May 16th | 12pm - 1pm



Profit Motive & The Business of Design – The A+D Leader’s 101 of Firm Financial Management (1 LU)

This session focuses on how finance, metrics and performance influence an A+D practice’s wellbeing and its success moving forward, as well as an A+D firm culture and its bottom line. Staying fit is an ongoing goal, and a long-haul effort that focuses on all aspects—physical, mental, emotional, and even, creative – to the extent that mental fitness is integrated in Elisabeth’s work with clients particularly around the area of financial fitness which is critical to their success.

May 18th | 5pm - 6pm



Housing Advocacy: YIMBY Action (1 LU)

Imagine living in a community with abundant housing! Leora Tanjuatco Ross is one of the people working to make that happen. Her architecture education became the foundation for a career of advocacy and political action. Learn about the pro-housing movement in a dynamic conversation with YIMBY Action’s National Organizing Director.

May 20th | 10am - 4pm



2023 Home Tours

Join us for a beautiful trip through the East Bay as we tour a vast array of homes that remind us “home” has no single definition.

May 23rd | 6pm - 7:30pm



Designing Low Slope Roof Drainage for Climate Change/ Severe Rain Events (1.5 LU|HSW)

Code requirements for sizing roof drainage do not plan on severe rainstorms / climate change. This presentation will focus on why designers and contractors may be contributing to a potential roof collapse and solutions for improving roof drainage and will discuss the flaws in the current code, where low slope drainage design can improve by designing low cost upgrades and potentially save lives by avoiding a roof collapse.

May 25th | 6pm - 7:30pm



2023 Lecture Series: Civic

Civic architecture plays an important role in every community. Join us as we learn to understand how these architects sensitively created public icons in the East Bay with Craig Hartman, Rodney Friedman, Rona Rothenberg, and Mark Cavagnero.



This panel will be moderated by Susi Marzuola.

May 31st | 4pm - 5:30pm



YAF/EP Site Visit: 1900 Broadway (1.5 LU)

Join YAF/EP for a construction visit of 1900 Broadway by SCB in downtown Oakland! The project is an approximately 400,000 square foot 400-foot tall tower with amenities such as a foot sky lounge, pool, fitness center, meeting rooms, a dog run, and a bicycle workshop. As this is an active construction, please bring your own PPE (hard hat, safety vest, glasses) and be sure to wear closed toe shoes.

May 31st | 6pm - 7:30pm



Towards a New Enclosure: Using the Building Enclosure to Decrease Operational Carbon in Buildings (1.5 LU|ZNCD)

The building enclosure and construction community is becoming increasingly cognizant of its contribution to global carbon dioxide emissions and has started taking large steps towards reducing the impact of the built environment on the natural environment. These steps are reflected in programs like the 2030 Challenge, the Living Building Challenge, Passive House design, and in legislation through national energy code standards and individual state code adoptions.

June 7 - 10



A'23 | AIA Conference on Architecture

The industry’s best continuing education happens at A’23. Acclaimed architects, designers, building product manufacturers, and allied professionals are leading an unrivaled range of 350+ educational sessions to feed your creativity and help you design a better world. Earn your HSW, GBCI, RIBA, and AIA LU credits for the year!

Some of our members are presenting at the conference! Learn more about their sessions:

• Wednesday, 4pm: Navigating Murky Code for Gray Water & Rainwater Systems
• Thursday, 2pm: The Earth Upon Which We Build
• Friday, 4pm: Leading Vulnerable and Complex Projects: Identification and Successful Navigation

Meet Devi Dutta-Choudhury | Member Spotlight

Devi is a licensed architect and author who has had her own firm, Devi Dutta Architecture, for 12 years. A graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans and UCLA, she specializes in all things residential, including ADUs, renovations, townhomes, and multifamily projects. With her experience in living across the globe, from rural India to the suburban south to coastal California, she has gained an innovative perspective that allows her to expand and shape her client’s projects. Her work is known for being both modern and casual. 

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Help Support This Year's New World Architect's Camp!

New World Architects’ day camp is a 6-day long introduction to architecture.  We strive to empower underrepresented 11-14year olds in the Bay Area by teaching them architecture and design through hands-on workshops and exploring the built environment.

They are searching for volunteers interested in helping our youth campers learn design basics and better understand their built environment.  This year's theme we will be "Ideation, Iteration, Imagination" exploring solutions to natural disasters and emergencies affecting the Bay Area through an iterative design process, using traditional techniques and modern technology.

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Habitable Attic Potential by Jonathan Clark

A lot of the work that we do in our office has been production residential work. When I first started working, this was mostly single-family homes for many of the regional and national home builders. The housing market started to shift after it crashed in the late 2000s. We started to work on higher density residential projects that sought to maintain the allure of single-family home ownership. These projects mostly consisted of attached single-family homes that were usually 2-stories tall. These types of buildings, regulated under the California Residential Code (CRC), are townhomes.

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AEC Cares Volunteer Opportunity

For one day each year, AEC Cares brings together AEC professionals from all over for one shared purpose: to give back. We partner with a local nonprofit, building material suppliers, contractors, and designers to give back to those most in need in the gracious cities that host the AIA Conference on Architecture each year. AEC Cares teams up with ConstructConnect and the AIA, along with our generous sponsors, donors, volunteers, and designers to make as big of an impact as possible in a single day. Go to www.aeccares.com to register for volunteering, or email [email protected] if you can help with building product donations. 

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A'23 Needs Volunteers!

Volunteer registration for A’23: AIA Conference on Architecture 2023, June 7-10.   A’23 volunteer with this sign-up link! It’s a way to attend for free. AIA National and AIASF have numerous volunteer opportunities throughout the conference from June 7 to 10, and volunteering is a great way to get involved and receive free access to the conference.

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Net Zero Conference in September

The Net Zero Conference is back and better than ever! AIA East Bay is proud to partner with Verdical Group for their 10th annual conference and expo, which brings together experts in carbon, climate, equity, ESG, net zero, and resilience. Hosted at the Los Angeles Convention Center on 9/13 - 9/14, 2023, this event will include insightful educational sessions, notable keynotes, and exciting tours. Visit netzeroconference.com to register or learn more!

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ABI March 2023: Business conditions improve slightly

Business conditions at architecture firms saw a slight improvement in March, following declining billings during the last five months. However, the pace of growth of inquiries into new projects at firms slowed in March, while the value of new design contracts declined for the first time in four months. This likely reflects the ongoing concern among clients about committing to new projects due to lingering uncertainty about interest rates and inflation.

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Project Manager - Medical Planner - Emeryville, CA

Ratcliff’s Healthcare Practice is a regional leader in the planning and design of complex healthcare facilities, including acute and ambulatory care facilities as well as medical campus master plans. We are seeking a Medical Planner who demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of healthcare architecture and significant experience leading the design and development of such projects.

Job Captain - Santa Rosa, CA / Hybrid



AXIA is an architectural family strongly grounded in the craft of Architecture with a dedication to a broad base of clients and building types. Our project work requires dynamic versatility in scale, type and content. We are looking for exceptional Job Captains with long-term growth potential.

Designer - Oakland, CA

PYATOK is seeking a full-time Designer with experience and/or interest in multi-family housing design. This is not a remote position. PYATOK is an award-winning, nationally recognized leader in the design of multi-family affordable, senior, market-rate, student, and special needs housing, as well as mixed-use development and master planning. We succeed because our team has a shared passion for delivering high-quality design to the communities we serve. 

Project Manager - Hospitality - San Francisco, CA

Signing bonus – $7,000! William Duff Architects (WDA) is looking for a Project Manager with 10+ years of experience to join our Hospitality Practice. We are an award-winning, inclusive architecture firm, comprised of bright, creative, motivated people. Built as a people-based practice, we were recognized as the only architecture firm to make it on the San Francisco Business Times Best Places to Work List (2020, 2022). With capabilities in multiple sectors, we specialize in residential, workplace, community, hospitality, and retail across the Bay Area and beyond. We offer competitive salaries, full benefits, a transit-friendly brand-new workplace, and opportunities for professional growth.