Purposeful 2026: Doing More With Less

On Friday, August 21st, the Architecture in Healthcare Committee will host Purposeful 2026 at AIA Los Angeles.

By shifting focus this year to interior design and more creative solutions, can we also explore how we can improve healthcare services to under-served populations with limited resources and/or space?

Please join us for a diverse panel of inspiring & educational speakers who will speak to the above as well as how can we better address practitioner needs and provider concerns too.

Please see some of our confirmed speakers noted below. 

Lisa Polansky, Senior Project Manager of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Dr. Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, Director of Research and Evaluation at AltaMed Health Services

Kristyn Sanders, Executive Director of Cedar Sinai Strategic Program Development

Dr. Ninez Ponce, Chair of UCLA School of Public Health & director of UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Niral Desai, Senior Director of Design & Construction Projects for Kaiser Permanente

Group charette focus: Design a healthcare facility with blend of services! Everyone will have similar max size but locations will vary and focus on space(s) highlighting projects most unique features.

More speakers will be announced soon! Thank you for your interest- We hope to see you in August!