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.
ACADEMY of ARCHITECTURE for JUSTICE BAY AREA
Regular meeting: 2nd 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: Catherine Chan, [catherine.chan] at [hok.com]
Co-Chair: Beverly Prior, [bprior] at [bparch.com]
Secretary: Larry Fournier, [LFournier] at [ruthchek.com]
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: Miki Hirai, [cmikihirai]at[gmail.com]
Co-Chair: William Suguitan, [EBuildCADD]at[aol.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: Phi Tran, [phi.tran.arch]at[gmail.com]
PR/Outreach: Oana Barac, [info]at[aiasf.org]
Secretary/Treasurer: Edgardo Marinko, [edmarinko]at[gmail.com]
BUILDING ENCLOSURE COUNCIL (BEC-SF)
Promotes awareness of building envelope design as a critical aspect of the successful construction of buildings, and fosters the education of building industry professionals regarding the design, construction, and maintenance of building envelopes.
Chair: David Green, AIA, [dgreen] at [wje.com]
COMMUNICATIONS
Regular meeting: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 12:30 PM @ AIA SF
Assists AIA SF staff with media relations and outreach for programs such as Architecture & the City. Assisted Legacy Committee on 10x10 Cities for the 2009 AIA National Convention. Available to consult for other committees on marketing and other related items and to partner on programs. This committee hosts Technology and the Small Firm, a seminar series demonstrating how technology and online tools can enhance the small firm practice.
Chair: Lisa Boquiren at [lboquiren]at[yahoo.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.
Co-Chair: Joel Baumgardner, [joel.baumgardner] at [gmail.com]
Co-Chair: Mark Kelly, [mkelly] at [bararch.com]
Secretary: Viren Ahuja, [virenahuja] at [yahoo.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
Hosts monthly presentations on trends, technology, and other developments affecting the design of health, science, and technology facilities.
Chair: Vince Avallone, AIA, ACHA, [Vince.Avallone] at [SmithGroup.com]
Co-Chair: Alexander K. Salter, P.E., [alex.salter] at [cmsalter.com]
Secretarty: Viren Ahuja [Virenahuja] at [yahoo.com]
HISTORIC RESOURCES
Regular meeting: First Wednesday of the month, 12:15 pm @ AIA SF
Presents programs covering a variety of historic resources issues including historic building codes, endangered buildings, and preservation technologies. For all communications/meeting locations, join the Historic Resources Google Group.
Chair: Peter Birkholz, AIA [birkholz] at [page-turnbull.com]
Co-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]
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: Bob Herman, AIA, [rherman] @ [hcarchitecture.com]
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, [gmorse]at[polytechae.com]
Co-Chair: William Higgins, AIA, [whiggins] at [arch-intl.com]
LINE
Regular meeting: 2nd 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]
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. Click here to join AIASF's Marin Task Force Yahoo! Group.
MENTORSHIP
Creates a forum for cross-generational interaction to build a network for established and emerging professionals, promote personal and professional development, and provide supplemental tools for emerging professionals to fulfill the requirements for licensure.
Co-Chair: Archie Woo, AIA, [awoo] at [wooarchitecture.com]
Co-Chair: Lynne Miyamoto, AIA [lynne_miyamoto] at [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 @ San Francisco Design Center, Showplace Building lobby cafe, 2 Henry Adams St.
Provides a monthly forum and online resource to share and address the unique issues that are of concern to the small business practitioner. Promotes small firms work through exhibits, publications and public presentations. Click here to join AIASF-SBC's Yahoo! Group.
Chair: John Klopf, [john] at [klopfarchitecture.com]
Co-chair: Phil Rossington, [phil] at [rossingtonarchitecture.com]
