Entering June, there is much ongoing throughout the AIA in California, and there is also much preparation and anticipation for the upcoming AIA National Conference in New York. As a member-driven organization, there is never any shortage of opportunity to …
The Value is Here
As we leave April and move toward summer, recent Earth Day and Architecture Week festivities, and the opening of the AIACC Design Awards registration period, inspire me to write briefly this month about design – its value and impact.
Architects …
More Than You Expected?
Architects: Truth AND Dare
A Special Position
Some might say architecture is a rather curious profession. We are very highly esteemed by the public. According to the Harris Poll (1), 72% of the public rated architecture a prestigious occupation – …
AIA DEEP dive … Texas Style
Is AIA complex? Yup … and then some.
Our Institute is multilevel organization – starting with a members’ “home base” – i.e., their local component, we have states or regions, and National as additional levels. Diving in even deeper, …
How’s Your Pipeline Looking?
Resources: What do Architects need to be able to design great places for people? The focus area of “Resources” is one of the three pillars of the AIACC Strategic Plan1 and it will get some particular attention this …
Size that Matters
It was an auspicious confluence of AIACC presidential duty and privilege when I had the honor of presenting Art Gensler, FAIA with the AIACC Lifetime Achievement Award Jun. 16. It struck me that there were some interesting scale issues at …
FOCUS: How a Parking Lot Helps the AIACC Balance Entrepreneurial Spirit and Existing Efforts
FOCUS. It’s considered by many experts to be one of the biggest challenges of leadership.
As an organization of architects and architect allies—creative souls all—the AIACC has no shortage of great ideas and visionary thinkers upon which to draw. No …
