October is LArchitecture Month in Los Angeles!

Last Updated: October 2, 2012

AIA Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles Gear up to Celebrate Architecture Month this October!

October is Architecture Month in Los Angeles! In celebration, AIA|LA, in conjunction with our Community Partners, will host a slew of events across the city that educate the public about architecture and architects, celebrate the profession and encourage the dialogue between those interested in the built environment. The theme for this year is, "Designing Design." Come help celebrate Architecture Month!

Events, so far...

• Oct/1 Design Awards Exhibit on going until Oct/31, all entries will be displayed at the following public venues: Helms Bakery, Union Station, Century City Mall.

• Oct/4 AIA|LA Architecture Month Kick Off & Para Los Niños Exhibit Opening

• Oct/6 ARE Seminar: Building Design & Construction Systems

• Oct/7 Modernist/Contemporary Tour: Tour a Schindler Duplex

• Oct/7 Neutra Run-Walk for Health

• Oct/7 CicLAvia

• Oct/9 Small Firms for Success: A half-day seminar to help architects better manage their firms

• Oct/11 2012 Buildings at Risk Summit (A Precursor to the Great California Shakeout)

• Oct/12 LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation Workshop

• Oct/12 Cal State Fullerton Launches New Stormwater Seminar

• Oct/13 ARE Semniar: Building Design & Construction Systems

• Oct 16 Webinar: Tire Derived Products, presented by CalRecycle, an Agency of the State of California

• Oct/16 The Siqueiros Legacy: Challenges of Conserving the Artist's Monumental Murals

• Oct/18 Great California Shakeout: CalEMA Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator Training

• Oct/22 AIA|LA 2012 Design Awards, with MOBY!

• Oct/23 STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: L.A. COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN 2013

• Oct/24 (What is) The Nature of Los Angeles Series PANEL 1: ON THE UNEASY EARTH

• Oct/25 AIA|LA Presents: Grand Paris Documentary: The President and the Architect

• Oct/26 Legislative Day: AIA|LA members descend upon LA City Hall to present an advocacy slate of key professional practice and design initiatives to various city leaders

• Oct/28 AIA|LA Home Tours: Tour of four residential homes designed by AIA|LA members

More events to come...

About Architecture Month

The month of October was officially proclaimed Architecture Month by the City of Los Angeles. The emphasis was on bringing together diverse professional and public-interest groups, including AIA Los Angeles and a host of participating organizations, to celebrate the built environment and bring awareness to the importance of design to the community at large.

The initiative was formally declared by Los Angeles 4th District Councilman Tom La Bonge and Mayor Antonio Villaragosa on Friday October 12, 2007 at City Hall.

Click here to read the Architecture month Resolution presented by Tom LeBonge