You Wouldn’t Believe: 75th Anniversary of AIA California

From the President's Desk|

For the past 75 years AIA California (AIA CA) has served as “the voice of the architectural profession in California.”


Throughout that time, AIA California has been “dedicated to supporting architects in their endeavors to improve the quality of life

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Somewhere Out There: 25th Anniversary of the Monterey Design Conference

From the President's Desk, MDC|

Since the 1980s, every other year brings the world’s leading architects and designers to the Monterey Design Conference (MDC), at the idyllic Asilomar Conference Grounds – designed by pioneering female architect and 2014 AIA Gold Medal recipient, Julia Morgan

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Break it Down Again: Ethics in the Context of AIA Award Season

From the President's Desk, Relevance|

Schools are back in session, all things pumpkin have returned, soon the weather will change, the air has a mild chill and certain autumn scent. Fall is upon us.  This means we are about to enter the AIA Honors &

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Ain’t it Fun: Architecture Needs Young & Aspiring Architects

From the President's Desk, Relevance|

Ben Kasdan

A good friend and colleague who very recently earned their architectural license asked me if I knew about any opportunities for Young Architects to get involved in the AIA … my answer was a resounding YES!  In fact, there are …

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City on Down: Architecture in the East Bay

From the President's Desk, Relevance|

The discourse of architecture related to the Bay Area often focuses on one particular “City by the Bay,” but so many interesting buildings continue to sprout up in the East Bay and in Oakland, in particular.  AIA California’s second …

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Lights Shine Bright: Architects Come Together for A’19

Events, From the President's Desk|

This week architects and aspiring architects from across the country and the world converge on A’19 Conference on Architecture in Las Vegas, NV.  The annual gathering of the profession renews friendships and creates new ones.  Camaraderie flourishes and we remember …

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Ch-Check It Out: Architects Running for AIA National Board

From the President's Desk, Relevance|

rock-the-voteAIA California is the largest component in the AIA; in fact, we comprise over 12% of the total membership of the Institute.  In a lot of ways, AIA CA represents a balanced cross-section of the Institute itself.  We have

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Shadow of the Day: Architects Need to Act on Climate Change Now!

AIACA, From the President's Desk|

At a conceptual and theoretical level, all architects support sustainability and want to make the world a better place — we all become architects, after all!  But it is relatively easy to take an exam, fill out checklists, talk the …

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