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On Wednesday, October 29, AIA Arizona and the AIA Phoenix Metro Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Committee hosted an informative webinar outlining the steps to becoming a licensed architect in Arizona. The chairman and staff from the Arizona Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR), along with select AIA members, shared valuable information and personal insights about the licensure process. The...

On Wednesday, July 30, in celebration of Disability Pride Month, members and students joined AIA Phoenix Metro Women in Architecture and the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) Committee for an insightful panel on Design for Accessibility: Beyond the Code and a tour of Ability360 Sports and Fitness Center. This was an engaging discussion on designing for accessibility—the panelists expertise...

In this webinar, Kay Sargent, senior principal and director of thought leadership in HOK’s Interiors group, was in conversation with AIA Arizona Executive Director John Czarnecki. Based in Washington, D.C., Sargent brings four decades of design expertise to her newly released book, “Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces: Advancing Sensory Processing and Cognitive Well-Being in the Built Environment” (Wiley). The future of the...

On Wednesday, March 12, AIA and NOMA members gathered for an evening reception at Skoop Premium Ice Cream in Old Town Scottsdale. A reception celebrating and supporting the AIA Phoenix Metro Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Committee and NOMA Arizona, together. Support for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging remains important and unwavering to AIA. We support each other, and...

This interview with Omar Bailey, AIA, NOMA, was initially published by AIA Arizona in January 2024. Omar Bailey, AIA, NOMA, Senior Architect, Associate at Shepley Bulfinch in Phoenix, began a two-year term as the 2024-2025 president of the Arizona chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) in January 2024. He succeeded Maurita Harris, AIA, NOMA in that role....

This interview with Maurita N. Harris, AIA, NOMA, was originally published by AIA Arizona in January 2022, when she began her two-year term as the 2022-2023 president of the Arizona chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). A project architect for the hospitality team at PHX Architecture in Scottsdale since 2010, Harris has held key roles in a...