AIA San Francisco committees address a wide variety of design, advocacy, and practice issues. Open to all, committee meetings and activities provide ample opportunities for networking, continuing education and community building.
To join or learn more about a particular committee, send an email directly to the committee chair of the committee that interests you.
ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION EXAM (ARE)
Regular meeting: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm, Location varies.
Recommends instructors and management of ARE classes.
Co-Chair: Jody Goodman, jody_goodman[at]gensler.com
Co-Chair: Jennifer Wiser, wiser[at]bcvarch.com
BAY AREA YOUNG ARCHITECTS (BAYA)
Regular meeting: 2nd Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, Locations vary.
Mixers: 4th Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, Location Varies.
Connects young architects, designers, associates, and students interested in furthering their career development. Continually hosting social events, it provides an opportunity for community involvement, and peer networking and resourcing. For all communications/meeting locations: join BAYA's Yahoo! Group List.
Chair: Anne Gluch, Assoc. AIA, 415.979.1500 x294, agluch [at] tannerhecht.com
Co-Chair: Kunal Ghevaria, anarchytecture[at]gmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer: Megan Johnson, meganjohnson.bcj[at]gmail.com
Public Relations: Secrea Palat, secrea.palat[at]gmail.com
CODES
Regular meeting: 3rd Thursday of the month, 12:00 pm @ AIA SF
The Codes Committee offers a forum for designer to discuss code related issues and be an active participant of the code community. The committee is looking for members to be involved in code and represent the Architect’s point of view.
Chair: Kerwin Lee, klee[at]rjagroup.com
COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT (COTE)
Regular meeting: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 5:30 pm @ AIA SF
Promotes environmentally sound design and construction through lectures, seminars, tours, and other activities. Presents the leading edge of green design. For all communications/meeting locations: join COTE's Google Group.
Chair: Lynn Olechnowicz, Lynn.Olechnowicz[at]perkinswill.com
Co-Chair: Nicholas B. Rajkovich, NBR4[at]pge.com
DESIGN FOR THE AGING
Regular meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month, 12:00 pm @ AIA SF
Brings together interested parties to foster design innovation and disseminate knowledge necessary to enhance the built environment and quality of life for an aging society. This committee interfaces directly with the National AIA Design For Aging Knowledge Community.
Chair: Tom Brutting, TBrutting[at]HKIT.com
EMERITUS
Creates opportunities for the 179 emeriti to get more involved in chapter activities. It is also the intent of the committee “to create new programs for the emeriti that will create dialogue between our oldest and newest members through the mentorship program, panel discussions, and the like.”
HEALTH + SCIENCE
Regular Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month, 12:00pm-1:30 pm @ AIA SF
Hosts monthly presentations on trends, technology, and other developments affecting the design of health, science, and technology facilities.
Chair: Suk-King Yiu, AIA, ACHA, suk-king.yiu[at]hok.com, 415-356-8764
Co-Chair: John Sealander, AIA, ACHA, jsealander[at]stantec.com, 415.433.0120
HISTORIC RESOURCES
Regular meeting: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:15 pm-1:00pm @ AIA SF
Presents programs covering a variety of historic resources issues including historic building codes, endangered buildings, and preservation technologies.
Chair: Robert Shurell, AIA, rshurell[at]stantec.com
Chair: Elisa Skaggs Assoc. AIA, skaggs[at]page-turnbull.com
HOME TOURS
Develops and curates the annual San Francisco Living: Home Tours weekend held the third week of September.
Chair: Erin Cullerton, ecullerton[at]aiasf.org, 415.362.3948
HOUSING
Regular meeting: 2nd Tuesday of the month @ AIA SF
Monitors housing related issues and promotes awareness of affordable housing work by San Francisco-based architects.
Chair: Anne Torney, AIA, atorney[at]solomonetc-wrt.com, 415.575.4722
INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY
Chair: TBD
INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
Bi-monthly presentations examine international markets and issues concerning international practice. Hosts international visitors on behalf of the chapter. Click here to learn more about the International Practice Committee's recent work.
Chair: Gio Morse, AIA, gio.morse[at]timmonsdesigneng.com, 415.957-8788
Co-Chair: William Higgins, AIA, whiggins[at]arch-intl.com, 415.381.2074
JUSTICE
Regular meeting: Last Wednesday of the month, 5:00 pm- 6:30 pm @ AIA SF
Seeks to: 1) Operate efficiently, safely, and securely, 2) Contribute to more livable, more sustainable communities, 3) Elevate the stature of these institutions within society, 4) Create a positive environment for those who visit, work and live there, 5) Achieve prudent stewardship of public funds.
Chair: Dennis Paoletti, dpaoletti[at]sf.smwinc.com
Secretary: Larry Fournier, LFournier[at]ruthchek.com, 415.391.7610
LINE
Regular meeting: Second Thursday of the month, 12:30 pm @ AIA SF
Provides editorial oversight of LINE, the chapter’s quarterly journal, which is available at www.linemag.org.
Co-Chair: Mallory Cusenbery, AIA, mcusenbery[at]rdcarchitecture.com, 707.996.8448
Co-Chair: Yosh Asato, yosh[at]yoshasato.com,
MARIN TASK FORCE
Strives to make the AIA more visible in Marin County by adding value and improving cross-communications between the Chapter and architects who live or work in Marin. The Marin Task Force includes professionals and community members who are interested in learning more about the issues that affect the growth and planning of the county.
MENTORSHIP
Regular meeting: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:00 pm @ AIA SF
Coordinates the Mentorship Program and presents events to encourage participation.
Co-Chair: Archie Woo, AIA, aw[at]anshen.com
Co-Chair: Lynne Miyamoto, AIA lynne_miyamoto@gensler.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Formerly CES)
Regular meeting: 1st Thursday of the month, 12:00 pm @ AIA SF
Directs the development of the Chapter's continuing education programming. Produces AIA San Francisco's Core Curriculum on various topics.
Chair: Michael Tauber, michael[at]michaeltauberarchitecture.com
PUBLIC POLICY
The Public Policy Committee meets monthly to identify ballot initiatives, planning issues and local, state and national political issues which are pertinent to the architectural profession. The committee then brings these issues before the Board of Directors to allow AIA San Francisco to take a public position.
Chair: TBD
SMALL BUSINESS
Regular meeting: 3rd Thursday of the month, 8:30 am @ AIA SF
Presents monthly roundtables, firm visits, and occasional seminars. Promotes the work of small firms through exhibits and public presentations.
Chair: Andre Rothblat, AIA, arothblatt[at]aol.com, 415.626.5112
Co-chair: John Klopf, john[at]klopfarchitecture.com, 415.283.5203
