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PHOTO: Mariposa. LOHA. Detail of Photo by Paul Vu

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09.30.18
2018 AIA|LA Design Awards Winners Announced
Discover the recipients of this year's Design Awards, Next LA Awards, and COTE LA Awards.
> 2018 DA PRESS RELEASE
11.13.18
Be On An A'20 Task Force
A'20, National's Conference on Architecture, is alighting Los Angeles in 2020. Here's how you can shape the conference and increase your profile nationally.
> PLACE YOURSELF AT THE CENTER OF A'20

AIA|LA MEMBERS
Elections for the 2019 AIA|LA Board
Discover who the candidates are for the 2019 AIA|LA Board of Directors, read their platforms and, if you're an AIA|LA Architect or Assoc. member--vote.
> HERE ARE THE CANDIDATES
10.16.18
The Beautiful Vision of 2018 Emerging Practice Recipient Ed Ogosta, AIA
Where would Ed Ogosta, AIA, visit in LA if he had four hours off? Find out in this Q&A.
> SEE WHAT ED SEES
10.16.18
It Began at the Getty Villa—Hathaway Dinwiddie’s Steve Smith
Hathaway Dinwiddie has been named the 2018 AIA|LA Design Advocate-Builder The company's Steve Smith answers the honoree Q&A.
> WHAT'S STEVE'S FAVORITE LA RESTAURANT

10.16.18
"Enhance People's Lives"
What drove the 2018 Building Team of the Year? Ernest Cirangle, FAIA, Design Principal, HOK's Los Angeles Office with an answer.
> READ THE IDEAS
10.16.18
Getting There—Metro’s Jenna Hornstock, Hon. AIA|LA
When it came to answering the Honoree Q&A, we weren't surprised that Jenna Hornstock's answers were transportation-centric.
> WHAT IT IS ABOUT UNION STATION
10.16.18
In the Light—Honorary AIA|LA Anne Frederiksen
Anne Frederiksen, who will be bestowed an Hon. AIA|LA, as a Nordic touch.
> READ MORE

CITIZEN ARCHITECT
"I love the architecture of trees, cliffs, and water..."
Isabelle Duvivier, FAIA, LEED AP, architect and member of the Community Forest Advisory Committee, answers the Citizen Architect Q&A and offers strategies to protect watersheds.
> DISCOVER WHY SHE BECAME ARCHITECT
DESIGN AWARDS 2018
Nine Stellar Jurors
Architects and designers from across the country convened in September to select 2018 Design Awards, Next LA Awards, and COTE LA winners. To discover who these exceptional talents are:
> CLICK FOR 2018 JURIES
EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY
Student Internship Program
Call to all firms: Pledge to hire college + university architecture students facing housing insecurity.
> SUPPORT STUDENTS

HONOREE Q&A
2018 Educator of the Year Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter, FAIA
What is the dream commission of the Dean of Woodbury University's School of Architecture. Find out in this 2018 Honoree Q&A.
> READ HER INTERVIEW
HONOREE Q&A
Michael A. Enomoto, FAIA, 2018 Gold Medal Recipient
The array of projects 2018 Gold Medal winner Michael A. Enomoto, FAIA, has had his hands in dazzling. Discover which significant projects they are in this Honoree Q&A.
> READ MIKE'S ANSWERS
CITIZEN ARCHITECT
Renee Dake Wilson, AIA, Firm-Principal and Planning Commissioner
What are the most pressing issues facing Los Angeles in 2018? This architect and City of Los Angeles Planning Commissioner shares her thoughts.
> DISCOVER RENEE'S ANSWER

BEST PRACTICES
AIA|LA Releases EDI Guide
In response to members' requests to further core values, our chapter has compiled tools to actualize diverse practices.
> BENEFIT FROM THE TOOLS
IN MEMORIAM
Robert Tyler, FAIA, 1926-2018
AIA Los Angeles remembers Robert Tyler, FAIA, distinguished longtime member and former Chapter President, who passed away in June in Laguna Beach.
> READ HIS STORY
AIA|LA Citizen Architect
Rebecca Abano, AIA
Ms. Abano answers questions about her role as the City Architect for Santa Monica
> READ HER INTERVIEW

> READ THESE TAKEAWAYS
DESIGN FOR DIGNITY
Resolving the Homeless Crisis
10 proposed solutions to ameliorate the crisis from speakers at the AIA|LA's recent D4D conference.
> NOMINATE YOURSELF
AIA|LA BOARD
2019 Call For Nominations
Influence the AIA|LA and the field in Los Angeles.

CREDITS
PHOTO: Banner: Mariposa. LOHA. Detail of Photo by Paul Vu || Row 1: (L) Animo South Los Angeles. Brooks + Scarpa. Detail of a photo by Tara Wujcik | (C) David Adjaye Hon. FAIA. Detail of a photo by Todd Winters || Row 2: (L) Graphic | (C) Ed Ogosta, AIA photo courtesy Ed Ogosta | (R) Getty Villa. Photo Courtesy Randall Howard || Row 4: (L) photo: courtesy Ingalil Wahlroos-Ritter, FAIA | (R) Terminal Islanders Memorial. Executive Architect and Design Architect: Gruen Associates. Photo: RMA Photography || Row 5: (L) photo: AIA|LA Staff | (C) Pauley Pavilion. Welton Becket and Associates. Courtesy UCLA Library University Archives | (R) photo: courtesy of Rebecca Abano || Row 6: (L) photo: AIA|LA Staff | (R) photo: AIA|LA Staff