Read the Official City Council Proclamation Below
OCTOBER IS ARCHITECTURE MONTH
In 2007, the month of October was officially proclaimed Architecture Month by the City of Los Angeles, with the intention to celebrate the built environment and bring awareness to the importance of design to the community at large. Read the Resolution at the bottom of the page.
In celebration of Architecture Month 2022, AIA|LA and our education and communities-focused branch, Architects for Communities Los Angeles (ACLA), and many of our community partners will host a wide variety of events across the city, to educate the public about architecture and architects, celebrate the profession, and encourage the dialogue among those interested in the built environment.
Events throughout the Month of October:
Tours > Los Angeles – Los Angeles Conservancy
Exhibition > ArtCenter College of Design – Cantos of the Sibylline Sisterhood
10.01.2022
Tours > Santa Barbara – AIA Santa Barbara
Opera > MAK Center – Pauline (At capacity!)
Book Release Party > Helms Design Center – Common Ground by Frances Anderton
10.03.2022
Panel Discussion > ASU California Center in Downtown Los Angeles – Mission + City + Architecture: ASU and the Revitalized Herald Examiner Building
10.07.2022
AIA|LA Conference >> Colburn School, DTLA – Powerful: Everyday Allies
Opens 10.09.2022
Exhibition > LACMA – Scandinavian Design and the United States 1890-1980
10.10.2022
Family Event > Heritage Square Museum – Spook-A-Nanny with Bob Baker Marionettes
10.11.2022
AIA|LA Virtual Presentation >> on zoom – Cooking with Electric-Reducing your Carbon Footprint
10.12.2022
Lecture > SCI-Arc – Zhu Pei: Root and Innovation
10.12.2022-10.13.2022
Conference > Facade Tectonics Institute 2022 World Congress: Counting Carbon
10.13.2022
Awards Program > Orange County Chapter – AIA OC Design Awards
10.13.2022-10.16.2022
Tours > Palm Springs, CA – From Here to Modernity: the Palm Springs Festival of Architecture
10.17.2022
Lecture > USC School of Architecture – Jessica M. Hensen
10.19.2022
AIA|LA Panel Discussion >> HED Offices, DTLA – The Interface of Simulation Spaces and Healthcare Design
Lecture > SCI-Arc – Garrett Jacobs: Architecture in Pursuit of Justice and Equity
10.19.2022-10.23.2022
Conference on Design > Loews Santa Monica – LA COD 2022 – The Art of Habitation
10.22.2022-05.29.2022
Exhibition > Huntington Library and Gardens – Crafting a Garden: Inside the Creation of Liu Fang Yuan
10.23.2022-10.24.2022
Family Event > Heritage Square Museum – Outdoor Mourning Faire
10.25.2022
AIA|LA + LACMA FILM >> Helms Design Center – Aalto Mixer and Screening
10.26.2022
Lecture > SCI-Arc – Michael Rotondi
10.27.2022
AIA|LA Awards >> The BroadStage at Santa Monica College – 2022 Design Awards
10.27.2022-10.31.2022
Family Event > Heritage Square Museum – Cemetery Lane: Trick or Treat Experience
10.30.2022-11.03.2022
Conference > ACM and IEEE, ICCAD – ICCAD
LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles is world-renowned for its famous architects, architecture and architectural enthusiasts; and
PASSED IN 2007
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles is home to one of the largest Chapters of the American Institute of Architects, the AIA/LA Chapter with nearly 3000 members;
WHEREAS, the American Institute of Architects will be celebrating its one-hundred and fiftieth year anniversary;
WHEREAS, AIA/LA in working with the varied and diverse interests of numerous other architectural societies, historical preservationists, conservancies, et al.; and
WHEREAS, the goal of better educating the community about the importance of architecture and design can lead to a more livable and sustainable community; and
WHEREAS, the goal of better educating the community about the importance of architecture and design can lead to a more livable and sustainable community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles is in a unique position to recognize the merits of the vast wealth of architecture already within its municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles can further promote the idea of design excellence and the benefits of elegant density to its populace in an effort to promote a more sustainable, green and livable community;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby officially recognizes the month of OCTOBER as being ARCHITECTURE MONTH, with the expectations that The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects each year will coordinate a series of programs in conjunction with other interested parties that promote the values of architecture and the unique character of the City of Los Angeles to the community-at-large, and, in addition, communicate the programming of these events to City Staff in such a way that the City of Los Angeles can take advantage of these educational opportunities for its constituents.
PRESENTED BY: TOM LABONGE
Councilmember, 4th District
