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Architecture, Belonging, & Connection (ABC), Candid Conversations about: Recognizing and Celebrating Women in Architecture

Virtual

Let’s create inclusive spaces that uplift and empower all women in architecture. Let’s acknowledge the intersecting identities and experiences of women architects, including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and socio-economic backgrounds.  Let’s consider the unique challenges and barriers faced by women from marginalized communities. Let’s gather for a conversation, sharing insights, expertise, success stories, and room for growth. We welcome you to spend your lunch hour on 4/29 to join the conversation!

Architecture, Belonging, Connection (ABC) – Candid Conversations about: Initiating Cultural Transformation

Virtual

The architectural profession stands at a pivotal moment. We must boldly confront the challenges facing our workforce to reimagine our professional culture with vigor and passion. Join us as we explore how to initiate change within a firm, identify barriers standing in the way of cultural transformation, and strategize what you can do right now to change the current trajectory.   Moderators: Carina Mills, AIA | Senior Talent Director, Senior Associate | Studio One Eleven Ginger Thompson, AIA | Senior Associate | Dreyfus + Blackford architecture   Visit our #culturepledge page here: https://aiacalifornia.org/culturepledge/

An EDI Guide for Architects

Virtual

Calling all architects who want to foster change within their firms! Just® is a program that focuses on employee experience, health, well-being, and meaningful community connections. It uplifts the understanding that it is people who make up businesses and communities and that people are the core of creating a Living Future. Tune in for an overview of “The Social Justice Label”, join the conversation on how to adopt Just® at your firm, and learn how it can help better define EDI initiatives in your office. Speakers: Jessica Jobe Sea, AIA | Associate | Noll & Tam Wendy Rogers, FAIA | CEO, Chief Talent Officer | LPA Design Studios Anne Torney, AIA | Partner | Mithun Moderator: Griso Barrios | Senior Manager | Just

Ethics and Diversity Considerations of Design Technology in Architecture

Virtual

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in architecture holds the potential to revolutionize design processes, optimize building performance, and personalize user experiences. However, alongside these advancements come significant ethical considerations that demand our attention. This presentation will explore the ethical landscape of AI in architecture, focusing on how we can intervene to contribute to a more inclusive architectural future, and address issues like the future of practice, algorithmic bias, equitable data privacy, and overall business implications. Speakers: Argelia Barcena, Assoc. AIA | Regional Design Technology Manager | Gensler Cesar Escalante, AIA | Senior Technical Marketing Manager | Autodesk Moderator: Daniel Perez, AIA | Principal | Studio Perez Earn 1 LU for attending live.   Please Note: Registration for this webinar will close at 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.

Free – $25.00

Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Virtual

A firm's culture can make or break any attempt to change, grow, and evolve. This can be especially true as firms strive for integrated, sustainable, and high-performing design outcomes that span their entire portfolios, not simply a few high-flying projects. This session will take you through some of the common challenges inherent in breaking out of "business as usual" design processes. You'll also explore examples of strategies that leading firms have used successfully in their quests to meaningfully infuse sustainability throughout their firms and projects. Speakers: Keith Hempel, FAIA | President/CDO | LPA Design Studios Ashley Mulhall, AIA | Senior Associate | Orcutt Winslow Dan Stine, AIA | Director of Design Technology | Lake Flato Moderator: Ellen Mitchell, AIA | Director of Sustainability and Applied Research | LPA Design Studios   Please Note: Registration for this webinar will close at 10:00 am PT on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

Free – $25.00
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