AIA|LA presents the 2023 Board of Directors Awards to 12 impactful firms and individuals enhancing 'equity, access, and inclusivity'
The AIA Los Angeles' annual awards program recognizes another stellar group of organizations and individuals making impactful contributions to the city and community of Los Angeles. The Board of Directors Awards, formerly known as the "Presidential Honor Awards," celebrates a total of 12 winners and honorees selected by the Chapter President Leslie Sydnor, AIA, and the AIA|LA committee. Honorees will be celebrated during the 2023 AIA|LA Design Awards Ceremony at the organization's new West Adams Center for Communities on October 24, 2023. Learn more about this year's awardees below.[Cover image] Gold Medal Award - Posthumous: Earl E. Gales, Jr., AICP-Chairman and CEO, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc. "Gold Medal Winner Earl E. Gales, Jr., AICP, was the founder and chairman of LA-based Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc., one of the nation’s largest minority-owned AEC firms. Under his leadership, JGM’s numerous civic projects made significant improvements to the daily lives of thousands of Angelenos. Gales was a widely admired role model for minority architects and valued for his extensive community involvement and mentorship of students of color. Gales’s legacy extends beyond LA’s built environment through his work as an advisor to political leaders and as a mentor. In this capacity, he established the Earl Gales Jr. Environmental Design Scholarship at Cal Poly Pomona to increase accessibility to higher education in urban planning and architecture." Read more about the late Earl E. Gales Jr. here.Read the full post on Bustler
The AIA Los Angeles' annual awards program recognizes another stellar group of organizations and individuals making impactful contributions to the city and community of Los Angeles. The Board of Directors Awards, formerly known as the "Presidential Honor Awards," celebrates a total of 12 winners and honorees selected by the Chapter President Leslie Sydnor, AIA, and the AIA|LA committee.
Honorees will be celebrated during the 2023 AIA|LA Design Awards Ceremony at the organization's new West Adams Center for Communities on October 24, 2023. Learn more about this year's awardees below.
[Cover image] Gold Medal Award - Posthumous: Earl E. Gales, Jr., AICP-Chairman and CEO, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc.
"Gold Medal Winner Earl E. Gales, Jr., AICP, was the founder and chairman of LA-based Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc., one of the nation’s largest minority-owned AEC firms. Under his leadership, JGM’s numerous civic projects made significant improvements to the daily lives of thousands of Angelenos. Gales was a widely admired role model for minority architects and valued for his extensive community involvement and mentorship of students of color. Gales’s legacy extends beyond LA’s built environment through his work as an advisor to political leaders and as a mentor. In this capacity, he established the Earl Gales Jr. Environmental Design Scholarship at Cal Poly Pomona to increase accessibility to higher education in urban planning and architecture." Read more about the late Earl E. Gales Jr. here.Read the full post on Bustler
