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Running a Practice | Building Inclusive Foundations: Transforming Architecture Firms Through EDI Integration
This session qualifies for 1 LU/HSW (live webinar attendees only).
Registration for this webinar will close at 10am PT on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Registrants will receive their Zoom link no later than 10:30am PT the day of.
Architectural practices vary widely in size, approach, and perspective, but what unites successful firms are the core values and principles that guide their decision-making and design processes. These foundational elements shape not only the projects a firm undertakes but also its workplace culture, client relationships, and ultimate impact on the built environment.
In our new “Running a Practice” series, AIA California explores how architectural firms are integrating three essential principles into their practice:
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
- Climate Action
- Support for Emerging Professionals
Join us for the inaugural session of this series as we spotlight three distinctive architectural practices that have successfully embedded EDI principles as core components of their business model. This session will offer actionable approaches to integrating EDI values into your firm’s DNA in ways that are authentic, sustainable, and transformative.
Speakers:
Mandy Freeland, AIA | President and Principal Architect, Mandy Freeland Architect, Inc.
Quinlin Messenger | Founder and Director, JUST Design
Debra Gerod, FAIA | Partner, Gruen Associates
Co-moderators:
Amy Eliot, AIA | Program Design Manager, SFO
Trenton Inoue, Assoc. AIA | Technical Designer, Gensler
Wednesday, July 16 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | 1 LU HSW
Members – Free | Non-members – $25
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