\, Bitches and design architect and partner at Johnson Fain\, Jed Donaldson\, the tour will explore architecture\, art\, and urban planning. Afterwards\, stop by the farmers market for your Sunday groceries and enjoy lunch by Loqui in the courtyard. \n  \nEVENT DETAILS \nWhen: November 9th | 9:30 am – 1 pm (Walking tour will be from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm) | Lunch to Follow \nWhere: 12775 W Millennium\, Playa Vista\, CA 90094 \n  \nDiscover the transformation of the Runway Playa Vista\, a once-abandoned airfield now a bustling mixed-use community of shops\, restaurants\, apartments\, and offices. The tour will begin with introductions by Jed Donaldson\, who played a key role in the original development\, and culminate with Rebecca Rudolph of Design\, Bitches\, who will speak about the most recent redevelopment. \nThe tour will delve into the challenges and innovations behind creating a walkable\, community-focused space. \nDonaldson will share his experience in urban planning and architecture\, collaborating with artist Ned Kahn\, and addressing how to balance commercial and residential zones. Design\, Bitches will highlight their contributions to revitalizing the space\, including creating a more vibrant\, family-friendly environment with public art\, murals\, and environmental graphics. They’ll also discuss their work on the FREE MARKET and Modern Animal during the property’s transformation. \nThe tour will conclude with lunch provided by Loqui in the courtyard. Guests can also browse the farmers market\, and parking details will be provided. This tour is an extensive exploration of architecture\, art\, interior design\, and urban planning\, with a focus on sustainability and creating community spaces. \n  \nSPEAKERS \n \nJed Donaldson\, AIA – Partner at Johnson Fain \nJames (JED) is a Partner with more than two decades of professional experience in designing large-scale\, complex projects. His experience includes diverse building typologies including multifamily residential\, office\, education\, biotech\, civic\, cultural\, high-rise structures\, and large-scale mixed-use developments. He participates in the development of technology within the firm and the execution of project delivery. In a leadership role at Johnson Fain\, JED has found success at many levels. \nAs a design architect his position within the project team is a balance between client delivery\, consultant management and building design. This unique position puts him at the center of each project. He is involved with the day-to-day development of the project and is a critical team member from start to finish. JED also leads the firm’s Sustainability and Resilience Lab. His knowledge of the building industry is complemented with his interest in sustainable design and advanced computer modeling. JED is active in the academic environment where he has both taught and been an invited speaker at University of California\, Berkeley\, USC\, UCLA\, University of Puerto Rico\, and Art Center. \n \nRebecca Rudolph\, AIA – Co-Founder / CCO / Architect at Design\, Bitches \nRebecca Rudolph (pictured left) and Catherine Johnson are co-founders of the Los Angeles-based integrative architecture studio Design\, Bitches. \nThe pair are known as rebellious pragmatists\, collaborating with notable creative and entrepreneurial clients on commercial and residential architecture\, brand identities and experiential concept design. \nJohnson combines interiors and architecture acumen to set the ‘do no harm’ approach of the studio to the social environmental impact of the work. She led recent projects including a headquarters for Mortal Media and a house for musicians\, and is on the Academic Advisory Council of the University of Oregon. \nWith a background in philosophy and architecture\, Rudolph leads concept design work with innovative retail startups including Modern Animal\, and spearheaded the firm’s City of Los Angeles ADU contribution focused on the creation of accessible multi-generational dwellings. \n  \nLearning Objectives \nAIA CES: 2 LU Approved \nUnderstand the transformation process: Participants will explore the evolution of Runway Playa Vista from an abandoned airfield to a thriving mixed-use community\, focusing on the architectural\, urban planning\, and design strategies used to create a walkable\, community-centered space. \nExamine urban planning challenges and solutions: Gain insights into the challenges of balancing commercial and residential zones\, and learn how collaboration between architects\, urban planners\, and artists like Ned Kahn contributed to the development of vibrant\, livable urban spaces. \nExplore the integration of art and environmental graphics in urban spaces: Discover how public art\, murals\, and environmental graphics\, as seen in projects like FREE MARKET and Modern Animal\, have enhanced the community’s cultural and visual identity. \nLearn about sustainable design and community engagement: Understand the role of sustainability in urban redevelopment\, and how creating spaces that engage the local community\, such as farmers markets and public art installations\, contributes to the long-term success of the development. \n  \nThank you to our incredible Sponsors! \n 
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/the-runway-playa-vista-walking-tour/
LOCATION:West Millennium\, 12775 W. Millennium\, Play Vista\, CA\, 90094\, United States
CATEGORIES:Interior Architecture Committee,Tours
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 11.12.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-11-12-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T170000
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SUMMARY:Getting to know the Cedars Sinai Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital
DESCRIPTION:What would you like to know about the New Cedars Sinai Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital? \nPanelists\, including Alicia Wachtel (CSHS)\, Eric Meub (HDR) and Kevin Spady (HDR)\, will present the project from inception through construction. The project is currently under construction and is more than 50% complete.  Discussion will focus on the special challenges and opportunities throughout design and construction\, with focus on elements that might not be traditional to your typical project. \n  \nDETAILS \nWhen: Wednesday\, November 13th\, 2024 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm \nWhere: HDR Los Angeles Office – 350 S. Grand Ave.\, Suite 2900\, Los Angeles\, CA\,  90071 \nPlease Note: This is a secure building and attendees must go through security. \n  \nSPEAKERS \n \nClient Representative – Alicia Wachtel Osin – Executive Director of Facilities Planning Design and Construction – Cedars Sinai Health System \nDuring this time of system transformation and geographical growth for Cedars Sinai\, Alicia is responsible for the management and leadership of capital projects related to the health system’s expansion\, the Medical Delivery Network growth\, and the built platforms supporting care delivery transformation. Her responsibilities include hands on work with Real-Estate strategies that support the robust portfolio of new clinical space. Off-campus projects are Alicia’s responsibility including the nine story Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital. Since 1995\, Wachtel has dedicated her career to Healthcare Design. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai in 2017\, Alicia Wachtel was a Principal in the Los Angeles office of HOK. \nWachtel’s professional career has been focused on the delivery of complex replacement projects and the multiple delivery methodologies associated with them. \nAlicia holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from the Technion\, Israel Institute of Technology\, where she transferred from the School of Architecture\, Universidad del Estado\, Montevideo – Uruguay. \n  \n \nProject Designer – Eric Meub – Vice President\, Design Principal – HDR Inc. \nEric Meub is the Director of Design for Healthcare at HDR. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Eric’s recent projects include Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital\, the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula\, UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights\, Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital\, and the 900-bed Chandler Hospital Expansion at the University of Kentucky. \n  \n \nProject Architect – Kevin Spady – Vice President\, Healthcare Principal – HDR Inc. \nKevin Spady is a Vice President and Healthcare Principal at HDR.  Mr. Spady holds a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts and has been in active practice for over 45 years with a focus on healthcare project delivery in California since 1982 when he moved to Southern California with his family.  His major clients have included University of Oregon\, UCSD\, UCLA\, Huntington Health\, Sharp Healthcare\, City of Hope\, USC\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Cedars Sinai Health System.  He is currently leading the construction administration team for Cedar’s Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital. \n  \nPARKING \nPark in Two California Plaza building parking structure.  Access off of Olive or Lower Grand via 4th Street. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \nAIA CES: 1.5 LU|HSW \nBe able to understand key project strategies related to design challenges and responses at the Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital project. \n\nProject Resiliency and “future proofing”\nDecision process and complexity\nKey design decisions\nMaintaining existing operations
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/getting-to-know-the-cedars-sinai-marina-del-rey-replacement-hospital/
LOCATION:HDR Los Angeles Office\, 350 S. Grand Ave.\, Suite 2900\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
CATEGORIES:Healthcare
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SUMMARY:Housing for Health: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Homelessness in Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Elizabeth (Libby) Boyce\, L.C.S.W. – Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative & Leepi Shimkhada – Deputy Director\, Housing for Health\, Department of Health Services (DHS)\, County of Los Angeles\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 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 a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \nHousing for Health: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Homelessness in Los Angeles\nImage Credit:  Safe Landing\, a 5-building campus built on County-owned property in South Los Angeles.  Architect:  KFA Architecture \nFeatured Speakers: Leepi Shimkhada and Elizabeth (Libby) Boyce\, Housing for Health\, Department of Health Services (DHS)\, County of Los Angeles \nOverview: This lunchtime roundtable discussion will delve into the innovative strategies and collaborative efforts implemented by Housing for Health (HFH) to address homelessness in Los Angeles County. Leepi Shimkhada and Libby Boyce\, both key leaders within HFH\, will share their expertise and insights on the program’s successful initiatives. \nObjectives: \n+ Highlight the importance of a health-centered approach to addressing homelessness.\n+ Discuss the role of collaborative partnerships in driving effective solutions.\n+ Explore the innovative programs and services offered by HFH.\n+ Examine the impact of HFH’s initiatives on improving health outcomes and reducing homelessness.\n+ Foster discussion and collaboration among attendees to address the ongoing challenges of homelessness in the region. \nThis roundtable discussion will provide valuable insights into the complexities of homelessness and the promising work being done to address this critical issue in Los Angeles. \nFeatured Speakers:\nElizabeth (Libby) Boyce\, L.C.S.W. – Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative \n \nIn 1989\, Libby Boyce received her MSW from Southern CT State University. From 1987-1996 Libby Boyce worked as a medical social worker for people living with HIV/AIDS. She provided these direct services at Yale New Haven Hospital\, in New Haven Connecticut\, Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles\, and LA County+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles. In 1996\, Libby transferred to an administrative position at the LA County Office of AIDS Programs and Policy and oversaw the Social Services and Mental Health Units until 2004. \nIn 2004\, Libby transitioned into a newly implemented position\, as the Homeless Services Coordinator for Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS). In this position\, Libby was responsible for improving the healthcare care provided to LA County’s homeless residents. Libby achieved many enhancements to LA County’s homeless services delivery systems including recuperative care\, permanent housing with services\, and a benefits entitlement program. In addition\, Libby added many services and advocacy measures to the few resources that were available for homeless individuals in 2004. \nIn July\, 2010 Libby transitioned to the job of Homeless Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office (CEO). In this role\, Libby kept the Board of Supervisors and County departments abreast of homeless-related policy\, planning and programmatic issues that impact the County. In this role\, Libby helped develop and launch the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) led Homeless Family Solution System as well as many other priority projects. \nFrom 2014 through October 2024\, Libby Boyce was the Deputy Director at Housing for Health (HFH) a program within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS). In her role\, she is responsible for 115+ multidisciplinary street-based engagement teams\, 3\,000 interim housing beds\, and 1\,200 enriched residential care slots for people experiencing homelessness. In addition\, Libby also oversaw Skid Row coordination and the Skid Row Action Plan. \nOn October 4\, 2024\, Libby rejoined the CEOs office at the Homeless Initiative to assist the director with special projects. This is a one-year assignment prior to Libby’s retirement from the County after 34 years. \nLeepi Shimkhada – Deputy Director\, Housing for Health\, Department of Health Services (DHS)\, County of Los Angeles \n \nOver the last 24 years\, Leepi has had various roles in the homeless services community. After graduating with her master’s degree from Claremont Graduate University\, she worked as a community organizer for several years before doing case management in the San Gabriel Valley and in Skid Row. Her work has impacted systems change\, she has co-authored public policy and has extensive experience in funding and creating permanent affordable housing with supportive services. Leepi has over 20 years of experience providing technical assistance to other jurisdictions\, the homeless services community\, and affordable housing developers to use rental housing subsidies and supportive services programs to create solutions for people experiencing homelessness. She has helped launch other permanent supportive housing programs in other jurisdictions to use short- and long-term funding to create innovative solutions. \nLeepi has been at LA DHS for the last 15 years and is currently the Deputy Director at Housing for Health. She oversees the Homeless Prevention Unit\, Countywide Benefits Entitlement Team (CBEST)\, Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool and Intensive Case Management Services in Permanent Supportive Housing. These programs were established to provide housing and services to the most medically complex homeless individuals in the County to prevent them from falling into homelessness and quickly rehouse people to positively impact health outcomes in permanent housing with intensive services by using a “whatever it takes” model. With this model\, HFH has achieved a 92% retention rate in permanent housing after one year and an 89% approval rate for SSI applications. HFH provides these services directly and also works with non-profit agencies by funding them to provide intensive case management services (ICMS). HFH has been a critical player in housing development by providing service commitments and local rental subsidies to housing developers to speed up affordable housing production and keep units affordable. HFH’s goals include creating stability for participants by using predictive analytics\, data\, and innovative and flexible funding to access permanent housing throughout Los Angeles County. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/housing-for-health-a-collaborative-approach-to-addressing-homelessness-in-los-angeles/
LOCATION:KFA\, LLP\, 3573 Hayden Avenue\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lunch and Learn
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 11.19.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-11-19-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Right-Sizing Residential Plumbing with the Water Demand Calculator
DESCRIPTION:This session will cover the benefits of using the California Plumbing Code’s Water Demand Calculator (WDC) to size plumbing in homes and apartment buildings. It is a solution that reduces water aging\, delivers hot water faster\, generates significant construction cost savings\, reduces the carbon footprint of the structure\, and subsequently saves on water- and water heating-related utility bills for the entire life of the plumbing system. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the WDC will become part of the California Plumbing Code (as Appendix M). Instead of using flow rates and flush volumes from the 1940s\, the WDC will allow plumbing designers to “right-size” the cold and hot water distribution systems in homes and apartment buildings using modern information about flow rates and simultaneous use. \n  \nDETAILS \nWhen: Wednesday\, November 20th from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PST \nWhere: VIRTUAL (Zoom) \nNote: All registered attendees will receive an email confirmation with the Zoom Information 24 hours priors to the event. \n  \nSPEAKERS \n \nGary Klein – Principal\, Gary Klein and Associates \nGary Klein and Associates provides consulting on sustainability through their international team of affiliates. They are most focused on water-energy-carbon footprint issues with a particular emphasis on hot water. GKA provides consulting services and training to architects\, engineers\, builders\, contractors and homeowners on the most effective ways to achieve sustainable buildings. Gary has been instrumental in the development of national codes and standards and incentive programs including ICC\, IAPMO\, ASHRAE\, EPA Energy Star and WaterSense\, LEED and NAHB. \n  \n \nChristoph Lohr\, PE\, CPD – Vice President\, IAPMO \nFocused Leadership. Respected Energy. Results-Oriented Expertise.  Christoph Lohr is IAPMO’s Vice President of Technical Services and Research.  As part of his duties he provides a systems-based approach to departmental leadership and strategy development\, represents the organization in numerous committees and speaking engagements\, and provide technical support to all IAPMO’s business units. Christoph has over a decade of experience in designing plumbing systems and has a reputation as a results-oriented expert\, particularly in the realm of balancing waterborne pathogen prevention and water sustainability. He is a distinguished graduate from the Virginia Military Institute\, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. \n  \n  \nLearning Objectives \nAIA CES: 1 LU|HSW Approved\n1.) Differentiate the conditions that existed for the “default” water supply demand sizing method from the conditions that are incorporated into the Water Demand Calculator (WDC) when selecting a method for sizing peak water demand.\n2.) Describe the savings in cost\, water\, energy\, and carbon emissions achieved by using the WDC in the plumbing design of a multifamily building.\n3.) Summarize the reduced public health and safety risk as well as water quality benefit of plumbing systems designed using the WDC when justifying the use of the WDC.\n4.) Locate instructional resources for using the WDC in the plumbing designs of upcoming projects. \n  \nPDF PRESENTATION \n2024 1120 AIA LA Chapter WDC Presentation FINAL \n  \nYOUTUBE VIDEO of the PRESENTATION \nhttps://youtu.be/OAOIg7RIzOk \n  \nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/right-sizing-residential-plumbing-with-the-water-demand-calculator/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
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SUMMARY:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ guest speaker Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 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 a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \nMore About Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove:\nA fierce advocate for justice and families\, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove proudly represents California’s vibrant\, diverse 37th Congressional District in Los Angeles County.\nCongresswoman Kamlager-Dove is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves as Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee. She is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Brazil Caucus\, and a Whip and Outreach Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus. \nIn Congress\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove aspires to L.E.A.D. by prioritizing Land\, Economic Justice\, Art\, and Democracy. Through her work on the House Foreign Affairs Committee\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove was able to help secure the release of her constituent Eyvin Hernandez\, a Los Angeles County Public Defender who was wrongfully detained in Venezuela for nearly two years. Additionally\, she passed the GRATEFUL Act to ensure that locally-employed U.S. embassy staff—especially those from countries in the developing world—can immigrate to the U.S. as promised after an honorable career of service. \nCongresswoman Kamlager-Dove is also a fierce advocate for the African diaspora both in California’s 37th District and around the world. She leveraged her role on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa to help establish the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s Global African Diaspora Initiative (GADI) and secure its special consultative status within the United Nations Economic & Social Council. \nPrior to her time in Congress\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove spent her career advocating for communities and families. Upon graduation from the University of Southern California\, she worked to advance job creation and public arts programs with Rebuild LA and the Los Angeles Festival\, two nonprofits dedicated to uplifting communities in Los Angeles. \nIn addition to her advocacy work\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove brings to Congress nearly a decade of experience serving the people of Los Angeles in local office and the state legislature. In 2013\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove was appointed to the Los Angeles County Commission on Children and Families\, and in 2015\, she was elected to the Los Angeles Community College Board. She successfully ran for California State Assembly in 2018 and California State Senate in 2021. She will always be a strong voice for justice and our most vulnerable community members as she continues her commitment to public service in the House of Representatives. She lives in the district with her husband\, stepchildren\, and rescue cats. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-congresswoman-sydney-kamlager-dove/
LOCATION:Lamar Johnson Collaborative / Clayco\, 8590 National Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture
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