WASHINGTON, DC– The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating 116 member-architects to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the architecture profession.
The fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Prospective candidates must have at least 10 years of AIA membership and demonstrated influence in at least one of the following areas:
•     Promoted the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession;
•     Promoted the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education, training or practice;
•     Coordinated the building industry and the profession of architecture through leadership in the AIA or other related professional organizations; or
•     Advanced the living standards of people through an improved environment.
Fellows are selected by a seven-member Jury of Fellows. This year’s jury included Chair Paul Mankins, FAIA, Chair Substancearchitecture; Mary A. Burke, FAIA, Burke Design & Architecture PLLC; Philip Castillo, FAIA, Jahn; Mary Johnston, FAIA, Johnston Architects, LLC; Nancy Rogo Trainer, FAIA, Drexel University; Steven Spurlock, FAIA, Quinn Evans Architects and Anna Wu, FAIA, University of North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina
The newly elevated members and their AIA component affiliations are listed below. For complete details and images, visit the fellows directory.
Lawrence Antoine, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
Javier Arizmendi, FAIA, AIA California Council
Catherine Baker, FAIA, AIA Illinois
Bartlett  “Bake” James Baker, Jr., FAIA, AIA Minnesota
Alexandra Barker, FAIA, AIA New York State
David Barkin, FAIA, AIA Connecticut
Mia Blanchett, FAIA, AIA Minnesota
Janet Bloomberg, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
James Braddock, FAIA, AIA New York State
Holly Briggs, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
Blaine Brownell, FAIA, AIA Minnesota
Madeline Burke-Vigeland, FAIA, AIA New York State
Philip Chen, FAIA, AIA Massachusetts
Tom Chung, FAIA, AIA Massachusetts
R. Corey Clayborne, FAIA, AIA Virginia
Brendan Coburn, FAIA, AIA New York State
Lee Coplan, FAIA, AIA Maryland
Thomas Cox, FAIA, AIA Wisconsin
Brian Craig, FAIA, AIA Michigan
Yanel de Angel Salas, FAIA, AIA Massachusetts
Randy Deutsch, FAIA, AIA Illinois
Susannah Drake, FAIA, AIA New York State
Steven Dwyer, FAIA, AIA Minnesota
Robert Easter, FAIA, AIA Virginia
Christopher Eseman, FAIA, AIA Washington Council
Joseph G. Farrell, FAIA, AIA Florida
Katherine Faulkner, FAIA, AIA Massachusetts
Barbara Flammang, FAIA, AIA California Council
Jason Forney, FAIA, AIA Massachusetts
David Goldberg, FAIA, AIA Washington Council
Jeff Goldstein, FAIA, AIA Pennsylvania
Avi Grigorescu, FAIA, AIA California Council
Donald Kranbuehl, FAIA, AIA North Carolina
Constance Lai, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
Vivian Lee, FAIA, AIA New York State
Erik L’Heureux, FAIA, AIA New York State
Karin Liljegren, FAIA, AIA California Council
Yu-Ngok Lo, FAIA, AIA California Council
Sara Lopergolo, FAIA, AIA New York State
Stephen Maher, FAIA, AIA Louisiana
Scott Marble, FAIA, AIA New York State
Gregory Mare, FAIA, AIA Ohio
Mariko Masuoka, FAIA, AIA Connecticut
Neal Matsuno, FAIA, AIA California Council
Angela Mazzi, FAIA, AIA Ohio
Susan McClymonds, FAIA, AIA New York State
Ellis McIntosh, FAIA, AIA Oklahoma
Christopher Meek, FAIA, AIA Washington Council
David Moore, FAIA, AIA South Carolina
Christiana Moss, FAIA, AIA Arizona
Kirk Narburgh, FAIA, AIA New York State
Alix O’Brien, FAIA, AIA California Council
Samuel Olshin, FAIA, AIA Pennsylvania
Margaret Parsons, FAIA, AIA Minnesota
Krista Phillips, FAIA, AIA Oregon
Mark Quattrocchi, FAIA, AIA California Council
Douglas Richards, FAIA, AIA Ohio
David Rogers, FAIA, AIA South Carolina
Thomas Roszak, FAIA, AIA Illinois
Gregory Rutledge, FAIA, AIA Virginia
Porie Saikia, FAIA, AIA New York State
Mark Schmieding, FAIA, AIA Illinois
David Schrader, FAIA, AIA Pennsylvania
Neal J.Z. Schwartz, FAIA, AIA California Council
Vijay Sehgal, FAIA, AIA California Council
Roger Sherman, FAIA, AIA California Council
James Silcott, FAIA, AIA California Council
Jason Smith, FAIA, AIA Pennsylvania
Robert R. Smith, FAIA, AIA Arizona
Jaime Sobrino, FAIA, AIA Florida
Pauline Souza, FAIA, AIA California Council
Barbara Spandorf, FAIA, AIA New York State
Robert Sponseller, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
Sean Stadler, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
Alyson Steele, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
Randy Steiner, FAIA, AIA Maryland
Erin Sterling Lewis, FAIA, AIA North Carolina
Eric Strain, FAIA, AIA Nevada
Terence Sullivan, FAIA, AIA Ohio
Joseph Tanney, FAIA, AIA New York State
Warren Techentin, FAIA, AIA California Council
Marc Teer, FAIA, AIA Illinois
Michael Tingley, FAIA, AIA Oregon
Jose Javier Toro, FAIA, AIA Florida and Peurto Rico
Bradley Touchstone, FAIA, AIA Florida
Jay Valgora, FAIA, AIA New York State
Andrew Vernooy, FAIA, AIA Montana
Mario Violich, FAIA, AIA California Council
Eugene Wagner, FAIA, AIA Texas Society of Architects
Christopher Wasney, FAIA, AIA California Council
Clifford Welch, FAIA, AIA Texas Society of Architects
Daniel White, FAIA, AIA Illinois
Steven White, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
Robert Whitlock, FAIA, AIA New York State
Mark A Williams, FAIA, AIA Texas Society of Architects
Ashley Wilson, FAIA, AIA Washington DC
W. Kenneth Wiseman, FAIA, AIA Virginia
Bruce Wright, FAIA, AIA Minnesota
Stephen Yablon, FAIA, AIA New York State
Thomas Zung, FAIA, AIA Ohio
The AIA Honorary Fellowship program honors international architects for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society on an international level. Five honorary fellows are being elevated this year by the 2020 Jury of Honorary Fellows. This year’s honorary fellows are:
Andrew Fox Bromberg, Hon. FAIA, Hong Kong
Bjarke Ingels, Hon. FAIA, Denmark
Regine Leibinger, Hon. FAIA, Germany
Tiantian Xu, Hon. FAIA, China
Zhu Pei, Hon. FAIA, China
AIA Honorary Fellows are selected by a nine-member Jury of Honorary Fellows. This year’s jury included Chair Robert Forest, FAIA, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Mary A. Burke, FAIA, Burke Design & Architecture PLLC; Philip Castillo, FAIA, Jahn; Jane Duncan, Hon. FAIA, Royal Institute of British Architects; Paul Mankins, FAIA, Substancearchitecture; Mary Johnston, FAIA, Johnston Architects, LLC; Nancy Rogo Trainer, FAIA, Drexel University; Steven Spurlock, FAIA, Quinn Evans Architects and Anna Wu, FAIA, University of North Carolina.
New fellows will be honored at a ceremony on May 15 at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2020 in Los Angeles.
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