Yes, we’re returning to the Broad Stage in Santa Monica for the 2017 Design Awards Ceremony and Celebration and what we’re affectionately terming in-house as “the blow-out year.”

We’ll honor the AIA|LA Design Award recipients and presidential honorees, then celebrate with them and Los Angeles’ architectural community at an après-event party and dinner. 

Expect to hear Unfrozen Music, as performed by a stellar group of musicians who are architects, join friends for snaps in photo booths with to-die-for-environments (and immediate photo print outs), visit a bar that will be off-the Richter this year and… enjoy other new surprises special to 2017.

As is tradition, the festivities begin with a reception that rejoins old friends and serves as an icebreaker -- introducing new ones.  A ceremony to announce the 2017 AIA|LA Design Award recipients (for built projects), recipients of Next LA awards (work not yet built), and COTE LA awards follows. 

Presidential Honorees, as awarded by AIA|LA President of the Board of Directors, Douglas Teiger, FAIA, and the AIA|LA Board of Directors, are celebrated.  Après-ceremony, the festivities continue with a dinner + a party + assorted revelry. Expect an open bar and divine edibles. Reception begins at 6PM, Ceremony at 7PM, Party, to follow.

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Public Art Division, is seeking professional artists interested in creating permanent public art for the new Wilmington Waterfront Promenade (“WWP”), a project of the Port of Los Angeles. This public art opportunity for the WWP is administered by DCA, in compliance with the City’s Public Percent for Art policy and in partnership with the Port.

Photographer, landscape consultant, and author Rick Darke will present a visual journey through the iconic landscape of New York's High Line and tell the story of how it was reimagined and redesigned.

Rick Darke’s presentation and photographs capture the acclaimed work of High Line designer Piet Oudolf and bring focus to the exploration of new landscapes emerging from vernacular origins. Darke's images illuminate Oudolf's transformative designs of the High Line's extraordinary public space, created on an abandoned, elevated freight train line on Manhattan's West Side.

The story of the High Line is beautifully documented in the new book Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes (Timber Press, June 2017).

Lecture by Susan Gottlieb

Renowned around the country and revered within the Los Angeles environmental community, the Gottlieb Native Garden is a National Wildlife Federation-certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat. It is brimming with nature yet located less than a mile from the busy streets of Beverly Hills. Susan Gottlieb, the dedicated environmentalist who created the garden believes we could save the world if we all understood the power of native plants. This book is her story, as well as a larger one: the story of how to restore natural habitat and protect biodiversity with simple, individual actions.

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You and a guest are invited to a discussion about women empowerment through the lens of female street artist, Kristy Sandoval. Led by Art History Professor Lizy Dastin (UCLA, Santa Monica College) and founder of street art information hub, Art and Seeking, we will explore what unique aesthetics, ideas, and impact every woman brings to street art, to the community, and to our lives.

We will discuss ways to BE supportive of one another, and share hope for women everywhere to thrive, even in male-dominated arenas. Held at The G2 Gallery, this intimate by invite-only event will rock your world!

POSTPONED!

Social Justice, Political Action Event with Karen Bass, Leymah Gbowee and Rabbi Sharon Brous

Soraya Deen, attorney and founder of The Muslim Women Speakers Movement, will moderate a highly interactive panel discussion with four extraordinary Muslim women. Kenyatta Bakeer, Rayesa Gheewala, Marium F. Mohiuddin, and Ani Osman-Zonneveld will share their individual struggles and strengths, hopes and fears. Dinner will be served.

Cost: $25 per person. (Temple members only).

We’ve assembled a panel of accomplished industry leaders to discuss how they’ve invested in growing a strong professional network over the course of their successful careers.  Panelists Barbara Emmons Perrier, Vice Chairman of CBRE and LABJ’s 2016 Broker of the Year with over $2 billion in transactions last year; Jan Karl, VP of Morley Builders and President of LAHQ and LABC Board Member; and Ada Chan, SVP of BAML, Vice-Chair of the Urban Design Mixed-Use Council (Silver Flight), and NEXT Global Executive Committee; will be moderated by Elizabeth Wendell, Architect and ENR’s 2016 Top 20 under 40 in California.

Join us for networking, cocktails, and a candid discussion of how to dynamically grow your network, expand your career opportunities, and increase your impact on the industry from these leaders in the Los Angeles real estate industry. Learn tips for how to build lasting professional relationships and maximize the unique platform provided by Fall Meeting and techniques for everyday application to advance your career.  We’ll discuss specific strategies on how to get invited to a Product Council or how to join invite-only events, plus cover ways to make networking more authentic and impactful everyday.

The ULI’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) is sponsoring the event as part of a series to promote professional development of real estate professionals.  The event is open to everyone.

WANT TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Help make the 2020 presidential election the first in which the majority of citizens elect the U.S. President and every vote in every state is equal!

These sound like lofty goals, yet they are completely within reach with your assistance. As of spring 2017, the nationwide National Popular Vote bill already has been enacted into law in 10 states plus the District of Columbia for a combined total of 165 out a needed 270 electoral votes, so we are more than halfway there! 

DETAILS: The National Popular Vote March for 2020 in Washington, D.C., and across the U.S., on Saturday, October 7, 2017 (Columbus Day weekend) celebrates the commitment of grassroots movements and people from all walks of life to work toward the common good and supports the successful passing of the Constitutionally legal National Popular Vote bill in enough states for citizens to directly elect the U.S. President by way of an Interstate Compact in time for the next presidential election in 2020.

POWERFUL I, II and III sold out; may we suggest registering today.
WHEN: Thursday, October 5, 8:00AM-4:00PM; Breakfast and sign-in start at 7:30AM
WHERE:  Dorothy Chandler Pavilion – Fifth Floor
image: Attendees participate in POWERFUL III breakout sessions 

AIA Members: $95 - Non-Members: $135

Gives 6.5 AIA CES LUs!

POWERFUL is the AIA|LA's fourth conference featuring inspirational and energetic presentations that showcase women who are leading the design profession.

This year the symposium moves to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in recognition of women’s rising star in the design field, and the event’s popularity. All three previous Powerful conferences sold out. 

Powerful IV’s growing list of international and nationally acclaimed headliners marks the success of this conference series, and the growing influence of the AIA|LA’s Women in Architecture committee, 

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Through Working Not Working, we've seen first-hand how creativity and communication can be employed to tackle everything from personal to global initiatives. So we gathered some of the most creative and socially conscious Angelenos to develop actionable ideas that will help feed and house LA's homeless population.

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Los Angeles, CA. – On September 30, youth soccer players and their families from Northeast Los Angeles will give back to the park they spend so much time enjoying, when The City Project joins Anahuak Youth Sports Association and others to host a National Public Lands Day celebration in Río de Los Angeles State Park. For the second year running, The City Project and Anahuak are teaming up to invite youth, families, friends and other volunteers to join in the simple joys of playing in the park, engaging in educational workshops and other fun and healthy activities and volunteering to clean up the 40-acre park that brings so much joy and good health to the people who live in these communities.

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RiverLA's 7th Annual Urban Garden Party honoring Supervisor Hilda Solis

Throughout Hilda's career, she has fought for her constituents while inspiring us to look towards the future. Her leadership in setting us on a path to create the Los Angeles County River Master Plan as well as supporting the County’s Stormwater Measure are bold steps in shaping the future of the LA River. Her work and her passion will help transform this vital asset into a great public resource for all.  

If you’re having a party or you want to put your house on the market, you might sweep the stoop, paint the front door and go buy some flowers: a  couple of hours, a few hundred bucks.  But if you’re LAX, you might do a bit more.  Perhaps you would overhaul all nine of your Terminals, one by one, and then build a new satellite terminal to boot.  Maybe you’d move the second largest airline in the world from one side of your Airport to the other, all in the space of two weekends.  You’d probably also want to improve your runways too.  And since that isn’t enough, you’d probably spend five and a half billion dollars to build a completely new – and completely multi-modal – facility just off-site from your existing airport, serviced by a 2 and a half mile people mover train. LAX is building all these projects while continuing to bring 75 million passengers through its facility every year.

ULI is pleased to welcome Trevor Daley, the Deputy Executive Director and Chief of External Affairs for Los Angeles World Airports for a Meet and Greet program. Mr. Daley will bring us up to date on the Airport’s expansion plans. In particular, he will provide a thorough overview of the current status of the most ambitious part of LAX’s plans, the Landside Access Modernization Plan. This includes the consolidated car rental facility, off-site parking facilities, and the people mover: a complete effort to sharply reduce the number of vehicles in the Airport itself so that LAX can focus on what really matters; getting passengers in and out of the Airport more efficiently.  Following his remarks, Mr. Daley will answer questions from our guests.

Join The Glow Effect for a revolutionary workshop that measurably grows your community impact - beyond volunteering or business-card networking. Our Featured Leaders will facilitate small-group conversations, providing actionable information, tools and practices personalized for your impact-making challenges. We're building a community of changemaking mentors, peers, and partners that expand your brilliance whilst shaking the world! 

Bonus: Rising leaders at The Glow Effect Centre for Women and Girls in Uganda will join us via video conference to discuss cultural change!

Self-parking available for $7 at Athena Parking; Metro please exit at 7th Street/Metro Center Station

PANEL PARTICIPANTS

Maria Elena Durazo
General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity, UNITE HERE

Abel Valenzuela
Director, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

Dae Joong "DJ Yoon
Executive Director, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)

Marcela Zhou
UCLA medical student, DREAMer

Jim Newton
Editor-in-chief, UCLA Blueprint (moderator)

Please email ravila@support.ucla.edu for additional information.

Green Business Networking Hosts Monthly Events Connecting Members Of The Environmental - Sustainable Community. Join Us For A Special Event With Kiss The Ground, SPARC And SoCal Social Venture Network Community For An Informal Mixer And Evening Of Connection In The Garden.

Enjoy Wine And Appetizers And A Viewing Of The Kiss The Ground Film Trailer. SPARC Gallery Will Be Open For Viewing During The Event.

All Donations For This Event Will Benefit Kiss The Ground’s Efforts.

Kiss The Ground Is A California-Based 501(C)(3) Environmental Nonprofit Sharing The Message That We Can Regenerate Land And Reverse Climate Change By Building Back Healthy Soil.

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