From the President’s Desk: AIA California Makes the Business Case for Climate Action

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April 22, 2022 is Earth Day. In honor of Earth Day, 2022 AIA CA President shares an update of the latest AIA CA Climate Action efforts.

California architects, colleagues in engineering and our partners in state government have led the

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From the President’s Desk: Celebrating Women in Architecture during Women’s History Month: Our Ongoing Contributions

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From the Presidents DeskEstablished by Congress in legislation from 1981-1994, Women’s History Month is observed every March to celebrate and recognize the contributions women have made to the U.S. in specific achievements over the course of American history in a vast diversity of …

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From the President’s Desk: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Architecture: If not now, when?

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Colleagues,

As Californians we are most fortunate to live in a state where broad imperatives and statutes reflecting accessible and sustainable goals in building codes and standards as well as in education, housing and social services are a demonstrable and …

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A Message from Rona G. Rothenberg, FAIA, 2022 AIA California President to My Fellow Architects: Join me in Leading Across Generations

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Colleagues, friends and business partners!

I am proud and privileged to continue to work together not only with all of you, our 11,000 AIA CA members, but with the 21,000 licensed architects in California, as well. And of course, excited …

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From the President’s Desk – Brett Dougherty, AIA

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I wanted to begin this statement by introducing myself to those of you whom I don’t have the pleasure of knowing personally. My name is Brett Dougherty and I have the distinct honor of serving all of you as the …

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From the President’s Desk: We are here for you

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BY: Debra Gerod, FAIA


As the architectural profession responds to the novel coronavirus, we all have questions. While there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, what we know for certain is there will be impacts on our …

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From the President’s Desk

From the President's Desk, Relevance|

By: Debra Gerod, FAIA

As 2020 rolls into full swing this late winter, I wanted to send all of you a message—an introduction, a status report, an update, and a call to action.  My name is Debra Gerod, FAIA, and …

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Everlong: Thank You & Farewell

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2019. What a year! To merely say that serving as 2019 AIA California President has been an honor and a privilege is wildly inadequate. This role has been challenging, exciting, rewarding, and fun. To say that I will miss serving …

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