Knowledge Communities
AIASF Knowledge Communities address a wide variety of design, advocacy, and practice issues. Knowledge Community meetings and activities are open to all, and provide opportunities for networking, continuing education and community building.
Serves as an educational resource designed to support individuals in their pursuit of licensure.
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Connects designers, students, and newly licensed architects through networking, volunteer opportunities, and social events.
Increases awareness of building envelope design as a critical aspect of the successful construction and sustainability of buildings, and fosters the education of building industry professionals regarding proper design, construction, and maintenance of building envelopes tailored to local practices and climate.
Develops a knowledge sharing network of individuals that impact planning and design of learning environments.
Promotes environmentally sound design and construction, presenting the leading edge of green design through lectures, seminars, tours, and other activities.
Brings together interested parties to foster design innovation and disseminate knowledge necessary to enhance the built environment and quality of life for an aging society.
Equity by Design is a call to action to realize the goal of equitable practice for everyone, advance the profession and communicate the value of architecture to society. Our mission promotes the strategic execution of best practices in the recruitment, retention, and promotion of our profession's best talent at every level of architectural practice.
AIA San Francisco’s Fellowship Nominating Committee reviews the submission packets of possible Fellowship candidates and nominates the strongest candidates to the National AIA office.
Promoting discovery in research and the advancement of healthcare practices.
Presents programs covering a variety of historic resources issues including historic building codes, endangered buildings, and preservation technologies.
A member-driven forum committed to furthering excellence in housing policy and design.
To be the hub for all international traffic in the realm of architecture, the International Practice Committee's mission is: "To provide the broad local architect community with easy access to comprehensive international practice expertise that best promotes excellence in global architectural practice." The International Practice Committee of the AIASF stands in support of the minority communities in condemning systemic racism.
LiA serves and supports local communities, strengthens networks between design professionals, and enriches our practices through diverse cultural views.
Promotes collaborative learning by bringing people with varying years of experience together to share their diverse perspectives and insights. This program introduces a new model for partnering mentors and mentees, rethinking architectural mentorship to further engagement and communication.
The Professional Practice Committee promotes tools, resources, and educational opportunities for best practices, policies, and procedures in the field of architecture.
The mission of the AIASF Public Policy + Advocacy Committee (PPAC) is to strengthen the constituency for progressive design in the Bay Area through direct engagement with neighborhood, advocacy, political, regulatory and legislative bodies.
Provides a monthly forum to address unique issues of small business practitioners. Promotes the work of small firms through exhibits, publications, public presentations, and online resources.
The AIASF Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP), formerly Design Technology Committee, works to educate and advance the understanding of new trends in design technology and its impact on practice in the AEC industry.
This Knowledge Community helps the AIA to promote and accelerate the integration of the digital transformation of the AIA's local communities through the dialogue and adoption of disruptive technologies.
The AIASF Bay Area "Regional and Urban Design Committee" is a de-facto group of professionals fostering a dialogue on urban design and planning between our local chapter and a national AIA audience. The group collaborates on an ongoing basis with an array of other urban design and planning groups in our region on some of the most pressing design and planning issues facing US cities.