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Overview

AIA California Committees provide members with an opportunity to get involved in the AIA at the state level and hone their leadership skills through volunteerism. The work of the organization starts at the committee level – elevating ideas and issues to the leadership’s attention, vetting messaging, planning programs, and providing guidance on practice issues – our members are setting the direction of our organization.

For more information about a specific committee, contact the committee’s staff liaison to learn more.

Our Committees

Academy for Emerging Professionals Council of Advisors (AEP COA)

This steering committee is comprised of elected leaders representing various constituencies. They establish connections among and advocate on behalf of architecture school students, aspiring and recently licensed architects, as well as the individuals that mentor these important groups of people.

Advocacy Advisory Committee

This committee recommends policies and positions on legislative and regulatory issues, as well as, proactively plans future initiatives.

Architectural Education Task Force

This task force seeks to effectively prepare students studying the discipline of architecture to prosper within the architectural profession; identify what common areas of knowledge are shared by both the discipline and the profession of architecture that could foster this goal and make connections with academia.

California Awards Committee

The California Awards program recognizes excellence in the architectural profession in seven categories.

This committee develops and implements the awards program to recognize and celebrate both firms and individuals who have demonstrated professional excellence in their career or practice.

Climate Action Steering Committee

This steering committee aims to improve the sustainability of the built environment by promoting conservation of natural resources, design which brings buildings closer to net-zero usage, and public policy that supports these efforts.

College of Fellows Regional Representatives

Four representatives of the AIA College of Fellows from California are responsible for encouraging participation in COF programs and initiatives in the state.

Communications Advisory Committee

This committee is responsible for providing general program oversight, and specific suggestions on communication vehicles, including the website, and AIA CA social media platforms.

Continuing Education Committee

This committee is responsible for ensuring AIA California’s professional development is valuable, relevant and responsive to the needs of the profession in California. This committee serves as stewards of the AIA California educational calendar, collaborating on opportunities to educate the architectural profession in California.

Design Awards Committee

This committee develops and implements the design awards program to recognize and celebrate design excellence in a variety of project typologies both within California and throughout the world.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee

To champion a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion within the organization and create a more diverse community within the architectural profession, this Committee creates and promotes opportunities for education, leadership and professional practice.

Healthcare Facilities Forum Committee

This committee is responsible for the planning an execution of an annual, conference which explores the forces that continue to shift healthcare delivery in California and examines the impact on healthcare facilities’ design in the state.

Housing Steering Committee

The Housing Steering Committee is the leadership body of AIA CA members engaged in housing who identify and respond to both current and emerging issues related to housing in California. This Committee will gather best practices in housing innovation, both in infrastructure as well as policy; and advocate for housing solutions that are consistent with AIA CA policies and done in collaboration with our partners.

Monterey Design Conference Committee

This committee is responsible for planning and executing the world-renowned, biannual Monterey Design Conference. The committee is tasked with the planning, marketing, and recruitment of speakers and sponsors while maintaining the integrity of the program and the singular focus on design excellence both in the United States and throughout the world.

Opportunity Fund Grant Review Committee

The California CACE Opportunity Fund encourages grant proposals for pilot programs that may be models for other components, provides leadership training opportunities for components, and provides funding to expand membership activities that would be of benefit to all components. This committee is responsible for vetting all proposals and making recommendations to the AIA CA Executive Committee for funding.

Planning & Finance Committee

This AIA California Board committee is responsible for developing operational and programmatic strategies to achieve Board-approved goals and objectives. They also monitor and review the financial management and operations of the organization.

Procedures & Documents Committee

This AIA California Board committee is responsible for considering all matters relating to organizational documents, policies, and is responsible for the management of the elections process.

Professional Practice Advisory Committee

This committee identifies emerging trends in practice and facilitates education and communication about the wide range of issues relevant to today’s practice of architecture.

Residential Design Awards Committee

This committee develops and implements the awards program to recognize and celebrate examples of innovation and excellence in a variety of housing typologies in California and across the country.

Resilient Design SubCommittee

This subcommittee recognizes that disasters, both climate and non-climate related, happen, with many increasing in frequency. This group provides education and advocates for consideration and application of resilience in the built environment to better prepare the architectural profession and industry professionals to respond to an ever changing and more unexpected environment.