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SUMMARY:Last Week for SoCalNOMA's Exhibition "Not Now\, But Right Now"
DESCRIPTION:Free\nThis is the last week to view SoCalNOMA’s exhibition “Not Now\, But Right Now”. \n“Not Now\, But Right Now” is an exhibition of recent projects by members of the Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (SoCalNOMA). SoCalNOMA’s mission is to increase the diversity\, equity\, and inclusion of the architecture profession\, to support our members to amplify their voices and expand their connections to the Southern California community at large\, and to increase the pipeline of diverse architects entering the profession in the future. \nThe works in the exhibition represent a sampling of the tremendous contributions of minority architects and designers to the built environment here in Los Angeles and beyond. Works presented encompass designs of all scales from single family residential\, to commercial\, and urban planning. The exhibition will include projects from 30+ SoCalNOMA members\, projects from student members from local architecture schools\, and “future architects” that have participated in the SoCalNOMA project pipeline summer camp. \nThe exhibition will be on display through the 17th with the gallery open to the public Wednesday\, Thursday and Friday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. \nFor more information\, visit SoCalNOMA.
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LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232
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SUMMARY:SoCalNOMA Panel Discussion with Dr. Betty Williams\, Robert Moore\, and Drake Dillard
DESCRIPTION:Free\nOn Saturday\, December 11th\, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm\, the SoCalNOMA Senior Practitioners Committee will host a conversation with Dr. Betty Williams (wife of NOMA founding member Harold Williams)\, Robert Moore (LA NOMA Chapter Founder)\, and Drake Dillard (and past NOMA National President) on the NOMA legacy and the contributions of minority architects to the Southern California community. \nImmediately following\, enjoy a panel with participants from the exhibition who will discuss their works and their experiences in the profession in Southern California. The panel will be moderated by SoCalNOMA President\, Lance Collins. The event is free and open to the public. \nRSVP HERE\nAbout the Exhibition \n“Not Now\, But Right Now” is an exhibition of recent projects by members of the Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (SoCalNOMA). SoCalNOMA’s mission is to increase the diversity\, equity\, and inclusion of the architecture profession\, to support our members to amplify their voices and expand their connections to the Southern California community at large\, and to increase the pipeline of diverse architects entering the profession in the future. \nThe works in the exhibition represent a sampling of the tremendous contributions of minority architects and designers to the built environment here in Los Angeles and beyond. Works presented encompass designs of all scales from single family residential\, to commercial\, and urban planning. The installation includes projects from 30+ SoCalNOMA members\, projects from student members from local architecture schools\, and “future architects” that have participated in the SoCalNOMA project pipeline summer camp. \nThe exhibition will remain on display from December 2nd through the 17th with the gallery open to the public from 2:00 to 6:00 PM Wednesday to Sunday each week. \nFor updated information\, please visit the SoCal NOMA website.
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SUMMARY:SoCalNOMA's Exhibition "Not Now\, But Right Now" Opens at the Helms Design Center
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday December 4th from 6pm to 10pm\, SoCalNOMA hosts the Opening Reception for the “Not Now\, But Right Now” exhibition in conjunction with the Chapter 2021 Year End Celebration. \nThe event is open to the public and all are welcome to join in! Admission to the Reception/Celebration is free for SoCalNOMA members and is $20 for guests and the general public. The ticket includes light bites\, drinks\, and more. All proceeds from the event support all SoCalNOMA Chapter initiatives including the Project Pipeline Summer Camp\, the Leadership Development Program\, and the DEI Challenge. \nRSVP\nEvent Parking is located inside the interior parking garage at 8711 Washington Boulevard. \n“Not Now\, But Right Now” is an exhibition of recent projects by members of the Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (SoCalNOMA). SoCalNOMA’s mission is to increase the diversity\, equity\, and inclusion of the architecture profession\, to support our members to amplify their voices and expand their connections to the Southern California community at large\, and to increase the pipeline of diverse architects entering the profession in the future. \nThe works in the exhibition represent a sampling of the tremendous contributions of minority architects and designers to the built environment here in Los Angeles and beyond. Works presented encompass designs of all scales from single family residential\, to commercial\, and urban planning. The exhibition will include projects from 30+ SoCalNOMA members\, projects from student members from local architecture schools\, and “future architects” that have participated in the SoCalNOMA project pipeline summer camp. \nThe exhibition will be on display from December 2nd through the 17th with the gallery open to the public Wednesday through Sunday each week. \nFor more information\, visit SoCalNOMA.
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SUMMARY:SoCalNOMA and KCRW DnA - Building Equity: Space\, Place\, and Race\, Panel Talk and Live Q+A
DESCRIPTION:A Panel Talk and live Q+A discussion with Angela Brooks\, Lance Collins\, Alvin Huang\, Roger Sherman\, and Lance Simon\nModerated by Frances Anderton and Eletrice Harris\nBuilding Equity: Space\, Place\, and Race\nOrganized in collaboration with the Southern California National Organization of Minority Architects (SoCalNOMA)\, KCRW Design and Architecture\, the Cal Poly Los Angeles Metropolitan Program in Architecture and Urban Design\, and the Helms Design Center \nLecture is Free and Open to the Public \nRegister for the  Zoom Webinar\n\nAngela Brooks\, FAIA\, LEED Accredited Professional\, BD+C\, ENV SP and Principal\, Brooks +Scarpa is a recognized leader in the field of environmental and social-equity design and is responsible for firm development in the area of housing and policy\, leading the firm’s sustainable initiatives and overall design staff management. Angela received the USA Network “Character Approved” Award for her innovative work in the field of architecture in 2010. Ms. Brook’s firm has received over fifty major design awards\, including the National and State Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects in 2010 and the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture in 2014. \nLance Collins is a Director at Partner Energy with over twenty years of experience in architecture\, urban design\, and sustainable design consulting including LEED\, GreenPoint Rated\, ENERGY STAR\, Green Globes\, and NGBS. In addition to his professional experience\, Mr. Collins is the President of the Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects\, a member of the AIA-LA committee on Affordable Housing\, and a guest lecturer at USC Viterbi School of Engineering\, USC School of Architecture\, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)\, Cal Baptist University\, Santa Monica College\, California State University at Long Beach\, and Mt. San Antonio College. He has taught as an adjunct professor at Long Beach City College and holds an MArch Degree from UCLA\, and a BArch from Cornell. \nAlvin Huang\, AIA\, NOMA is a Los Angeles based architect with a global profile. He is an award-winning architect\, designer\, and educator specializing in the integrated application of material performance\, emergent design technologies and digital fabrication in contemporary architectural practice. He is the founder and principal of Synthesis Design + Architecture and an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California\, where he is also the Director of Graduate and Post-professional Architecture. Huang’s design work has been published and exhibited widely and has gained international recognition with over 40 distinctions at local\, national\, and international levels including being selected as one of 50 global innovators under the age of 50 by Images Publishing in 2015\, being featured as a “Next Progressive” by Architect Magazine in 2014\, and being named one of Time Magazine’s 25 Best Inventors of 2013. \nRoger Sherman FAIA\, leads the permanent supportive and affordable housing initiative at Gensler. He brings over 30 years of residential experience\, beginning with the exhibition and book he authored\, “Re American Dream: Six New Housing Prototypes for Los Angeles” in 1995. Also Founder and Co-Director of acclaimed UCLA urban thinktank cityLAB\, Roger’s group at Gensler is currently at work on over 800 units of housing ranging from workforce to moderate income\, transitional to family\, permanent supportive to emergency shelters. Clients include private developers (Gilmore Associates); non-profits (Skid Row Housing Trust\, Downtown Womens Center\, American Family Housing\, FlyAway Homes); and government agencies (City of L.A.\, County of L.A.\, City of Santa Monica). Sherman has also led Gensler’s housing group into creative collaborations with a wider range of partners such as the National Carpenters’ Union (Foundation); L.A. County Fairplex; Woodbury University School of Architecture; and service providers The People Concern and ImagineLA. \nLance Simon is a Principal of Egan/Simon architecture and is a leader in transforming neighborhood design. After receiving his degree from the University of Southern California\, Lance moved to Kentucky and joined Richardson Associates Architects (RAA)\, a regional leader in improving quality of rural life. Lance later moved to the urban scene of Miami\, Florida. Working for world-renowned firms\, including Arquitectonica\, he focused on transforming neighborhoods into new urban landscapes with iconic architectural design. His award-winning design and project management vision continues to contribute to this internationally recognized architectural mecca. In 2013 Lance was invited by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) to present at Dwell on Design. The presentation PRO Bono: How Design is Reinventing Los Angeles encouraged designers to “do something bigger” than their own interests in order to improve their communities. He is a member of the Shelter Partnership Board of Directors\, Southern California Association on Non-Profit Housing; the U.S. Green Building Council; and the Herman Miller Advisory Council. \nModerated by: \nFrances Anderton is host of DnA: Design and Architecture\, a weekly radio show broadcast on KCRW NPR station in Los Angeles. Anderton also curates events and exhibitions. She has served as correspondent for the New York Times and Dwell magazine. Her books include Grand Illusion: A Story of Ambition\, and its Limits\, on LA’s Bunker Hill (UCS School of Architecture\, 2011)\, and her honors include the Esther McCoy 2010 Award for educating the public about architecture and urbanism. \nEletrice Harris is a proud native Chicagoan. With high energy\, enthusiasm\, and passion she practices\, mentors\, and teaches Architecture. Eletrice has over 20 years of experience as a Project Manager\, administrator\, and architect and has a true passion for the development of young minority students interested in architecture and architectural studies. Eletrice is the Director of the Southern California NOMA Chapter Summer Camp and the SoCal Student Chapter Liaison. She dedicates her time and talent to making sure that every student from middle school all the way through grad school not only knows about architecture\, and that they can become an architect\, but that they can excel at it. Eletrice Harris holds a Masters in Architecture degree from the Pratt Institute in New York and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago. \n\nIntroduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips\, AIA\, PhD\, Principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor\, director\, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University\, San Luis Obispo) \ncalpolylametro.com \nPhotos (Left to Right): Image of Angela Brooks\, Lance Collins\, Eletrice Harris\, Alvin Huang\, Roger Sherman and Lance Simon
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