California AIA chapters by year founded
1882 – San Francisco
1894 – Los Angeles
1929 – San Diego
1929 – Santa Barbara
1942 – Central Valley
1944 – California Council (AIACC)
1947 – East Bay
1948 – Pasadena & Foothill
1949 – San Joaquin
1950 – Santa Clara Valley
1952 – Orange County
1953 – Monterey Bay
1959 – Long Beach / South Bay
1965 – Ventura County
1966 – Inland California
1968 – Sierra Valley
1974 – Redwood Empire
1977 – Golden Empire
1978 – California Central Coast
1983 – San Mateo County
1985 – California Desert
1987 – San Fernando Valley
2007 – Palomar
www.aia.org
National AIA presidents from California
1922 – William Faville (SF)
1939 – Edwin Bergstrom (LA)
1962 – Henry Wright (LA)
1969 – Rex Allen (SF)
1994 – Chet Widom (LA)
1997 – Ron Altoon (LA)
1998 – Michael Stanton (SF)
2001 – Gordon Chong (SF)
2006 – R.K. Stewart (SF)
2010 – Clark Manus (SF)
www.aiacc.org
National Conventions held in California
1941 – Yosemite
1956 – Los Angeles
1960 – San Francisco
1973 – San Francisco
1977 – San Diego
1985 – San Francisco
1994 – Los Angeles
1998 – San Francisco
2003 – San Diego
2006 – Los Angeles
2009 – San Francisco
www.aia.org
One Month of Chapter Programs from AIASF
(October 2010)
California Supplemental Exam review class
Maybeck, Morgan and Polk lecture
Where Cities Meet the Water workshop
ArchiCAD Users Group open forum
Stories About Squares book signing
Designing across the Visual Divide presentation
Rediscover the City lecture
Architects and Social Justice workshop
Designing a Better Mid-Market Street workshop
ADA Accessibility Design and Disconnects class
Ideate Users Group open forum
International Trends in Senior Living Design panel
Preparing Your Business for Succession or
Sale workshop
Bay Area Young Architects meeting
CALGreen workshop
The Power of ProBono book signing
Sustainable Building Advisor Program info session
Mapping the Cycles of Sanctuary workshop
California Supplemental Mock Exam
Northern California Modernism book signing
Career Discovery roundtable
An Evening with Ray Kappe lecture
Bridging the Gap while Using BIM event
Fundamentals of Acoustic Design workshop
Early Women Architects of the SF Bay Area book signing
Disabled Access seminar
From Urban Renewal to the Downtown Plan event
Architectural Glazing Summit
Growth Strategies for these Economic Times panel
Managing Multiple Generations in the Workplace event
Lighting and LEED workshop
Avoiding Risk in Contract Negotiations workshop
ARE Structural Systems I class
www.aiasf.org
Some Other AIAs
Aerospace Industries Association
Aestheticians International Association
Afghan Interim Administration
Anglo-Irish Agreement
Apiary Inspectors of America
Application Integration Architecture
Archaeological Institute of America
Arizona Interscholastic Association
Association of Insolvency Accountants
Athletes in Action
Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy
Atmospheric Imaging Assembly
acronyms.thefreedictionary.com
Originally published 1st quarter 2011, in arcCA 11.1, “Valuing the AIA.”
