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SB 50 – The Architects Perspective: Will it help or hurt our neighborhoods?
January 30, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST
Free
AIA|LA Political Outreach Committee presents…
SB 50 – The Architects Perspective: Will it help or hurt our neighborhoods?
PHOTO CREDIT: Panic Studio LA “Anchor Place in Long Beach, CA” designed by The Architects Collective
On January 30th, please join us for an inclusive roundtable discussion about the pros and cons of the recently amended SB 50 (Weiner) More HOMES Act of 2020.
The AIA|LA Political Outreach Committee (POC) will benefit from your perspective and insight.
Agenda:
+ Intro to the POC by Jose Herrasti, Sarah Lorenzen and Doug Hanson
+ Architects invited to share their opinions, insight, and perspective on the prospective impacts of SB 50 (Weiner)
+ Q&A roundtable discussion: an inclusive discussion on climate, housing, density, local control, etc.
+ Is there consensus in the room?
At the end of the discussion, we’ll ask participants to share a recommendation, which the Political Outreach Committee will then share with the AIA|LA Board of Directors for their consideration. If the AIA|LA Board selects to endorse/ oppose/ remain neutral on SB 50, we will then share that perspective with AIA California for their consideration. Please note: AIA Los Angeles defers to AIA California for their official position on statewide matters, which of course takes into consideration the views and perspectives of the members of all of the California AIA chapters. However, since SB 50 has been such a polarizing initiative, the AIA|LA Political Outreach Committee would like to host this forum as an opportunity to collect feedback from the LA architecture & design community.
That is, even if the chapter is to remain neutral, it will be beneficial for AIA Los Angeles to articulate our membership’s multitude of opinions and perspectives on the potential impacts of SB 50 as it relates to the design, health, resilience, and functionality of our neighborhoods.
If you’re unable to participate in this discussion on January 30th, you’re still highly encouraged to share your perspective in writing to WILL@AIALOSANGELES.ORG. Your input will be most helpful!
SB 50 Legislative Info:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB50
SB 50 Fact Sheet:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6yNpvqURV-QWmhXcmktNXBDZXU2VHpCalFJeXIyS1AwU0Rv/view
SB 50 in the press:
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-11/sb50-amendments-california-housing-crisis
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-17/sb-50-affordable-housing-homeless
https://la.curbed.com/2020/1/7/21054886/california-transit-density-bill-50
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article239000628.html
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-06/sb-50-changes-single-family-zoning-california
Senate’s refusal to vote on SB50 bad sign for future: Letters
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/sb50-california/604786/
https://www.city-journal.org/sb50-local-flexibility-plan
https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/19153-the-march-of-the-housing-lemmings-proceeds-so-expect-california-s-housing-crisis-to-worsen
https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=13013
SB 50 statements:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/california-realtors-statement-on-sb-50-300989062.html
More backstory: (from May of 2019)
https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/sb-50-explainer/
https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/design-and-architecture/historic-neighborhoods-and-sb50-fashion-designer-rudi-gernreich/what-the-housing-density-bill-might-do-to-historic-neighborhoods
POC Leadership:
Jose Herrasti, AIA – Principal, M U T U O (Chair)
Sarah Lorenzen, AIA – TOLO Architecture (Vice-Chair/ Chair-elect)
Douglas Hanson, AIA, ASID – President, Hanson LA (Past-Chair)
Jose Herrasti, AIA – Principal, MUTUO
Jose is one of the principals at M u t u o, established in Los Angeles in 2014. Jose’s professional experience includes work in small studios & large corporate firms both in Mexico & the United States, including the office of Roberto Sheinberg in Mexico City, HOK in Mexico City & San Francisco, and Eric Owen Moss Architects in Los Angeles. Jose moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to work at Eric Owen Moss Architects where he participated in several international cutting-edge projects, competitions & exhibits.
Jose is interested in blurring the lines of our profession’s boundaries to proactively create meaningful impact through architecture. Through M u t u o, he has been searching for opportunities to foster collaborations and expand the traditional roles of the architecture firm into a more dynamic role with a bigger influence on creating built environments and solving complex city challenges.
One of Jose’s interests is to use design as a catalyst for social impact, believing that small, organic interventions have the potential to alleviate big social challenges.
Jose graduated with a Master in Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, New York in 1997 and Bachelors of Architecture from Universidad Cristobal Colon, Veracruz, Mexico in 1993.
Jose is a registered architect in Mexico, California, and Texas and taught at Cal Poly Pomona from 2015 to 2017.
Sarah Lorenzen, AIA – TOLO Architecture (Vice-Chair/ Chair-elect)
Sarah maintains one foot in practice and one in academia. She is a partner at TOLO Architecture (previously Peter Tolkin Architecture), architecture professor and former chair at Cal Poly Pomona (2013-2017), and resident director of the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences.
Sarah spent her first eighteen years living in Mexico City. At 18 she left Mexico to attend college in the U.S. to pursue a BFA in Drawing at Smith College and at the Atlanta College of Art. After graduating art school, she broadened her interest to architecture, receiving an M.Arch I from Georgia Institute of Technology and later an M.Arch II in Metropolitan, Research & Design from Sci-Arc. During her early career, Sarah worked on the design of research and technology buildings at Lord, Arch and Sargent Architecture in Atlanta and at MBT Architecture (now Perkins + Will Architecture) in San Francisco. Sarah has taught urban design and architecture courses at Cal Poly Pomona (2005-present) and at Georgia Tech (in 2000). In 2011-12 Sarah spent a sabbatical at TU Delft in the Netherlands conducting research on the influences of technology on mapping and urban development. In 2015 Sarah was honored by AIA LA with the educator of the year presidential citation.
Douglas Hanson, AIA, ASID – Chair, AIA|LA Political Outreach Committee & President, Hanson LA
Douglas Hanson has nearly two decades of experience working with some of the world’s leading architects and architectural firms. He has gained a broad depth and range of experience designing major projects in Asia, Europe, and North America. Mr. Hanson is equally accomplished in all aspects of project development, from predesign and design work to construction and project management. His experience includes cultural, multidisciplinary collaborations, large-scale residential and mixed-use projects, as well as more modestly scaled commercial and retail projects.
For more information, please contact:
Will Wright, Hon. AIA|LA
Director, Government & Public Affairs
American Institute of Architects | Los Angeles Chapter
3780 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 701
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 639-0764
will{@}aialosangeles.org
