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Quarterly
Q2 2022
Introducing New Fellows
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AIA College of Fellows Founded in 1952, the College of Fellows is composed of members of the Institute who are elevated to Fellowship by a jury of their peers. Fellowship is one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. Elevation to Fellowship not only recognizes the achievement of the architect as an individual, but also elevates before the public and the profession those architects who have made significant contributions to architecture and to society.
In this Issue | Q2 2022
Message from the Chancellor
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Regional Representative's Message
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Announcements
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Remembering Norman L. Koonce
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A'22 Calendar of Events
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2022 Chancellor's Cup Golf Open
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2022 Young Architects Award Recipients
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Ways to Contribute
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Latrobe Prize 2022 Award Announcement
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Feature: First African-American Women Fellows
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AIA College of Fellows Class of 2022
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Feature: Why We Give
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The Heritage Society
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Fellows Remembered
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Sustaining the College
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Commemorative Courtyard Application
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COF RESOURCE GUIDE THE PATH TO FELLOWSHIP The American Institute of Architects College of Fellows Path to Fellowship 2019
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COLLEGE OF FELLOWS NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
2022 Executive Committee
The AIA College of Fellows
NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2018
IN THIS ISSUE:
Investiture - St. Patrick’s Cathedral A’18 COF Recap
Chancellor Roger Schluntz, FAIA Vice Chancellor Frances Halsband, FAIA Bursar Ron Blitch , FAIA Secretary Kate Schwennsen, FAIA
2022 Editorial Committee
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EMERGING PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT GRANT APPLICATION
Editor-In-Chief Gabriela Baierle, AIA Chair Regional Representatives Jeanne Jackson, FAIA COF Executive Director Douglas Paul AIA Staff Liaison Muza Conforti
COLLEGE OF FELLOWS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE WELCOME PACKET
COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FORMER CHANCELLORS DIRECTORY
The American Institute of Architects College of Fellows Directory of Former Chancellors 2019
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Connection
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This issue: Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (J.E.D.I) What are the possibilities of J.E.D.I. driven design? Emerging professionals seek ways to create justice in design process, curate avenues for equitable practice, showcase diversity in thought and leadership, inclusion in work culture, and much more.
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reetings once again, dear friends and Colleagues; As you are undoubtedly aware, in recent weeks we have been extremely saddened by the passing of two of our profession’s esteemed icons and Institute leaders - men of almost mythical importance: Norman Koonce, FAIA, the 2012 Chancellor of our College, and Harold Adams, FAIA, our 1988 Chancellor. We are profoundly indebted to both for their extraordinary guidance and prodigious commitment to the profession. Norman and Harold have played additional, major leadership roles with the AIA throughout their remarkable and distinguished careers. Each cast a very long shadow and will be deeply missed. On pages 9 and 10 you will find brief, heartfelt tributes to Norman. A feature honoring Harold will be included in the next College of Fellows Quarterly. UPDATES: LATROBE PRIZE On March 11 the Jury for the 2022 Latrobe Prize, chaired by Billie Faircloth, FAIA, convened at the AIA Headquarters in Washington DC. Here the three finalist teams selected from the first round of judging were provided the opportunity to present and discuss with the Jury members their project scope and envisioned process. An announcement of the successful 2022 Latrobe Prize can be found on page 19! COF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Hosted by Clemson University at the Clemson Design Center Charleston, the Executive Committee’s Spring Meeting was held last month in Charleston, South Carolina (April 21-23). An evening reception, coordinated with the AIA Fellows in the Region, preceded the business sessions. Items included a thorough discussion of a possible geographic “redistribution” options of the College’s Regions, operational policies, fund-raising, and updates on finances along with an overview of the College of Fellows permanent fund. Looking forward, the ExCom explored current and future relationships
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with NCARB, NOMA, YAF and ACSA (as well as activities of our “mother institution”), the planning for the upcoming COF Annual Meeting (June 2), the upcoming new AIA Fellows Investiture in Chicago, and the other A’22 events the College will be hosting (see page 11). The Jury for the 2022 AIA Component Grants for Emerging Professionals assembled, via Zoom and in-person, in Charleston on April 22. At this session proposals were reviewed, including submissions from both domestic and international AIA Components. [The results will be published in the next COF Quarterly.] ANNUAL MEETING of the AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS June 2, 2022, Thursday. 1:00 – 2:30 pm Eastern As with the two previous years the meeting will be conducted with the benefit of Zoom; please lock in the date and time on your Calendar. The advantages of hosting the meeting virtually became obvious in 2020 and again in 2021, allowing the participation of far more attendees than our previous business sessions typically held in-person at the annual conference of the AIA. Past attendees remarked how wonderful it was to be able to briefly engage (visually and verbally) with AIA Fellows across the country and the continents. Take just a minute of your time to Register!
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CHICAGO; A’22 If you haven’t already registered for A’22, please consider joining us in Chicago, June 22-25. We are anticipating record attendance, and the College has special events that you will not want to miss. It’s not too late – a memorable week is in store for AIA Fellows! Notwithstanding the “official” Annual Meeting of the College to be conducted via Zoom, we will still be hosting our Annual College of Fellows Luncheon in Chicago (June 25, Saturday, 11:30 - 1:30 PM). Traditionally an elegant social event, the luncheon will be held in the urbane Lincoln Ballroom of the Union League Club of Chicago. Here we will be toasting our newly elevated Fellows and recognizing some of the Institutes’ most important leadership as well as national 2022 AIA award recipients and those who have contributed to the Success of the College. Here’s a quick run-down on four other events that will be held in the Windy City: •
The Chancellors Cup Golf Tournament June 22, Wednesday The annual Golf Tournament will be held at the beautiful Cog Hill Golf Club in suburban Chicago. Organized by the College’s Golf Committee, the event is always fun - if you don’t take it too seriously. Register early! - the event will likely be sold out. [See the announcement on page 12. Please register via the A’22 Registration process or call or email Walt Galanty at 703.549.9500 or wgalanty@aimmeetings.com.]
We are planning the event jointly with YAF leadership, and on this occasion the President of the AIA, the Chair of the YAF, and l will have the opportunity to formally introduce and briefly recognize each of these extraordinarily talented Young Architects. Many will assume increasingly important leadership positions and, I expect, become AIA Fellows in the not-toodistant future. •
The Investiture of 2022 AIA Fellows June 24, Friday; commencing at 2:00 PM The time-honored, formal ceremony will be held at the extraordinary Chicago Auditorium, designed by Louis Sullivan and first opened in 1889. This historic landmark is certainly a fitting and extraordinary venue for the Investiture of our new AIA Fellows. •
The Convocation Reception and Gala Dinner June 25, Saturday; 5:30 – 10:00 PM Climaxing A’22, the Gala Dinner and Reception will be spotlighting our new Fellows and recognizing the 2022 AIA Honorary Fellows. Following the elegant cocktail reception at the Chicago Grand Sheraton overlooking the Chicago River, seating for the formal dinner will commence at 7:00 PM. All the COF events listed above are open to everyone. For those who will be unable to commit to the four days of A’22, please note that we are able to accept individual registrations for each of the College of Fellows events. [Contact cof@aia.org ] *** To close, I want to expressly offer my thanks to the COF Regional Representatives. Their efforts make possible our ability to address the primary missions of the College throughout the country and abroad, and provide each of you, at some level, an opportunity to engage with emerging professionals and other Fellows. I encourage you to give some additional thought of how you might want to contribute to the College. And please: if you have suggestions or advice let your Regional Representative, or me, know.
Left: Union League Club of Chicago. Right: Chicago Cultural Center. Photo Credit: Roger Schluntz
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The Celebration with the Fellows June 23, Thursday; 7:30 -9:30 PM Our venue is the venerable Chicago Cultural Center, the original Chicago Public Library and a historic landmarked, Beaux-Art facility, dating back to the 19th C. Historically this event has been billed as the “Party with the Fellows.” This year the program has an enhanced purpose - specifically to spotlight each of the AIA Young Architect award recipients of this year and the preceding two pandemic years.
Roger L Schluntz, FAIA 60th Chancellor; AIA College of Fellows schluntz@unm.edu
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EV401 - COF Annual Luncheon, June 25th from 11:30 – 1:30pm at the Union League of Chicago
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i Friends! As I write this letter, I have so many positive thoughts running through my head. The lovely list we received in late February of our colleagues that were elevated this year makes me smile. The fact that our College will once again be gathering at A’22 fills me with joy. I have a plane ticket, a hotel reservation, and my schedule for the week settled. I am so excited to see and hug all of you that I have been missing since we last met in Las Vegas. The catching up with everyone that will happen in Chicago will be amazing – and what a wonderful city in which to reunite! A’22 is coming faster than you think! There are a number of Fellows related events that you may like to consider attending: •
EV101 - The Chancellor’s Cup Golf Tournament on Wednesday June 22 at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club. Please note that this event is NOT limited to Fellows, so bring your friends who like to golf, or even those who just like a good time! This is a major fund raiser for the College, so the more the merrier.
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EV213 - Celebration with the Fellows on Thursday June 23rd, 7:30-9:30pm at the Chicago Cultural Center. This year we will be celebrating the Young Architects, so come and join in the congratulatory fun.
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EV309 - Investiture, Friday June 24th, 2-4pm at the Chicago Auditorium – yes, the one designed by Louis Sullivan, that we all learned about in architectural history class – or alternatively, from reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. If you haven’t read it, I promise that reading it will make a visit to Chicago all the better.
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WE210 - Pay It Forward: The Benefits of Mentorship at All Ages, Wednesday June 22nd, 2-3pm.
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TH201 - Achieving Outstanding Design: College of Fellows & Young Architects, Thursday June 23rd, 2-3:30pm.
The virtual COF Annual Business Meeting was so well attended for the last two years that we are holding this event virtually once again, on June 2. Please plan to join us on the Zoom so that you are informed regarding the business of the College. Finally, we have a number of Fellows who have passed since the first of the year. Please enjoy the stories of these outstanding colleagues mentioned in the Fellows Remembered section of this newsletter. And as always, please email me if you hear of a Fellow’s passing. My best to all of you, Jeanne Jackson, FAIA
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Announcements: Spring ExCom Meeting By Frances Halsband, FAIA For the first time in several years, the ExComm was able to meet in person for a quarterly meeting to discuss and review plans for the coming year.
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The ExCom in Charleston. Photo Credit: Frances Halsband
e met at the Clemson Design Center in Charleston, thanks to our new Secretary, Kate Schwennsen FAIA, a former chair/director and current faculty member of the school. It was energizing to see students at work in the space, a transformed cigar factory built in 1881 and on the National Register. Traditions go only so far, alas, and no cigars were in evidence. We did see an extraordinary collection of historic artifacts assembled for the Historic Preservation program, an “in-person” resource for understanding restoration tasks.
that focus on community, diversity, equity and inclusion. This year we found programs that ranged from distributing architectural themed coloring books to elementary school students, to a parade, and construction of park pavilions.
Our 2022 Chancellor Roger Schluntz FAIA led discussions of immediate and long-range plans. The first issue of the newly named Quarterly, produced under the watchful eye of Kate, and edited by Gabriela Baierle has been greeted with increased readership, and this issue is again focusing on a broad range of topics of interest to our readers. We welcome advice and ideas!
We welcomed local Fellows at a reception at the Clemson Design Center, and were pleased to meet Jim Stevens, AIA, Director of the School of Architecture Clemson University, Ray Huff, FAIA, Director of the Clemson Design Center Charleston, and others. In between working sessions, we found time to wander the streets of historic Charleston, and we were delighted to be the guests of Dennis Ward, FAIA for dinner in his historic home near the Battery. Dennis is a skilled designer and constructor of Pecan Pie!
Our financial condition is secure, with a remarkable increase in individual donations in 2021, perhaps due to the revamping of our donation website, the diligence of our Regional Representatives, and the continuing importance of our mission in research and mentoring. We juried the Emerging Professional Grants, awarding $25,000 in total to seven programs at individual components which involve early career professionals in community activities
Our Blue Sky sessions were an opportunity to take the long view on how to increase awareness and usefulness of our Latrobe research grants, and how to bring more Fellows into the discussions about achieving our mission effectively. Again, we look forward to hearing from our readers.
In sum, we enjoyed a welcome respite from zooming, and a chance to reconnect for fellowship with Fellows! Frances Halsband, FAIA 2022 Vice Chancellor
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Remembering Norman L. Koonce December 25, 1932 – March 22, 2022 | By Kate Schwennsen, FAIA Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, the 50th Chancellor of the America Institute of Architects College of Fellows, passed away on March 22, 2022. He was 89 years old. Norman was an exceptionally humble, dedicated, and accomplished leader of the profession of architecture. His long and dedicated service to the AIA is summarized: Norman Koonce, and his spouse Sue. Photo Credit: AIA
“Norman served in multiple state and national positions in AIA, including President of AIA Louisiana, director on the National Board, and national vice president. These successful involvements in state and national positions led to his recruitment as the President of the American Architectural Foundation, based in Washington, DC. While in this position, he oversaw a restoration of the historic Octagon House. He was the 1998 recipient of AIA's Edward C. Kemper Award for continued and significant service to the organization and winner of AIA Louisiana's Medal of Honor in 2000. In addition, he was named an Outstanding Alumni of LSU in 2004, and the Norman L. Koonce FAIA Scholarship Fund was established at LSU in that same year. Norman served as AIA's EVP/CEO from 1999 to 2005. During this time, several key accomplishments defined Norman's leadership, including achieving financial stability for the organization, responding to 9/11, and developing a new generation of electronic contract documents. At his retirement, the AIA's Board of Directors noted that "his actions embodied the noblest traditions of the AIA and his profession." Koonce served on the national boards of the St. Paul's Cathedral Trust in America; the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture; the Associates' Board of the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts; the Boyer Center for Advanced Studies, and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.
Norman retired in 2005, but he continued to serve his profession. He was selected to serve on the executive committee of the College of Fellows, an organization that speaks to exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. His service culminated with being the Chancellor of the College of Fellows in 2012.” A few quotes from former AIA COF Chancellors and former AIA Presidents illustrate the high regard with which Norman was held by those who worked with him and knew him well. •
"Norman was our shining Louisiana star, rising from private practice in Bogalusa to lead not only the Louisiana Architects Association, but the national AIA Foundation and the AIA itself. Modest, friendly, kind, and a real leader who did not ever proclaim or promote his accomplishments. He gained the respect and support of many national business leaders in his role with the AAF because they trusted Norman. He guided the national AIA through some trying times. Always a gentleman, always polite, always respectful of everyone regardless of their position in life. He will surely rest in peace." Raymond G. Post, Jr., FAIA, 1995-1996 AIA President, 56th Chancellor of College of Fellows
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"He was a pillar of our profession and the AIA. We all benefited from his valued leadership and his humanity. He had a wonderful smile and always listened."
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George H. Miller, FAIA, 2009-2010 AIA President
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Raj Barr-Kumar, FAIA, 1996-1997 AIA President
"I will remember Norman as a True Gentleman, a man of Faith, one who loved his home state Louisiana and could break up a room of serious people with a LA joke, a thoughtful leader and administrator, and one of the strongest advocates for the AIA and architecture that I have known."
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"He was a wonderful person who cared passionately about our Institute and brought so much leadership to our profession. I’ll never forget his friendly smile and humorous anecdotes that brought colloquial common sense to the most complex challenges."
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"Norman had a good heart, a kind soul, and a commitment to our beloved profession that brought out the best in all who knew him." Ronald A. Altoon, FAIA, 1997-1998 AIA President
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"Norman’s commitment to the profession & the Institute was unquestioned, we all knew he wished to move our collective efforts to improve the built environment’s ability to support people’s lives ever forward." RK Stewart, FAIA, 2006-2007 AIA President
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"While many have contributed to the profession,…few have done so with the dignity, grace and loving care that he provided. His humanity translated into professional trust and integrity to his leadership of the profession. We will miss him dearly." Gordon H. Chong, FAIA, 2001-2002 AIA President
"He was a gentleman ambassador to the world's architects and a personal mentor to so many of us. It was a difficult time at AIA when he became CEO and he led us through them with grace, built trust, and focused on immediate needs while not losing site of the longrange purpose. His actions, leadership and character united and enhanced our profession. Yet he was most respected for who he was as a person." Douglas L. Steidl, FAIA, 2004-2005 AIA President
William J. Bates, FAIA, 2018-2019 AIA President
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"Norman Koonce was indeed the true southern gentleman - kind, gentle, soft spoken. A tower of strength in building the AIA and the Foundation to great heights."
"I had the rare opportunity to witness Norman’s passion and personality in many situations well beyond the AIA and how he could immediately captivate anyone - as he did with Dr Jonas Salk at the Kennedy Center when Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute received the AIA 25-year award. This was the meeting that led to the creation of the Academy for Neuroscience. It was Norman who convinced John Eberhard, at a meeting we had in Pittsburgh, to return to DC to establish the AIA’s role in the neurosciences." Sylvester Damianos, FAIA, 1989-1990 AIA President, 41st Chancellor of College of Fellows
Norman Koonce loved his profession and his family. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Cooper Koonce of Potomac Falls, VA, three daughters, and many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. His full obituary can be viewed at Dignity Memorial. The family requests that donations be made to the Norman L. Koonce, FAIA Scholarship at LSU. .
Norman Koonce and 2022 Chancellor Roger Schluntz. Photo Credit: AIA
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A'22 AIA Conference on Architecture 2022: A Fellow's Guide By Doug Paul, Executive Director, AIA College of Fellows The 2022 AIA Conference on Architecture is packed with learning opportunities for architects in all stages of their career, and a number of events are sponsored by the College of Fellows.
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he following are some of the highlights that new and established Fellows should have on their radar to make the most of the upcoming conference:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 • EV101 24th Annual Chancellor's Cup Golf Tournament 6/22 @ 6:30am – 5:30pm Join your industry colleagues, friends, and fellow golfers for this annual event that’s open to all skill levels and to anyone attending the AIA Conference. Proceeds will benefit the College of Fellows Latrobe Prize for architectural research.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23 • Regional Representatives Council/Annual Lunch Meeting (Invite Only Event) 6/23 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm / Marriott Marquis •
TH201 Achieving Outstanding Design: College of Fellows & Young Architects (2+2) CES Session 6/23 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm / McCormick Center Hear from two internationally recognized designers, members of the AIA COF, and two recent recipients of the AIA Young Architects Award as they share their unique perspectives on achieving outstanding design, highlighting their diverse backgrounds and experiences, career paths, and approaches to design excellence.
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EV213 Celebration with the Fellows 6/23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm / Chicago Cultural Center Join us at the Chicago Cultural Center, a stunning landmark building with two magnificent stained-glass domes. Toast new Fellows and help celebrate the 2020 – 2022 AIA Young Architect Award recipients. Proceeds will benefit the AIA College of Fellows Fund in support of the Latrobe Prize.
Chicago, IL. Photo Credit: Roger Schluntz
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FRIDAY, JUNE 24 • New Fellows Lunch 6/24 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm / University Club of Chicago Chancellor Roger Schluntz, FAIA invites the new Fellows to enjoy a private lunch and learn about what it means to be a Fellow from current Fellows, the COF ExCom and Former Chancellors and receive instructions for the Investiture Ceremony. Fellows will walk over to the Auditorium Theatre, following lunch. •
EV309 College of Fellows Investiture Ceremony, 2022 New Fellows 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt Fellowship is one of AIA's highest honors, and it recognizes the exceptional work and contributions of AIA members. Join us at the legendary Chicago Auditorium to welcome the class of 2022 into the College of Fellows.
SATURDAY, JUNE 25 • EV 401 COF Annual Awards Lunch 6/25 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm / Union League Club of Chicago Open to all Fellows, the annual lunch is an opportunity for new and current Fellows to build new contacts and connect with colleagues. •
Convocation Gala Reception/Dinner 6/25 @ 5:30 pm – 11:00 pm / Sheraton Grand Chicago Celebrate the successes of your colleagues at one of the conference's signature annual events. This black-tie gala honors three distinguished groups of colleagues: the newest members of the AIA College of Fellows, the 2022 Presidential Medal recipients, and the Multicultural Fellows. 2022 AIA President Dan Hart, FAIA, and presidents of foreign allied associations will be in attendance.
Union League Club of Chicago, site of the COF Annual Fellows Lunch. Photo Credit: Roger Schluntz
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Photo Credit: Auditorium Theatre
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COG HILL GOLF & COUNTY CLUB Palos Park, Illinois
The 24th Annual Chancellor’s Cup Golf Open
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A’22 - AIA’s National The Conference in Chicago is providing an opportunity to participate in an exciting golf event: June 22nd. The Annual Chancellor’s Cup Open is an ideal opportunity for a day of golf and fellowship with AIA Members and guests before the National AIA Conference in Chicago. This year’s tournament will mark the 24th year of this amazing event and will be played at the prestigious Cog Hill Golf and Country Club home of the Western Open and the BMW Championship from 20092011. It will be held on Wednesday June 22, 2022. The format is Captain’s Choice and all levels of golfers are welcome. The Chancellor’s Cup Open raises money for the College of Fellows to support the $100,000 biennial Latrobe Prize for research and the Emerging Professionals Component Grant Program. More than $500,000 has been raised over the past 23 years to support these important programs. Several sponsorship opportunities also remain for this tournament! For more information call or email Walt Galanty at (703) 549-9500 or wgalanty@ aimmeetings.com. 13
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2022 Young Architects Award Recipients
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upporting the next generation of professionals is foundational to the mission of the College of Fellows, which enjoys a special relationship with Young Architects, as mentors and colleagues. The AIA Young Architects Award honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers. AIA members who are in good standing and have been licensed to practice architecture fewer than 10 years by the submission deadline are eligible. The term ‘young architect’ has no reference to the age of the nominee.
“As a profession, we are so fortunate to have these Young Architects who will definitely be our future leaders…..it was a real honor to view their outstanding work and look forward to following their on-going accomplishments!” Jury Chair John Castellana, FAIA (2021 Chancellor – AIA College of Fellows) It is the College’s honor to celebrate this year’s AIA Young Architects Award recipients, along with the recipients from 2020 and 2021, at the A’22 Celebration with the Fellows, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Thursday June 23rd, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. We hope to see many Fellows there to honor these future leaders.
The Young Architects Award Jury is comprised of members of the College of Fellows Executive Committee, members of the College of Fellows and representatives from the Young Architects Forum Advisory Committee. 2022 Jury • John Castellana, FAIA, Chair, TMP Architecture, Inc., Bloomfield Hill, Mich. • Abigail R. Brown, AIA, Hickok Cole, Washington, D.C. • R. Corey Clayborne, FAIA, NOMA, AIA Virginia, Richmond, Va. • Julie Hiromoto, FAIA, HKS, Dallas • Roger Schluntz, FAIA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque • Ming Thompson, AIA, Atelier Cho Thompson, New Haven, Conn. “Our jury was continually impressed with the breadth of accomplishments from all candidates for this award and especially to the ones ultimately chosen for an award……we encourage Young Architects from all parts of the country to continue their journey of excellence…and submit your accomplishments so that you too can be considered for this very prestigious honor!” Jury Chair John Castellana, FAIA
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Young Architects Award 2022
Allison M. Wilson
Allison is a trusted leader in sustainability who guides institutional clients to make equitable, enduring investments in their built environments while mentoring next generation talent and demonstrating active allyship to underrepresented designers.
Chana Haouzi
Carolyn Day
Carolyn Day is a champion of both people and the planet. She excels at pushing her community, firms, and projects to reach new levels of sustainability while empowering teams through mentoring, teaching, volunteering, and advocating.
Edwin J. Harris
Edwin designs inspired and authentic architecture which strives to improve the lives of those who experience it. He believes in creating specific, impactful, and inspiring architecture for all, regardless of means or background.
Chana fiercely advocates that good architecture can and should be for everyone. Extending across the public and private sector, her work promotes innovative design solutions, improves the built environment, and advances architectural education.
Christopher Nielson
Christopher uses architecture as an act of environmentalism. He advances sustainable design through his projects, teaching, mentorship, and volunteerism, striving to improve the human condition for future generations.
Emily Roush-Elliott
Elizabeth A. McLean
A leader and advocate for design and sustainability, Elizabeth McLean, AIA, brings an empathetic approach to her role as architect and educator, working to foster dialogue and design holistic solutions with the communities she serves.
Through design, construction, workforce development, education and advocacy, Emily Roush-Elliott has sought to increase equity in the Mississippi Delta since 2013. She defines her career by the conviction that, “Your well-being and mine are intertwined.”
Eric Pros
Eric Pros, AIA is a community builder. As an Architect, Artist and Educator, he brings people together to form opportunities for innovative collaboration, and inspires future generations of designers through engagement and mentorship.
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Young Architects Award 2022
Graciela Carrillo
Graciela devotedly advocates for emerging professionals, women, and immigrant architects to advance the profession. Through community-focused leadership, mentorship, and collaborative Jennifer A. Rittler initiatives, she elevates minorities Jennifer Rittler, AIA, NOMA, and young professionals to build is committed to diversity by a more diverse and equitable design – within the architecprofession. ture profession and for the people it serves.
Lori Ferriss
Lori Ferriss is expanding the role of architecture in shaping a sustainable future. She champions building reuse as climate action by leveraging multidisciplinary expertise and policy engagement to advance civic and professional communities world-wide.
Jessica M. O'Donnell
Jessica O’Donnell, AIA has fostered and progressed transformative change by empowering others with opportunities to expand their knowledge. Her leadership has advanced practice, increased the impact architects have on society, and expanded the architectural community.
John J. Clark
John has advanced the profession and Institute’s priorities by connecting and elevating the diverse voices of emerging professionals, while leading design projects and community initiatives of local, cultural and social relevance.
Matt Barnett
Mario L. Walker
Mario is a passionate architect who is motivated to push the field of architecture toward greater cultural and community engagement. His high level of creativity and responsible, sustainably-minded design is fundamental to every design opportunity.
Matt Barnett leverages his life experience, award-winning design talent, and activism to advocate for and deliver architectural excellence for all people. In education and professional service, he inspires a new generation to achieve the same.
Melody H. Tang
Melody Tang is driven by a passion for learning, using her multi-cultural experience as a guide to manage complex, multi-disciplinary teams; elevate the profession; and create new opportunities for young architects from underrepresented communities.
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Young Architects Award 2022
Nakita Reed
Through volunteer contributions, speaking engagements, and mentoring, Nakita Reed, has contributed to the profession by breaking down silos between the fields of architecture, Historic Preservation, and Sustainability while exploring their interconnectedness with race and gender.
Nicole Seekely
Nathan Griffith
Nathan Griffith, AIA, empowers clients, colleagues, and students with an infectious dedication to design excellence. His work expands the profession’s influence to the broader public through educational outreach and the creation of impactful partnerships.
Paul J. Avazier
Paul exhibits leadership with active roles in the AIA and service to the public. He enjoys the challenges of his work, taking a thoughtful approach to resolving the complexities encountered during planning, design, and construction.
Nicole takes the same thoughtful and respectful approach to her community service as she does to her design work, exemplifying the citizen architect through her public engagement, civic service, and neighborhood outreach.
Parke MacDowell
“Making clarifies ideas. Clear ideas enable decisions. Decisions move projects forward.” Parke uses fabrication to expand the agency of our profession, foster sharedauthorship, and position collaborators for success.
Yiselle Santos Rivera
Ryan J. Jang
Ryan Jang has focused his practice on mission driven design for supportive housing, education and community projects to reinvest in his community, engage diverse and marginalized voices, advocate for social justice, and promote environmental stewardship.
Yiselle is an architect, advocate, and thought leader who is creating positive change by empowering the next generation of architects to find innovative solutions that create a more resilient, equitable, and inclusive future for all.
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Latrobe Prize 2022 Award By Billie Faircloth, FAIA
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows selected four faculty members from Northeastern University to receive the 2022 Latrobe Prize for their study, “CommonSENSES: Standards for ENacting Sensor networks for an Equitable Society”.
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he interdisciplinary research team—comprised of Michelle Laboy, M.Arch., MUP, PE, Architecture; Amy Mueller, PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern’s Environmental Sensors Lab; Dan O’Brien, PhD, Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Criminology and Criminal Justice Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI); and Moira Zellner, PhD, Public Policy and Urban Affairs Participatory Modeling & Data Science|College Social Sciences & Humanities—were awarded the $100,000 prize. In collaboration with the city of Chelsea, Mass. and local non-profits, the team will demonstrate how sensor networks in architecture projects can enhance local knowledge about microspatial inequities and mitigation by green infrastructure. As part of the research, before-and-after data and models about factors affecting neighborhood climate, resilience, health, and equity will generate insights on how smarter green infrastructure mitigates microspatial inequities, and how accessible data and models can transform design.
The resulting CommonSENSES Architectural Playbook and film, and the collaborative modeling platform (Fora.ai) adapted for this project will empower current and future architects, planners, and educators to advance the role of design in urban equity. The winning team impressed the jury by emphasizing how designers can understand outcomes for people. Their community-first research proposal promises to contribute insight into design strategies promoting planetary health and human health across the building, landscape, and city scale. This is the 11th Latrobe Prize to be awarded by the AIA College of Fellows for a two-year program of research leading to significant advances in the architecture profession.
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Riding the Vortex: Celebrating the First Seven African-American Women Fellows of the AIA
This two-part series expands on the Riding The
Part I:
Vortex presentation from the NOMA50
1. Norma Sklarek
Conference held in Detroit, MI in October of 2021.
2. Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton
With a foreword by Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton,
3. Allison G. Williams
Part I celebrates of the life of Norma Sklarek as writen by Roberta Washington, and continues with
Part II:
first-person accounts from Dr. Sharon Egretta
4. Ivenue Love-Stanley
Sutton and Allison Williams. Part II (to be
5. Kathryn Tyler Prigmore
published in the next Quarterly Q3) tells the sto-
6. Cheryl McAfee
ries of Ivenue Love-Stanley, Cheryl McAfee, and
7. Roberta Washington
Roberta Washington. This series was curated by Kathryn Prigmore with editing by Gabriela Baierle. 20
Being First
Foreword by Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA Norma Merrick Sklarek at Gruen Associates. Photo Credit: Re-Thinking the Future, via Pin-up Magazine
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even is a magical number, significant in almost every major religion, associated with good luck, the days of the week, and the wonders of the world so celebrating the first seven African American women to achieve Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects seems more than apt. The women in this magical cohort collectively accomplished their feat over a period of twenty-six years, from 1980 until 2006, and represent a diversity of geographies, career trajectories, and contributions to the field, some having the Ivy League credentials that boost careers and others not, some being located on the coasts where architecture flourishes and others not, some practicing in large firms that offer more opportunities for women and ethnic minorities and others not. Notwithstanding this incredible diversity, I would like to note three striking similarities in the career narratives of these first seven African American female Fellows. The first similarity is that they all reveal the women’s appetite for constructing multi-dimensional creative lives. Norma Sklarek, the first, preferred to coordinate large, technically demanding projects and she also raised three children, had numerous marital partners, and was adept at a variety of hobbies. Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, the second, draws upon five academic degrees to stitch together her teaching, research, writing, lecturing, and fine art, which she combines with a passion for community engagement, houseplants, Pekingese, and cocktails.
Allison Grace Williams, the third, balances professional and academic pursuits, working at many scales from her urbanfocused design projects to student reviews and professional juries to her own printmaking and home renovations. Ivenue Love-Stanley, the fourth, designs all sorts of structures and public places, is active in professional and civic service, and yet finds time to be Mother Goose at her Sunday school. Kathryn Bradford Tyler Prigmore, the fifth, specializes in the design of complex, politically sensitive projects for federal and military agencies, while also being an academic and voracious supporter of African American female architects. Cheryl Lynn McAfee, the sixth, is CEO of a busy firm whose projects include the 1996 Olympic Games and HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport, and she is active in professional and public service, both locally and nationally. Roberta Washington, the seventh, works with a small staff— primarily people of color and women—to design socially conscious projects in four states, while also uncovering the hidden histories of the earliest African American architects and being active in professional service and cultural preservation. What Roberta wrote in her essay about Norma applies to all these women: they are “a testament to the fact that neither sexual nor racial barriers are necessarily deterrents to those who fight for a full life in architecture.”
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The second similarity is that the career narratives all reveal the women’s deep commitment to giving back their privileges, which they accomplish through professional and public service and especially through teaching and mentoring. Roberta wrote that Norma, who taught at UCLA, changed lives by mentoring people, giving them their first job, guiding them through the licensure exam, or offering them advice on starting a firm. Sharon who has taught for 47 years at six universities, claims that her life purpose is to empower and educate disenfranchised communities and also promote social responsibility among architects and students. Allison, who has taught at Stanford University and UC Berkeley, seeks “opportunities to work with talented people collaboratively and authentically” in order to find, or imagine, what could be. Ivenue espouses the biblical mantra of giving back, asserting that “it makes little sense to boast of being the first if you do not make a way for the second, the third, and the fourth.” Kathryn, who has taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Howard University, co-founded an organization that has greatly increased the number of African American women architects in the field by inspiring, mentoring, and connecting them to one another. Cheryl is an outspoken advocate nationally for more leadership and career development opportunities for women and people of color, notably having sponsored a resolution that created a leadership pipeline within AIA for ethnically diverse women. Roberta designs projects for underserved populations and, through her research, seeks to make others aware of those who came before them. As Kathryn noted of herself, these women are generous in sharing the wisdom their mentors bestowed upon them with the architects and students who now seek their advice.
The third—and most intriguing—similarity is that the career narratives all reveal the women’s enthusiastic embrace of credentialing, both as neophytes and fully seasoned authorities. Credentialing began in the nineteenth century when the white men who comprised the emerging occupations negotiated a social contract with the public that insured their status as experts and community leaders. Overtime, the most elite members of occupations like medicine and law pressured governments and the professions to create an airtight method of controlling who qualified as an expert. A partnership evolved in which governments established legal requirements for practice and the professions established the knowledge and skills needed to meet those requirements, both constraints limiting the number of experts by increasing the time and cost of becoming credentialed. For example, the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) formed to regulate professional degree programs whose curricula became lock-stepped to an internship and licensure exam that the National Council of Architectural Accreditation Boards (NCARB) would administer, a three-step process of regulating who could earn the credentials to practice architecture. Though women and persons of color drop out all along the way, at the last step of the licensure exam NCARB reported in 2021 that white candidates were more likely to pass than candidates of color, males more likely to pass than females, and younger candidates more likely to pass than older ones. Despite the exclusionary reality of credentialing, the women in this magical cohort embraced it.
Excerpts of Ebony Magazine "A Blueprint for Success", 1984
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In a 1984 Ebony article, Norma was quoted as saying that African American women had “to get the maximum amount of education and afterwards to obtain the license . . . The architectural license becomes the passport to the profession,” providing opportunities for faster advancement, better salaries, and greater responsibility. Whether working class or middle class, the women who followed her in becoming Fellows took this advice, overcoming financial and social barriers to become licensed soon after graduation, though their route to fellowship took considerably longer than the ten years of required membership in the AIA.
Once protected by the social contract, practically all the women became enforcers of its terms by serving on the boards of various regulatory agencies. For example, Norma was a commissioner on the CA State Board of Examiners, Sharon was president of the NAAB, Ivenue served on the GA State Board of Architects and Interior Designers, Kathryn chaired the AIA National Ethics Council and served on the NCARB Committee on Examination, and Roberta was president of the New York State Board of Architecture. I interpret the embrace of outsider-within status by these first female African American Fellows as an endeavor to make an essentially exclusionary rite-of-passage as fair and transparent as it can possibly be. These hardworking, unstoppable women learned to negotiate and turn to their advantage barriers of all sorts. Then, they reached back to help others do the same.
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Norma Sklarek, FAIA, NOMA 1928 - 2012 Written by Roberta Washington, FAIA, NOMAC
Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles Photo Credit: Getty Images
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orma Sklarek was born Norma Merrick in Harlem on April 15, 1928, to Walter Ernest Merrick and Amelia Willoughby Merrick. She attended public schools in New York, including the elite all-girl Hunter High School. Though she thought of becoming an artist, Norma said it was her father who first suggested that she study architecture. To enter the five-year professional program at Columbia University’s School of Architecture, Norma needed the equivalent of a year of liberal arts education. To acquire this year, Norma attended Barnard College, a women’s school adjacent to the Columbia University campus from 1944-45. Norma received her Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1950. In 1954, Norma was licensed as an architect in New York, becoming the state’s first black woman to pass the exam. In 1962, Norma was licensed as an architect in California, also becoming that state’s first licensed black female. Norma often recounted how she had applied to work at twentynine different architecture firms with no success - before accepting a junior drafter’s job with the City of New York. In 1955, Norma, landed a job at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM),
one of the largest architectural firms in the city. In addition to her work at SOM, where she worked until 1960, she also taught part-time at a New York City community college from 1957 to 1960. Norma was also active in the New York-based organization known as CANA (Council for the Advancement of the Negro in Architecture). Beverly Greene, the nation’s first licensed black female architect (1942 in Illinois), was also a CANA member. In the December 1956 issue of Ebony Magazine, Norma Fairweather, of Brooklyn, is photographed at the CANA exhibition of its members’ work held in Harlem. In 1960 Norma relocated to Los Angeles with five letters of recommendation in hand. The first firm that interviewed her, Gruen Associates, hired her. After six years at Gruen, Norma was made the director of Gruen’s architecture department where she oversaw the work of staff architects and coordinated technical aspects of large projects. During her twenty years at Gruen, she was credited for her work on the California Mart, Fox Plaza, the American Embassy in Tokyo, the San Bernardino California City Hall and the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. While at Gruen Associates, Norma Pena met, and in 1967 married, Rolf Sklarek, an architect who had escaped Jewish persecution in Germany during World War II. After their marriage they lived in the house he built for them in Pasadena, CA. Rolf Sklarek died in 1984.
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Between 1972 and 1978, when work was slow, Norma also taught at UCLA. In 1980, she joined Welton Becket Associates in Santa Monica as vice president and principal designer. She was the project director for Passenger Terminal One at Los Angeles International Airport and the Wilshire La Brea Metro Rail Station. From 1985 to 1989, she was a principal of the architectural firm Siegel-Sklarek-Diamond, AIA Architects, located in Los Angeles, CA, headed by Margot Siegel, Katherine Diamond and Norma. By 1991, Norma became a principal in charge of project management at the Jerde Partnership, where she once again worked on large-scale projects which interested her the most. Norma retired in 1992.
In 1980, Norma Sklarek became the first black woman elevated to fellowship in the AIA, almost a century after the first woman, Louise Bethune (in 1889). Norma’s fellowship came twenty-three years after the first black male architect, Paul Revere Williams, achieved fellowship. In 2008, Norma Sklarek received the AIA’s Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award, which recognized her long trailblazing history and achievements againstthe-odds in architecture. Norma was a mother of three, an avid golfer, and a fierce bridge player. At work, she was all business, and at home, with her husband Cornelius Welch, usually in their orchid flower garden outside their house in Pacific Palisades, CA, she was relaxed and funny. She left us on February 6th, 2012.
Norma Sklarek with Jerde Partnership: Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN. Photo Credit: Creative Commons
Norma Sklarek with Jerde Partnership: Horton Plaza in San Diego, CA. Photo Credit: julius/Flickr Creative Commons
In addition to her professional work, Norma served on the boards of various organizations, including as a Commissioner of the California Architectural State Board of Examiners, the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the AIA California Council and various NCARB Grading Committees. Norma was the featured speaker at the 1983 “Minority Women in Architecture: A Sense of Achievement” conference at Howard University. She was also a recognized member of the National Organization of Minority Organization (NOMA). In the 1990s, Norma served as a technical adviser to the Architectural Graphic Standards publication.
At a memorial service held at her home, many spoke about how Norma had changed the course of their lives: by mentoring them, by giving them their first job, by guiding them through their architectural registration exams and their careers, by offering them advice on starting their own firms. Norma Sklarek was a mentor par excellence and an inspiration on rainy days. She is a testament to the fact that neither sexual nor racial barriers are necessarily deterrents to those who fight for a full life in architecture.
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Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA A Life Course Shaped by Serendipity
Working with children in Detroit. Photo Credit: Sharon Egretta Sutton, Personal Archive
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nlike 75 percent of architects, I did not choose architecture at puberty but rather hitched my wagon to classical music, a passion that I acquired as a seventh grader at Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. You see, its rigorous curriculum not only required that students take three years of Latin but it also required that they take either studio art, choir, or band alongside their courses in history, literature, and the natural sciences. I elected band and chose the French horn because it was the smallest of the free instruments, and I immediately fell headover-heels in love with it. When the junior band director, Mr. Sharpe, told me that I had the talent to pursue a career in music, doing so became my all-consuming ambition, despite forewarnings from just about everyone—except my dad—that a colored girl could never be a classical musician. My first professional gig occurred when I was sixteen and played a performance of Gustav Mahler with the Dayton Symphony Orchestra. In my senior year, after a devastating audition at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, I traveled on to the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Thanks to the
instruction of several Curtis students in the art of auditioning, I won a full scholarship and relocated from the “gateway to the South” to the world’s greatest city for becoming a classical musician. I found professional work almost immediately because some orchestras always needed a French horn player and, though I have never researched it, I would imagine that I was the first African-American female brass player to perform in such top venues as the old Metropolitan Opera House and Radio City Music Hall. Even today, I do not see this population playing brass instruments in these venues.
Sharon performing at the Naumberg Bandshell in Central Park with the all-male Seufert Band in 1964. Photo: Courtesy of Sharon Egretta Sutton
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I soon learned that Cincinnati’s de facto segregation practices existed even in the Promised Land, making it difficult for me to rent housing outside New York City’s designated (unsafe and unsavory) ghetto neighborhoods. To solve the problem, I purchased a vacant rooming house on Manhattan’s West Side and used urban renewal incentives—and sweat equity—to turn it into a Class A, rent-controlled apartment building. One of my first tenants, a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Architecture, said I should be an architect, but everyone else said I was better suited to interior design. So when I wearied of repetitious performances in the orchestra of the hit Broadway musical, Man of La Mancha, I decided to add some adventure to my days by enrolling in Parsons School of Design. Then came the student insurrection at Columbia that led the School of Architecture to begin recruiting African-American and Puerto Rican students, including myself, a real adventure that you can read about in my book "When Ivory Towers Were Black". I had intended to continue working in the theatre, but my Columbia teachers admonished that architecture school was a fulltime commitment, so I foolishly traded my union job for penury and a second full tuition scholarship. After graduating from Columbia in 1973 and receiving my license in 1976, I opened a sole proprietorship in a 2,000 square-foot loft on Fifth Avenue that specialized in renovation, while also earning a doctoral degree in psychology, printing intaglio etchings (which produced the majority of my income), and teaching adjunct at Pratt Institute School of Architecture.
I tentatively moved toward academia with a two-year stint at the University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design, where I was the first female and first AfricanAmerican faculty member. The school’s work-study schedule allowed me to keep my art and architecture practice in New York, but then the University of Michigan made an unsolicited offer. I was terrified of moving to the Midwest where the KKK had the reputation of being the strongest Klan organization outside the South, but I found irresistible an invitation from the “Harvard of the Midwest” where I would be the Architecture Program’s first female faculty. So, I moved from midtown Manhattan to the only place where I could afford the real estate: a rural town outside Ann Arbor with an all-white population of Christian families. Then, one day in 1987, as I worked in my studio there (questioning my sanity in making the move), I heard, on the university radio station, African American faculty and students testifying live before the state legislature about their experiences of racism on campus and in town. After the legislature threatened to withhold funding until the problem was addressed, the university adopted a plan called the Michigan Mandate that would bolster the number of faculty and students of color. I joined with other activist faculty (mostly from public health, social work, urban planning, and women’s studies) in urging the administration to look beyond numerical increases and adopt transformative approaches to education and dormitory life. Propelled by the Michigan Mandate, the university funded some of our proposals, as did several foundations. Having developed a musician’s passion for social justice, my activism blossomed during this period, providing the dossier that guaranteed my promotion to full professor, elevation to fellowship, election as president of the National Architectural Accreditation Board, and induction into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. As my 1994 FAIA statement read, I had achieved national distinction in my dual calling to teach the general public about architecture, while also promoting social responsibility among architects.
Sharon surveying the first building she renovated, an abandoned rooming house on Manhattan’s West Side in 1964. Photo Credit: Wayne Andre
Sharon celebrating her elevation to fellow in 1995 with the all-male contingent of AIA Michigan. Photo Courtesy of Sharon Egretta Sutton
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The downside of my elevation is that it upended the dean’s status as the college’s only fellow. A person who had been a mentor when I was lower down on the career ladder became vicious, taking extreme measures to prevent me from moving up as chair of the Architecture Program. Stymied, I left Michigan for Seattle, a city known for its civic engagement processes where I could practice the theories of participation that were central to my research. As a member of the city’s design commission and chair of one of its design review boards, I assessed such projects as Rem Koolhaas’s Seattle Central Library, Peter Bohlin’s Seattle City Hall, a redesign of the Olmsted Brothers’ Cal Anderson Park, and Miller Hull’s Bullitt Center, the nation’s first building to achieve net-zero energy use. But my most satisfying civic practice occurred when I teamed up with a land-use attorney and transportation engineer to tutor union workers and low-income residents in resisting unwanted development in their neighborhoods. Though we never won these David and Goliath battles, they were empowering to us and the communities we assisted.
I spent 17 1/2 years in Seattle stitching together scholarship and practice with social activism. Though another dean surfaced to prevent me from moving up as chair of the Architecture Department, I continued receiving recognition, including the AIA’s Whitney M. Young Jr. Award and a medal of honor from AIA Seattle. Still, over time, I became downright weary of being the only African American on a college faculty that numbered more than 80, inescapable whiteness pushing me back to classical music’s center where AIA New York, Columbia University, and a dean at Parsons School of Design laid out the red carpet for my homecoming.
Sharon received the Regents Award for Distinguished Public Service from the University of Michigan, 1992. Image Credit: Sharon Egretta Sutton
Above: AIA Whitney M. Young Award acceptance, 2011, Below: Parsons Graduate Architecture Studio Review, 2021 Photo Courtesy: Sharon Egretta Sutton. Credit: Brian McGrath
Simultaneous with being a practicing citizen-architect, I was a professor at the University of Washington, where I had negotiated another affirmative action position as the college’s first African American faculty. Through a research center I directed, I oversaw design charrettes and design-build projects throughout the region, generating opportunities for public scholarship that reinforced my civic engagement. Then, unsolicited Ford Foundation funding allowed me to lead a 21-person research team in uncovering the incredible revitalization work that lowincome youth of color do in community-based organizations across the country. As George Bush plunged the nation into the Iraq War, their resistance to marginalization lifted my spirits.
Back in the world’s greatest city—and faced with the tragedy of Trump—I became obsessed with that old Ford Foundation study that had lifted my spirits during the Bush years. After many false starts, I completed a manuscript entitled "Pedagogy for a Beloved Commons" that demonstrates how low-income youth of color elevate themselves and their community, while pushing the nation toward democracy’s promise. As I settle into my 47th year of teaching, await the publication of my fifth book, and try to potty train my sixth Pekingese, I offer this observation to those who are journeying behind me: serendipity (for example, being coached by helpful peers or receiving an unsolicited job offer or grant) can turn misfortune into opportunity, but you have to be open to the unexpected.
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Allison G. Williams, FAIA Hidden Behind The Work Print Series: Out of the Woods. Credit: AGWms_studio 2021 Health Sciences and Research Campus at Princess Nora Abdulrahman University for Women Photo Credit: Allison G. Williams
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t is truly an honor to be part of this formidable group of women, Black Female Fellows, with the list continuing to grow. For much of my career as an architect I was hidden behind the work. I spent nearly 18 years at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, with my head down, aware and feeling some kinship with Norma Sklarek in her early career at SOM New York…in those black and white photographs surrounded by white men. But I don't think it was until I became Fellow in 1997 that awareness of a black woman leading design at that firm, if not in the country working at that scale, existed. It was then that I became aware of what an accomplishment it was; the accomplishment and the legacy that being black in this profession, and a black woman in this profession represented. I was doing what I love to do. Most important for my moment in this VORTEX, however is to talk about the design discovery and the realm of ideas; and, how diversity of contribution is critical. I've always been a design leader in the large, corporate design firms where I’ve practiced. My background is in Fine Arts with an undergraduate degree from the University of California Berkeley. I took a year
off and traveled after graduation, applied for graduate school in architecture while travelling, got in, made choices, and chose Berkeley. I continued to carry a love for drawing, making things, exploring ideas as provocation. I sought opportunities to work with talented people collaboratively and authentically. Things always start with a seed in a sketch, in an iterative process. Some sketches are now recognizable built projects, some, explorations never to be built and some, doodles from last week. But an idea, an approach always starts with sketch, with a pen in hand with intention to scratch through the surface layer of what is or should be and finding or imagining what it could be, wholistically. My first job out of school, before SOM, was with McCue Boone Tomsick (MBT), a no longer existing regional firm in San Francisco. I worked at MBT for two years, travelled again for a year, returned and worked for another year, took and passed the licensing exam. I was licensed as quickly as possible, although I was not permitted to sit for the orals for six months because I did not yet have the required work experience. There was an urgency to get licensed and the advice I always give is: Get it done! Just focus and get it done and then it's with you, it's in your pocket, you will have it forever, and it will do nothing but propel you and your confidence professionally. I think that is still true.
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In the old days in the design studio, we used to stand at tall drafting boards, and my personal experience was being in a big room of people who didn't look like me. But I could not; I chose not to spend time thinking about the idea that I was the only woman almost always, and the only person of color always. It would have been a distraction. I focused on learning, exploring, discovering what I was good at and just kept getting better. In 1986, I was honored with a Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and took a year-long leave of absence from SOM, after which I returned for another 10 years.
Closest to my heart is The August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh, a burst of ideas culminating in the competition win, designed with Ai prior to the acquisition. The City of Pittsburgh, the Client, my design team will be with me forever. There is nothing parallel to designing in the public realm where the outcome becomes urban art and legend in August Wilson’s name, for a client and community that shares your culture, values and hopes for the future. I'm originally from Cleveland, am in San Francisco now, but I am a Midwesterner at heart. This project was on a personal level a reunification of sorts.
I did not seek fellowship. It was not on my radar. When I was invited to submit (being eligible after the required 10 years as member of the AIA), it took me by surprise. The process of preparing the submittal for Fellowship was a major catharsis. Becoming a Fellow was an awakening and a turning point. It flipped a switch. The year I was elevated, I left SOM taking with me several good buildings, an amazing foundation for practice and a wealth of confidence and energy to step up. I joined Ai (a Washington, DC firm), as the national design partner, and opened the San Francisco office. When Ai merged with Perkins and Will in 2005, I became the design principal for Perkins & Will in the San Francisco office. Collectively, Ai and Perkins & Will formed a 15-year chapter of my life. The images accompanying this article are simply some of my favorite projects; CREATE in Singapore and The Health Sciences Campus at Princess Nora Abdulrahman University for Women in Riyadh Saudi Arabia were both completed while I was a design principal with Perkins & Will.
The August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Photo Credit: Joshua Franzos
CREATE (Center for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise) Singapore, by Perkins & Will with Allison G. Williams as design principal. Photo Credit: Timothy Griffin
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Four years ago I started my studio: AGWms_studio. It has been quite active, just active enough even during the pandemic as a platform for my ongoing academic endeavours: at Stanford as an Adjunct Lecturer, and at UC Berkeley last fall as the Distinguished Joseph Esherick Professor, where previously I was honored with The Howard Friedman Professor and The Distinguished Alumna in Architecture Award. The studio is involved in a well-balanced tapestry of things including; conceptual design collaborations with other design firms on projects with relevance, and urban complexity; design competition juries; academic studio critiques; and a host of design awards programs for the AIA. It also has included renovating my kitchen and designing the studio space (both al mano), including the cabinetry, laying the slate floors, hanging sheet rock…a small project way overdue. It makes me proud having built it myself, confirming that you can usually do much more than you think, and often more than an opportunity presents. And finally, living inside of me still is the visual artist that is fascinated with printmaking, pattern and contrast, black and white figure ground inversion and the influence of bold color (Aaron Douglas, Robert Motherwell). I called the print series included here “Out of the Woods”. By invitation two of its plates were installed at the Royal Academy in London Summer Exhibition 2021.
Print Series: Out of the Woods, 2021. Photo Credit: AGWms_studio
I am rich in my experiences professionally and honored to be part of this VORTEX, increasingly more as I see the list of black female Fellows growing. I currently serve on the AIA Jury of Fellows and it was outstanding to see Sandra Little elevated last year. Congratulations!
In the next issue of Quarterly:
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AIA College of Fellows Class of 2022
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ongratulations to the 2022 Class of Fellows! Preparing a Fellowship submission is an arduous process, and the pandemic can only have made it all that more challenging. The Jury was impressed with the outstanding quality of the submissions - we all felt humbled and confident that the profession and the College are in great shape. We had an outstanding Jury this year. Serving on the jury for three years and chairing this past year has been one of the highlights of my professional career. I was honored to be among such a distinguished group of Fellows and have made lifelong friendships. Even though we had to meet virtually, I can assure you the Jury worked tirelessly and reviewed each submission with diligence and care. Seeing such exceptional work made the effort enjoyable and inspiring. Once again, the AIA staff was outstanding and made our work happen – a special thanks to Daniel, Vickie, and Makeeya. Class of 2022, enjoy this well-deserved recognition of your achievements. As many will tell you, Fellowship is not a conclusion but the beginning of a new phase and new responsibilities. I look forward to celebrating with you in Chicago. On behalf of the 2022 Jury, Steven Spurlock, FAIA 2022 Jury of Fellows, Chair
Michelle Mongeon Allen Rooted in the rural, northern Midwest, Michelle Mongeon Allen has pioneered a unique architectural practice model that is generating measurable design excellence within small communities while cultivating professional opportunity for current, emerging, and future architects.
Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz unites community leadership, entrepreneurism and design practice to rebuild, educate, advance and sustain local communities. He presents a powerful model for architects to engage communities and transform social systems for the collective good.
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Kjell Anderson Through unwavering advocacy, innovative leadership and a foundation of technical expertise, Kjell Anderson, AIA has profoundly advanced architects’ engagement and progress in sustainable design, especially in the crisis issues of energy, carbon, and embodied carbon.
Victor Body- Lawson Exemplifying the power of design and collaborative practice in achieving equitable development, Victor Body-Lawson inspires and galvanizes urban communities often lacking access to architectural dialogue, elevating affordable housing, instilling pride, and educating future architects.
Alicia Belton Alicia Belton is a citizen architect and servant leader whose civic activism and humanitarian work builds social equity, expands the diversity of voices in architecture and public art, and enriches human potential locally and abroad.
Carla Bonacci Carla Bonacci's twenty-year leadership in rebuilding the World Trade Center established planning principles, guided an unprecedented number of diverse stakeholders--the public, private equity, transportation and government-- creating the vibrant Campus reflective of its enduring significance.
Glen Berry Glen Berry has led innovation and improvement in educational and research laboratory design that provides adaptable, flexible, and versatile labs. This innovation allows for unprecedented excellence in science learning and discovery.
Jason D Boyer Jason Boyer’s work redefines what’s possible through the eyes of the client - rethinking the norms of architectural practice to drive performancebased design solutions that result in elegant, simple, and compelling project outcomes.
John Blood John Blood’s multi-faceted work unifies ideal concept and theory with the reality of production, expanding the applications of architectural knowledge into new realms and affirming the role of design in worlds both real and imagined.
Craig D. Brandt Craig Brandt integrates the contextual with the technological through collaborative approaches. He designs and executes public projects which transform historic buildings and elevate the significance of new buildings in sensitive and diverse contexts.
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Yanitza Brongers-Marrero Yanitza Brongers-Marrero, AIA, NOMA, advances the standards of architectural practice by championing equity, diversity, and inclusion through transformative housing, community leadership, and a new urban agenda.
Patrick J. Burke Leading hospitality projects around the world, Patrick Burke envisions the human experience of a place at every scale, from eco-sensitive resorts steeped in local landscape and culture, to the intricacies of interiors and their furnishings.
Sarah Broughton Sarah Broughton transforms her firm and communities with a convergent practice while cultivating a thriving culture dedicated to design excellence, all-encompassing team development and leadership, career advancement.
Robert Busch Harnessing the generative power of context and an inclusive collaborative process, Robert Busch crafts and distills a narrative between the dirt and the ethereal to design a legible, sophisticated architecture that elevates craft and experience.
Lori Brown Through design research, writing, and advocacy, Lori A. Brown is transforming architecture into a more diverse discipline that responds to contemporary social and political conditions while raising awareness of women’s contributions to the built environment.
Hans E Butzer Hans E. Butzer’s internationally recognized design practice leverages light, shadow, tectonics, and cultural expression to create inclusive places of identity, crafted through deliberate and diverse collaborations with community stakeholders and interdisciplinary professionals.
Peter Brown Advocating through multiple channels as architect, planner, author, and teacher, Peter Brown proves that we implement better designs for our communities through improved understanding, communication, and respect amongst all stakeholders in the city-building process
Margaret M Carney Through tenacious advocacy of excellence in planning and design, University Architect Margaret Carney has led transformative institutional and physical change, orchestrating the creation of beautiful highperformance built environments that strengthen communities and inspire people.
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Michael Cetera For over half a century of public service, Michael has significantly improved the lives of millions of people through his leadership in architecture, vital infrastructure, and open space in the global city of New York.
David Darling Based on optimism, David Darling’s multi-disciplinary practice has pursued the notion that architecture can improve the human condition by engaging all the senses, and by uncovering the latent potential in ordinary places, things, and people.
Abigail Clary Abbie masters complex information translating it into clear strategies. The range of her skills facilitates impactful strategies and designs. She assembles multidimensional teams and integrated approaches which demand design be a catalyst for better.
Paul M. Dennehy Paul Dennehy has led the Institute with perseverance, purpose, and vision, redefining issues facing the AIA and the profession through advocacy and implementation of changes that have created a stronger and more representative future.
Jonathan Cohn Jonathan Cohn conceives, plans, designs, and implements transformative public transportation and infrastructure. A national advocate for quality public places, his work elevates both transit users and associated communities, making cities more successful, resilient, and equitable.
Laurent Duport, Hon. FAIA A prolific and pioneering architect working on the sensitive and sustainable reuse of buildings, through blending historic fabric and contemporary design. His prolific international dissemination of ideas advances the profession through research, teaching and design.
Peter Cook Peter Cook creates transformative, enduring designs that celebrate individuals and communities. His work transcends boundaries, exploring diverse contexts, histories and cultures to create beautiful spaces that promote greater inquiry, empathy and understanding.
Marc Fairbrother Championing a collaborative, research-focused design approach, Marc Fairbrother reshapes the multi-family residential typology. He designs affordable, multi-use districts characterized by walkability, resiliency and a sense of community.
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David J. Frey David Frey's contributions to education and training, and his strategic leadership on technical standards and management tools, elevate the performance of architects around the globe.
Kurt W. Haapala Recognized nationally for the design of equitable and inclusive student housing communities, Kurt Haapala’s commitment to elevating the student voice and identity has enriched the lives for residents on university campuses around the country.
Douglas J. Gallow Jr. Doug Gallow has elevated Senior Community Centers nationwide through pioneering advances in design shared openly with senior services professionals, architects, and other design professionals yielding exponential benefits to the senior center industry and society.
Jeffrey J. Hausman Jeff Hausman champions engaging practice approaches, transforming our profession and benefiting society by inspiring and developing diverse populations of future architects and leaders, driving design excellence, enhancing student learning and creating advocates for architecture.
Greg Gidez Through leadership, process improvement, and the adoption of innovative technologies, Greg Gidez has strategically contributed to and advanced the design-build delivery method to maximize value and excellence in design.
D. Michael Hellinghausen Mike’s steadfast and visionary leadership, and gifts as a teacher and mentor, are the traits he marshaled to assure a more prosperous and equitable future for the Texas Society of Architects and for the profession.
Amy Gilbertson With a passion for revitalization, Amy Gilbertson leverages preservation expertise to create authentic yet modern design interventions proving long-term viability of historic structures while elevating diversity in our profession through mentorship, education, and advocacy.
Milton Hime Milton Hime has invested his practice in helping non-profits address unmet community needs and level systemic inequities, demonstrating that architects, design and placemaking are essential resources for resolving persistent real-world challenges with care and dignity.
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Anne Holford-Smith Anne Holford-Smith’s pioneering preservation approach combines design and research to reveal each building’s history and stories. Joining past and future, she creates the next chapters of essential, preeminent cultural assets, enhancing their urban contributions.
Waro Kishi, Hon. FAIA A Kyoto-based architect who has embraced the dynamic interplay of Japan’s historic culture and contemporary Modernism, using simple forms and refined craftsmanship to create elegant solutions, during four decades of practice and teaching both in Japan and around the world.
Kathryn L. Horne Kathryn Horne challenges the status quo and presents new ideas to inspire academic leaders and architects to think differently about aligning institutional goals to support students, by transforming how projects are planned and designed.
Nathan F. Knutson Prioritizing design excellence, Nathan Knutson elevates the profession through management leadership of a nationally recognized practice and direct client engagement on awardwinning projects – experiences openly shared with peers and future professionals through academic teaching.
Eric Höweler As an architect and teacher, Eric Höweler is committed to architecture as a public art that expands knowledge through material innovation, connects to context through design research and embodies cultural values.
Steven Kordalski Steven Kordalski uses constraint to create simple, elegant solutions to interior architecture and small-scale projects normally not elevated through design. He uncovers the true design potential within ordinary projects to make the mundane magical.
Keelan Kaiser Through sustained academic dedication, Keelan Kaiser is improving architecture education by leading and collaborating in the AIA, ACSA, and NAAB, developing innovative holistic architecture programs and pathways to practice, and thoughtfully integrating practice with education.
Angela Lee Through her globally connected yet locally engaged practice, Angela Lee bridges continents and cultures by advancing the art and science of medical planning, developing pandemic-ready and applied research, and transforming communities to support public health.
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Roger Leib Applying holistic architectural strategies, Roger Leib impacts healthcare and patient recovery by transforming inpatient care, improving applicable national codes, and designing transformative products, each effecting profound therapeutic impact on improving health and wellness of society.
Paul Macheske Paul Macheske’s leadership in healthcare architecture is exemplified by a body of work which is focused on the client’s mission, provides a framework for the unknown future, and seamlessly integrates advanced technology.
Britt Lindberg As an AIA leader, Britt Lindberg advances the impact of design through enhancing institutional outreach and communications; prioritizing climate action, equity and forward-looking perspective; and creating innovative knowledge resources for members and the public.
Ursula Emery McClure Focusing on resiliency and adaptive preservation between the constructed and natural environment, Ursula Emery Mc Clure melds sponsored research, a recognized design practice, and interdisciplinary teaching. From evidentiary to speculative, her professional contributions are expansive and inclusive.
Gregory Luhan Dr. Luhan’s groundbreaking research validates the benefits of collaborative design pedagogy. He integrates practitioners, educators, and community stakeholders to engage in his Kenneth Luker award-winning multidisciplinary Kenneth Luker’s designs recteaching forums where students oncile an inequitable past with employ project-based, computa- architecture’s responsibility to tional design methods. a more just future. He shapes program, space, and form to cultivate individual understanding, social awareness, and inspire collective community experiences.
Kevin B. Miller Leading the Institute through the creation of industry shaping, standard-form agreements and practice guides, demystifying how those agreements work for thousands of practitioners, and advocating for their use in both private and public arenas.
Kiel Moe Kiel Moe illuminates our understanding and practice of energy in architecture as a technical, formal, social, and political enterprise through the singular contributions of his teaching, research, publication, design practice, and building.
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Dorian Moore As an architect, urban designer, teacher, civic leader, and entrepreneur, Dorian Moore uses his practice in the postindustrial cities of Detroit and Windsor, Canada to serve as an international resource for transforming urban environments.
Robert M. Noblett Merging European environmental and building technologies with proficiency in American Sam E. Nunes construction practices, Matt Noblett has foregrounded com- Sam Nunes, AIA, successfully William S. Mullane fort and conscientious sustain- developed and implemented A proponent of high-perform- ability, creating a new paradigm a non-hierarchical sociocratic ing, sustainable and innovative for iconic buildings that elevate governance structure that approaches to campus archioccupants while reinvigorating empowers and synthesizes diverse interests toward comtecture, Bill Mullane develops, neglected urban sites. mon purpose, a creative manpromotes and realizes visionary agement model that enhances projects that are essential to impact and ensures resiliency supporting institutional misin architectural practice. sions and to helping transform the communities they serve.
Stephen Pickard Stephen is a respected thought leader, teacher, and mentor whose national church practice has pioneered community driven, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible design solutions - thereby changing and influencing thinking about an age-old building type.
Steven H. Rajninger Steven Rajninger has designed and cultivated a dual body of mission-driven work: Jewish sacred spaces which stir spirituality, ancient narratives and interpretation; and supportive housing celebrating individuals and the collective within an inclusive community.
Anthony Poon Anthony Poon—architect, author, musician, and artist—juxtaposes discipline and improvisation to create transformative architecture and reimagine social engagement. His cost-effective designs, a new exemplar for the profession, assert that good design belongs to everyone.
Robin Randall Robin Randall is re-imagining architecture for learning through national leadership in educational design. Provoking learning through dynamic educational planning, impacting communities to change outcomes, she advances discourse creating a culture of inquiry through researchdriven design.
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Ignacio Reyes Ignacio J. Reyes, AIA has focused his career on building future leaders by creating his own communications and leadership training program, advocating for advanced learning environments and helping architects nationwide strengthen their advocacy.
Michael T. Roush Michael Roush creates analytical models and organizational frameworks for higher education capital programs, that elevate the delivery of public institution projects through transformative project management, operationalized processes, and predicted outcomes.
Eric Roberts Eric Roberts sees architecture as the inspiration and catalyst for a great gathering of people and ideas. His service proves architects’ enduring capacity to improve lives and communities through the creative process and its result.
Mark Ryan Mark embodies a sensitive, impactful design approach, focused on exemplary project for troubled kids. Equally passionate is his longstanding engagement with education and strong, committed voice for the role of architecture withing the larger community.
J Lee Rofkind As a founding member and former President of AIA Hong Kong, J Lee has advanced the Chapter through continued years of service, mentorship, advocacy, and community involvement, thereby cementing the Institute's presence in the city.
Mark P Schendel Mark P. Schendel, AIA, has developed a management model based on design excellence and innovation, mentorship and collaboration, and greater equity and stronger communities that has led to an internationally recognized architectural practice.
Daniel Rothschild Daniel Rothschild has advanced architectural practice by creating an equitable Graphic Storytelling method that expands the number of diverse voices included in the design process to create more inclusive and meaningful design outcomes.
Joanna Schmickel Joanna Schmickel gives voice to the next generation, making student participation central to her school design process. She introduces girls to architecture through her pioneering programs and mentors young women to reshape the profession.
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Lawrence Schnuck Larry Schnuck has designed state-of-the-art, experiential student learning environments by seamlessly integrating academics with patient care in academic health science and dental Steven C. Schultz schools. His architectural lead- Steven Schultz has pioneered ership has advanced pedagogi- new, efficient, effective and cal approaches and achieved economical healthcare design powerful results nationwide. solutions and innovated construction methods to enable community-oriented medical facilities to deliver better care to more people and to meet complex, ever-evolving challenges.
Theresa Sheils Theresa Sheils is a skilled conductor who orchestrates collaboration across cultures, geographies, and disciplines to create precedent-setting architecture. Theresa elevates the unique Keith A. Simon potential of diverse profession- An expert in building enclosure als, transforming careers and technology, Keith Simon adbuilding communities through dresses the critical and often inclusive, purposeful leadership. unmet need for ensuring and improving building performance, resilience, and durability by guiding design teams, educating future architects, and facilitating interdisciplinary exchange.
Julie M. Skolnicki Julie Skolnicki transforms the American educational campus through innovative development models. She establishes industry-wide standards and orchestrates award-winning project teams to create communities that advance institutional goals, ensure financial sustainability, and foster student success.
Michael J. Smith Michael Smith developed, refined, and sustained a unique, independently branded design studio within a large architectural firm, that strategically combined attributes of both to advance the profession and create a new practice typology.
Charles Smith Focused on pushing for radical innovation in education, Charles T. Smith has dedicated his career to harnessing strategy, planning and design to reimagine education environments achieving better outcomes for students and communities.
Stephen A. Smith Stephen A. Smith, AIA, has personally expanded the practice of architecture to create opportunities for excellent design, historic preservation and community transformation through a successful architect-led design-develop delivery model.
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Randy Sovich Randy Sovich, AIA, has built a unique, socially-oriented practice model that creates nurturing places for disenfranchised, vulnerable populations and produces writing and publishing inspiring international connections through discourse exploring the meaning and experience of place.
Mark Trier Mark Trier’s technical advancement of daylighting integration strategies has produced innovative educational, commercial, healthcare, and religious buildings. These augment his commitment to sustainable architecture and are promoted through his presentations, publications, and civic volunteerism.
Ron M. Stelmarski Ron Stelmarski believes architecture is the hinge connecting people and place across time. His inventive work interprets culture and context, elevating the public realm and galvanizing communities with architecture of enduring aesthetic and social value.
Jodi van der Wiel Through empathy, inclusive leadership and the power of human-centric design, Jodi van der Wiel, AIA drives cultural change in practice, in the community, and in the profession.
Tod R. Stevens Award-winning architect Tod Stevens is a designer, researcher, practice leader and educator. His educational architecture engages research, sustainability, and craft, to impact learning and, provide inspirational environments for generations in their scholarly pursuit of knowledge.
Tania Van Herle An exemplary architect, generous mentor, and change agent, Tania Van Herle creates nurturing, sustainable learning environments while challenging the status quo in both practice and leadership, eliminating barriers and improving our shared quality of life.
Winifred Stopps “Watch one, do one, teach one.” From this medical training, Winne Stopps has extracted the elements of analysis, teamwork and transferring knowledge - melding with creativity to solve “mission impossible” projects and enhance architectural practice.
Randall Vaughn Citizen architect and advocate, Randall Vaughn builds community through economic prosperity, quality housing, and professional diversity through volunteerism and practice to overcome challenges and improve opportunities for under served and underrepresented cities, neighborhoods, and individuals.
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Benjamin Waechter Ben Waechter designs buildings with clarity: each project a balancing act between contextual nuance and autonomous architectural organization.
Kimberly K. Yao Kim Yao, AIA leads an architectural practice grounded in the engagement of diverse voices and the establishment of shared values resulting in design excellence, creating a model for advocacy and mentorship.
Sarah Woodhead Sarah Woodhead is an international champion for re-imagining and rebuilding public schools in impoverished communities. Her tenacious advocacy, purposeAlexander White ful innovation, and visionary James Woolum A distinguished force for global leadership transform the lives of James Woolum designs for sigchange, Alex White innovates children and empower communi- nificant organizational and cultural strategic research and design ties locally and globally. change, promoting transformative improving workplace perforhuman experiences through wellmance, corporate business crafted environments to enhance practice, and architectural wellbeing and performance, eneducational pedagogy to create courage personal connections and measurable results where good community, and bring renewed design positively impacts busipurpose to under-valued buildings ness outcomes. and spaces.
Albert Zaccone An ardent defender and champion of architects, Albert Zaccone’s advocacy strengthens lines of communication between regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, academia, AIA and the public, steadily fostering engagement on all fronts and fortifying the profession’s standing.
Stas Zakrzewski Through practice, research, and advocacy, Stas Zakrzewski has pioneered highperformance architecture and modern design with his expertise in Passive House and Mass Timber, fostering a new breed of low-carbon, lowimpact buildings.
Willy Zambrano Willy Zambrano expands the architect’s sphere of influence beyond the built environment by engaging his local community, elevating the profile of the profession, and broadening the diversity of the next generation of professionals.
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Feature | Why We Give
Planned Giving By Betsey Olenick Dougherty, FAIA, and Brian Dougherty, FAIA
Throughout our lifetime, we have been blessed with many personal and professional associations that have enriched our children, our family, and our own personal experiences. We want to give back.
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ears ago, when establishing a Family Trust as a part of our financial plan, we discussed with our Trust Attorney the opportunity to create a legacy in support of our many valued affiliations and life experiences. She suggested creating a schedule within our Wills and Family Trust that designates a list of those organizations and philanthropies that we care about, and to identify an amount for each one that we would like to leave behind. As we discussed this idea, we agreed that a portion of what we have earned and saved over the years is something that our children as our heirs will be just fine without. It is a small token of our indebtedness to worthy ambitions that can benefit from our support, to help sustain. It was so easy. Included in our schedule for Planned Giving, a simple list that our Trust Attorney has included in our wills, we remember our Alma Mater, specifically the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, our religious affiliation, the AIA College of Fellows Fund, and our support of the California Architectural Foundation, all having 501C3 status. Each has been designated with a gift to be given upon our passing. Yes, they will have to wait for it. But in every case it will make a difference.
In good times and in challenging times, this commitment does not change. In addition to these gifts, we also make annual donations to these organizations as well as to other philanthropies such as the Orange County Food Bank, SOS, and the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture. In times where discretionary giving is more of an immediate need to be met, our choices are selective, but our Planned Giving Commitment does not waver. Please consider supporting the College of Fellows Fund, a 501C3 easily accessible to us as dedicated members of AIA and the College of Fellows. Your gift will support programs to extend the life of the worthy programs enfolded into the College, sustaining our commitment to the Architectural profession. Together, we can make a meaningful collective difference in the resources available to our professional community. It is so rewarding to know that we can be impactful long after we are gone, and can leave a legacy of giving to be proud of, and to serve as an example in support of others. Please consider making this legacy gift now to supplement annual contributions knowingly made within our lifetimes. In this way, we can see the difference that collectively we can make on behalf of our communities, and on behalf of the Architects of today and tomorrow. We are truly blessed.
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THE HERITAGE SOCIETY OF THE AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS What will your Legacy be? The primary purpose of the Society is to formally recognize those individuals who have demonstrated a life-long commitment to the mission and programs of the AIA College of Fellows with a revocable estate bequest. By virtue of having included a commitment in their estate plan of a bequest for the future benefit of the College and its programs, the following distinguished individuals are the initial Charter Members of the Heritage Society of the AIA College of Fellows:
Ellis W. Bullock, FAIA John A. Busby, FAIA John J. Castellana, FAIA William D. Chilton, FAIA Brian P. Dougherty, FAIA Betsey Olenick Dougherty, FAIA Harry M. Falconer, Jr., FAIA L. Jane Hastings, FAIA Edward J. Kodet, FAIA Ivenue Love-Stanley, FAIA Frank E. Lucas, FAIA (deceased) Robert L. Ooley, FAIA John R. Sorrenti, FAIA Roger L. Schluntz, FAIA Jeffrey A. Scherer, FAIA William J. Stanley, III, FAIA Edward A. Vance, FAIA Membership in the Society is conferred upon formal notification to the College of a planned estate gift with a minimum value of $10,000.
We cordially invite you to undertake a similar, revocable, commitment in your estate plan, and thereby becoming a member of the Heritage Society. It’s simple to accomplish and it costs nothing! With additional Members the future support of our programs and long-term viability of the College will be substantially enhanced and extended well into the future. For additional information and application, please contact Douglas Paul, DPaul@aia.com
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Fellows Remembered 2022
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Carl Frederick Luckenbach, FAIA Hilario F. Candela, FAIA George (Jud) Daniels, FAIA Earl Simcox Swensson, FAIA Harold G. Sadler, FAIA Thomas Corwin Van Housen III. FAIA David Hansen, FAIA Norman Lamar Koonce, FAIA Marty Zelnik, FAIA Richard Quinn, FAIA William H. Truex Jr., FAIA Thomas H. Teasdale, FAIA Harold Adams, FAIA
Mark Charles Engelbrecht, FAIA Robert Selby, FAIA William F. Vosbeck, FAIA Stephen Jacobs, FAIA James Lee Binkley, FAIA Robert Filer, FAIA Robert Nixon, FAIA Robert Brannen, FAIA John V. Sheoris, FAIA Louis R. Saur, FAIA W. Cecil Steward, FAIA Reagan Webb George, FAIA William H. Grover, FAIA William Lawson, FAIA Clovis Benton Heimsath, FAIA Lance Hosey, FAIA Robert Verrier, FAIA Joseph (Joe) George Francis Farrell, FAIA Charles Murphy, FAIA
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Robert (Bob) Coffee, FAIA James A. Clutts, FAIA Kenneth Norman Berry Sr., FAIA Charles Cassell, FAIA Donald E. Sporleder, FAIA Ed C. Friedrichs, III FAIA M. Arthur Gensler Jr., FAIA Helmut Jahn, FAIA Charles H. Kahn, FAIA Ewing H. Miller II, FAIA Steven Nilles, FAIA Hugh Newell Jacobsen, FAIA Frank Schlesinger, FAIA William Roger Yost, FAIA Donald Ryder, FAIA Jesse Cannon, FAIA Ward Witwam, FAIA James Nagle, FAIA Christopher Arnold, FAIA Jerome Butler, FAIA Theodore H. Seligson, FAIA
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Legacy Donors of the AIA College of Fellows LEGACY DONORS ($10,000 and above cumulative donations)
LEGACY 50 ($50,000 and above)
Frank E. Lucas, FAIA
LEGACY 30
LEGACY 10
($30,000-$39,999)
($10,000-$19,999)
Harold L. Adams, FAIA Jeanne Jackson, FAIA S. A. Klatskin, FAIA Edward J. Kodet Jr., FAIA Peter P. Marino, FAIA Donald E. Neptune, FAIA Robert L. Ooley, FAIA Victor A. Regnier, FAIA Roger Schluntz, FAIA Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA Joseph G. Sprague, FAIA John Sorrenti, FAIA
LEGACY 20 ($20,000-$29,999)
Betsey Olenick Dougherty, FAIA Brian P. Dougherty, FAIA Donald J. Hackl, FAIA John R. Klai II, FAIA Ivenue Love-Stanley, FAIA Robert A. Odermatt, FAIA Ted P. Pappas, FAIA John R. Sorrenti, FAIA Steven L. Spurlock, FAIA William J. Stanley, FAIA William F. Vosbeck, FAIA
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Ronald A. Altoon, FAIA Louis D. Astorino, FAIA Paul H. Barkley, FAIA Sigmund F. Blum, FAIA Joseph Boggs, FAIA Ellis W. Bullock, FAIA John A. Busby Jr., FAIA Donald W. Caskey, FAIA John J. Castellana, FAIA William D. Chilton, FAIA Gary B. Coursey, FAIA Sylvester Damianos, FAIA William A. Edgerton, FAIA Thomas B. Gerfen, FAIA Manuel G. Gonzalez, FAIA Graham Gund, FAIA John F. Hartray Jr., FAIA L. Jane Hastings, FAIA Russell V. Keune, FAIA Stephen J. Kieran, FAIA Peter G. Kuttner, FAIA Norman L. Koonce, FAIA Carroll J. Lawler, FAIA Lawrence J. Leis, FAIA Rev. Howarth L. Lewis, FAIA Paula J. Loomis, FAIA Steven Loomis, FAIA Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA
Clark D. Manus, FAIA Judsen R. Marquardt, FAIA George H. Miller, FAIA Thompson E. Penney, FAIA Raymond G. Post Jr., FAIA William A. Rose Jr., FAIA Burton Roslyn, FAIA Albert W. Rubeling Jr., FAIA Harry Rutledge, FAIA John A. Ruffo, FAIA Jeffrey A. Scherer, FAIA Robert I. Selby, FAIA Jim M. Singleton IV, FAIA Kalavati Somvanshi, FAIA Jonathan Sparer, FAIA Douglas L. Steidl, FAIA RK Stewart, FAIA Kim M. Tanzer, FAIA James D. Tittle, FAIA Edward T. M. Tsoi, FAIA Edward A. Vance, FAIA R. Randall Vosbeck, FAIA Chester A. Widom, FAIA Douglas Wignall, FAIA Joseph J. Wisnewski, FAIA F.M. Wong, FAIA Enrique A. Woodroffe, FAIA Hofu Wu, FAIA Raymond Ziegler, FAIA 47
Contributors to the
College of Fellows Fund 2021 Calendar Year The AIA College of Fellows is grateful to everyone who contributed in 2021 to support the College of Fellows Fund. Your generosity is genuinely appreciated, especially during such a trying year. Your gifts are extremely important to the College as they allow us to continue and increase support for our Mission and three primary Goals: • • •
Promote Research and Scholarly Work Mentor Young Architects and Emerging Professionals Sustain the College
On behalf of those who benefit from your donations, especially those who will become Fellows and the AIA leaders of tomorrow, the College of Fellows Executive Committee and all Fellows thank you for your generous donations! Roger Schluntz, FAIA, 2022 Chancellor
ANNUAL DONATIONS IN 2021
(Contributions of $1,000 or more shown in BOLD FACE) ALASKA Charles Bettisworth Thomas Livingston ARKANSAS Marlon Blackwell James Foster ARIZONA David Brotman Neal Jones CALIFORNIA Robert Anderson David Body Thomas Butt Jeanne Byrne Gordon Chong Joseph Coriaty Andrew Cupples John Dale Arthur Danielian Albert Dorman Betsey Dougherty Michael Enomoto Cassandra Ensberg Karen Fiene Debra Gerod Craig Hamilton Richard Heinz Mark Hornberger
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William Mahan Michael Malinowski Clark Manus Robert Ooley Dennis Paoletti Ken Radtkey Victor Regnier John Ruffo Lee Salin Molly Scanlon William Schmalz Gene Schnair Vijay Sehgal Steven Sobel Michael Stanton Janet Tam Warren Techentin Douglas Teiger L. Dennis Thompson H. Ruth Todd Joel Tomei Lester Wertheimer Francis Zwart COLORADO Alan G. Gass R Randall Vosbeck CONNECTICUT F. Michael Ayles Phillip Bernstein
JonathanHumble C. James Lawler Mariko Masuoka DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Lee Becker William Gallagher David Haresign David Insinga Mary Katherine Lanzillotta Anne Lewis Lenore Lucey John Pearce Jonathan Penndorf Andrew Pressman Brenda Sanchez Steven Spurlock FLORIDA Gregory Burke Rocco Ceo L. William Chapin, II Robert Chisholm Charles Clary III Richard Diedrich William Dugger John Ehrig Robert Harris Bill Hercules Jeffrey Huber Steve Jernigan
Marilys Nepomechie Joyce Owens Ted Pappas Kevin Ratigan William Rose Lourdes Solera Natividad Soto Enrique Woodroffe Robert Yohe GEORGIA Antonin Aeck John Busby Dagmar Epsten C. Andrew McLean Anne Smith GUAM H. Mark Ruth HAWAII Norman Hong IOWA Michael Broshar Paul Mankins Terry IDAHO Jack Smith
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College of Fellows Fund 2021 Calendar Year ILLINOIS Gary Ainge August Battaglia Jeffrey Bone Philip Castillo David Chasco Samuel Darby Rada Doytcheva David Eckmann Gaines Hall Philip Hamp David Hovey Helen Kessler Aric Lasher Paul O'Shea Thomas Roszak Dawn Schuette Grant Uhlir John Vinci
MARYLAND Luis Bernardo Gerald Briggs Carl Elefante Rod Henderer Thomas Jester Thomas Jester Thomas Liebel Gary Martinez David Mayhew David Metzger Alan Reed Albert Rubeling, Jr. Kevin Sneed Randy Steiner Karl Stumpf Bryce Turner Gregory Wiedemann Joel Zingeser
INDIANA Anthony Costello Drew White
MICHIGAN John Allegretti Craig Borum Tamara Burns Timothy Casai John Castellana James Chaffers Alan Cobb Brian Craig Jan Culbertson Paul Dannels Damian Farrell Edward Francis Robert Greager Sharon Haar C. Richard Hall Rainy Hamilton Douglas Hanna William Hartman Betty-lee Hepworth Eric Hill Eugene Hopkins Brian Hurttienne Dennis King Elisabeth Knibbe Sandy Laux R. Steven Lewis Saundra Little Thomas Mathison
KANSAS Charles Cassias Robert Condia Wendy Ornelas KENTUCKY Michael Jacobs LOUISIANA Ronald Blitch Raymond Post MASSACHUSETTS Janette Blackburn Philip Chen Maurice Finegold Diane Georgopulos Emily Grandstaff-Rice Steven Imrich Philip Laird Anne-Marie Lubenau John Miller William Ruhl Mardelle Shepley Louis Sirianni
Charles Merz Arnold Mikon Michael Neville Mark Nickita M. Celeste Novak Thomas O'Connor Constantine Pappas J. Stuart Pettitt Dan Pitera Cynthia Pozolo Daniel Redstone David Richards carl Roehling Matthew Rossetti Victor Saroki David Schervish Gary Skog Arthur Smith Leslie Tincknell Benedetto Tiseo Paul Urbanek Stephen Vogel Robert Ziegelman Dawn Zuber MINNESOTA Thomas DeAngelo Gary Demele Thomas Hysell Edward Kodet Rosemary McMonigal Julia Robinson MISSOURI John Burse Brandon Dake Kevin Flynn Karl Grice Mary Ann Lazarus Constantine Michaelides Larry Self Todd Voth Andrew Wells MISSISSIPPI Roy Decker Anne Decker
MONTANA Chere LeClair NORTH CAROLINA Chris Brasier Bruce Johnson Donald Kranbuehl Alan McGuinn Kevin Montgomery Walton Teague Charles Travis Cheryl Walker NEBRASKA Gary Bowen Thomas Laging Thomas Trenolone Douglas Wignall Dan Worth NEW JERSEY Robert Cozzarelli Donald Fram Glenn Goldman Robin Murray David West NEW MEXICO Robert Calvani Glenn Fellows Tina Reames Roger Schluntz NEVADA Joan Blumenfeld John Klai Jonathan Sparer Edward Vance NEW YORK Dennis Andrejko Jay Bargmann Raymond Beeler Donald Blair Heidi Blau Joseph Brancato Lance Brown Mary Burke Maddy Burke-Vigeland Mary Burnham
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Contributors to the
College of Fellows Fund 2021 Calendar Year John
Cetra Katherine Chia Brendan Coburn Joseph Coppola Theoharis David Russell Davidson Howard Decker Jeffrey Dugan Robert Eisenstat Karen Fairbanks Gerard Geier John Gering Mark Ginsberg Joann Gonchar Frank Greene Robin Guenther Frances Halsband Mary Hunting Frances Huppert Stephan Jaklitsch Stephen Johnson Andrew Knox Carol Kurth Sara Lopergolo William Louie Scott Marble Susan McClymonds George Miller Toshiko Mori Rafael Pelli Michael Plottel Harry Rutledge Anthony Schirripa Walter Sedovic Paul Segal Robert Shibley John Sorrenti Barbara Spandorf John Sullivan Joseph Tattoni Roberta Washington Elissa Winzelberg Graham Wyatt OHIO Jack Bialosky Robert Bostwick Timothy Hawk John Hedge
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Elizabeth Murphy Norbert Peiker Bruce Sekanick Douglas Steidl Terry Welker OKLAHOMA Lisa Chronister Rand Elliott Connie McFarland Ellis McIntosh Fred Schmidt OREGON Roderick Ashley Paula Baker-Laporte Alison Kwok James Robertson Jeffrey Scherer William Seider PHILADELPHIA Sylvester Damianos Frank Dittenhafer Michael Garz Jeff Goldstein Nan Gutterman Susan Maxman Michael Prifti PUERTO RICO J. R. Davis-Pagan Jose Toro RHODE ISLAND Gary Graham William Kite Kalavati Somvanshi Martha Werenfels SOUTH CAROLINA Lynn Craig Linna Frederick Thompson Penney Kate Schwennsen TENNESSEE David Powell Mark Weaver
TEXAS Zaida Basora-Adrian Bernard Bortnick Richard Bundy Laurence Burns Nunzio DeSantis Hollye Fisk Brian George Daniel Hart Frank Kelly Brian Korte Lisa Lamkin Jay Macaulay Michael Malone John Nyfeler Patricia Belton Oliver Elizabeth Chu Richter Bart Shaw Ronald Skaggs Dennis Stacy B. Kirk Teske James Tittle Thomas Upchurch Mark Williams Thomas Wurtz UTAH Jeanne Jackson RK Stewart VIRGINIA Sanford Bond Robert Boynton Holly Briggs John Burns R. Corey Clayborne Mary Cox Harold Davis Albert Davis Carroll Dove Helene Dreiling Donna Dunay Robert Dunay Robert Easter S. Michael Evans Kathleen Frazier Brian Frickie Lori Garrett H. Randolph Holmes
Joseph Lahendro Donna Phaneuf Jane Rathbone Nicholas Vlattas Ashley Wilson Kendall Wilson WASHINGTON Karen Braitmayer Mindy Cameron robert findlay R David Frum L. Jane Hastings Daniel Huberty Lorne McConachie Burcin Moehring Steven Shiver James Suehiro David Varner Richard Wagner Scott Wolf WISCONSIN Kenneth Schwartz INTERNATIONAL Sherif Anis, Abu Dhabi Erik L'Heureux, Singapore Michael Lischer, United Kingdom Samuel Oboh, Canada Murat Soygenis, Turkey John Sellery, Hong Kong
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AIA College of Fellows
Commemorative Courtyard AIA Headquarters at the Octagon, Washington D.C.
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“Consider an engraved brick in the in the Octagon Courtyard of the AIA Headquarters. Add to our collective legacy in our Nation’s Capital while inspiring others!” - Roger Schluntz, FAIA
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Danielle McDonough, AIA Recipient of the 2021 AIA Young Architect Award
"The College of Fellows and its members continue to be a source of inspiration and an exemplar of dedication to the profession. Thank you for your guidance and leadership."
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AIA College of Fellows
1952
2021
COLLEGE OF FELLOWS
CELEBRATING 68 YEARS OF MOVING THE PROFESSION FORWARD