Saturday, March 8 (10am) — (in person)
Building Back Houses After The Fire & Ask an Architect: AIA Pasadena & Foothill Volunteer Intake (flier attached)
We have an in-person event at SCI-Arc this Saturday and need more architect volunteers to support the Ask an Architect program! Please sign up if you are able to support; link with more detail is here, and AIA Pasadena will follow up with the signup for the event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekGC41TpJImui3liysigkZhelAWNxvLyy-5mI36hg1D5UrAA/viewform?usp=header
Wednesday, March 12 (4pm) *On Zoom
Wildfire Response Updates: Our Initiatives and How to Support
Thursday, March 13, (11:30am-1:30pm)
Fire Response Session 1 | Rebuilding & Recovery: Los Angeles County Status Update
Featured Speakers:
Mark Pestrella, P.E. – Director of Los Angeles County Public Works
Ciara Barnett, P.E. – Co-Chair of the LA County Rebuilding Program
Mitch Glaser, AICP – Assistant Deputy Director of Los Angeles County Regional Planning
Saturday, March 15 (10am - 12pm) *In Person
Roadmap to Rebuilding: Townhall On Rebuilding After the Los Angeles Wildfires
March 17 (12pm - 1pm) *On Zoom
Recovery & Rebuilding (City of Los Angeles)
Q&A with Osama Younan, P.E. - General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety
Thursday, March 20 (5pm - 7:30pm) *In person
Coastal CRAN Presents: A Conversation with the California Coastal Commission
Wednesday, March 26 (12pm - 1pm) on zoom
Fire Response Session 2 | Home Hardening Techniques: Fire-Resistant & Cost-Effective Rebuilding
Wednesday, April 2 (12pm) *On Webex
Recovery & Rebuilding (City of Los Angeles)
Q&A w/ LADWP Development Services
Report & Analysis by DueX: Palisades Fire Recovery & Utility Infrastructure Recommendations Report
Wednesday, April 9 (12pm - 1pm) *on Zoom
Fire Response Session 3 | Landscape & Defensible Space: Designing for Fire Safety
Wednesday, April 23 (12-1pm) *on Zoom
Fire Response Session 4 | “Nothing About Us, Without Us, Is for Us” - Altadena, from the Ground Up
w/ R. Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC, a Past President of NOMA, in conversation with Charles T. Bryant, AIA, NOMA, a Past President of AIA Pasadena & Foothill.
May 8 (12pm - 1pm) *on Zoom
Fire Response Session 5 | Rebuilding Infrastructure: Long-Term Community Resilience
RSVP HERE = link to be added
May 22 (12pm - 1pm) *on Zoom
Fire Response Session 6 | Rebuilding Equitably: Community-Driven Models for Post-Wildfire Recovery
RSVP HERE = link to be added
DATE TBD (12pm - 1pm) *on Zoom
Fire Response Session 7 | Housing Rights & Assistance: Supporting Displaced Residents
RSVP HERE = link to be added
DATE TBD (12pm - 1pm) *on Zoom
The Insurance Crisis in Response to Wildfires in California – New Models & Ways Forward
RSVP HERE = link to be added
And more programs, initiatives, and activities to be added as needed!
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE AIA IN CALIFORNIA DISASTER ASSISTANCE PLAN