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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....

Southern Arizona Design Award winners were celebrated at the 2023 AIA Southern Arizona Annual Meeting in November 2023 at The Arizona Inn. Rob Miller, AIA, chaired the awards. The South Carolina-based jurors were Eddie Bello, AIA; Justin Ferrick; and Ashley Jennings, AIA. DISTINGUISHED ARCHITECTURE HONOR AWARD Kasser Family Wing of the Tucson Museum of Art Tucson, Arizona Andy Anderson, L.L.C.,...

The AIA Arizona State Conference was held Friday, October 6, 2023, at The Clayton House in Scottsdale. With a theme of Community, the 2023 conference was chaired by Alison Rainey, AIA, Principal at Shepley Bulfinch who is the 2023 President-Elect of AIA Arizona. Significantly, speakers included the three architects who are the most recent recipients of the AIA national’s highest...

Associates gathered at the ASU Media and Immersive Experience (MIX) Center in Mesa in April 2023 for the first in-person Associates Conference since 2020. The event was reframed as the “Associates Gathering” to emphasize a return to connecting with colleagues in person. Associates gathered in Mesa on Thursday, as well as in Tucson on Friday, in an effort to bring...

A capacity crowd of more than 400 enjoyed a night of celebration as individuals, firms, and projects were awarded for excellence in design, sustainability, community service, and breadth of work. The awards concluded with a well-deserved standing ovation for the AIA Arizona Medal winner Gary Nelson, AIA, whose work within the AIA Arizona community and NOMA has established a lasting...

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...