AIA elevates 93 architects to the College of Fellows
AIA Fellows are recognized for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Less than 3% of AIA members hold the prestigious FAIA designation.
WASHINGTON – February 13, 2025 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating 83 member-architects and 10 non-member-architects to its College of Fellows, an honor awarded to architects who have made significant contributions to the profession. New Fellows will be honored at the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA25) in Boston.
The fellowship program was developed to elevate architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Prospective candidates must have at least 10 years of AIA architect membership and demonstrated influence in at least one of the following areas:
• Promoted the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession.
• Advanced the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of practice.
• Coordinated the building industry, and the profession of architecture.
• Ensured the advancement of the living standards of people through their improved environment.
• Dedicated oneself to a profession that continually grows in its service to society.
• Advanced the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education and training.
Fellows are selected by a 10-member Jury of Fellows. This year’s jury included Chair Carl D'Silva, FAIA, Perkins&Will; Roderick Ashley, FAIA, Roderick Ashley Architect; Margaret Carney, FAIA, Cornell University; Sanford Garner, FAIA, RGCollaborative; Julie Hiromoto, FAIA, HKS; John Horky, FAIA, Ripples, by design; Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, Cameron MacAllister; Marilys Nepomechie, FAIA, Florida International University; Anne Schopf, FAIA, Mahlum and Jose Javier Toro, FAIA, Toro Arquitectos.
Newly elevated members
David W. Altenhofen
AIA Philadelphia
Farooq Ameen
AIA Los Angeles
R. Burton Baldridge
AIA Austin
Thomas R. Bayer
AIA Houston
Katherine Shaloo Berg
AIA Oregon
Graciela Carrillo Cifuentes
AIA Long Island
Stephen J. Cavanaugh
AIA Chicago
Daniel J. Chenin
AIA Las Vegas
Lisa I. Cholmondeley
AIA Washington DC
Laura A. Clary
AIA Detroit
Brendan P. Connolly
AIA Seattle
John F. Corkill
AIA Potomac Valley
James Crispino
AIA New York Chapter
Karl Daubmann
AIA Detroit
Laura DuCharme Conboy
AIA San Diego
William S. Duff, Jr.
AIA San Francisco
Stuart Emmons
AIA Oregon
Eric C. Y. Fang
AIA New York Chapter
John E. Folan
AIA Arkansas
Jonathan D. Moody
AIA Columbus
Arathi P. Gowda
AIA Washington DC
Elizabeth M. Hallas
AIA Colorado
Michael J. Hanrahan
AIA Central New Jersey
Jay M. Brotman
AIA Connecticut
Richard W. Hayes
AIA New York Chapter
Susan N. Heinking
AIA Chicago
Ali C. Höcek
AIA New York Chapter
Katherine M. Hogan
AIA Triangle
Robert K. Iopa
AIA Honolulu
Camille U. Jobe
AIA Austin
Benjamin I. Kasdan
AIA Washington DC
Carolyn Kiernat
AIA San Francisco
Julie J. Kim
AIA Atlanta
Stephanie M. Kingsnorth
AIA Los Angeles
Suzanne R. Klein
AIA Washington DC
Jennifer Townsend Knudsen
AIA Los Angeles
William G. Kontess
AIA Alaska
Andrea D. Lamberti
AIA New York Chapter
Steven M Langston
AIA Orlando
Keith L. Lashley
AIA Orlando
Bryan C. Lee Jr
AIA New Orleans
Regal H. Leftwich
AIA Washington DC
Eric Logan
AIA Wyoming
Karen A. Lu
AIA Minneapolis
Jose Luis Alvarez
AIA New Orleans
Heath Allen May
AIA Los Angeles
Praful M. Kulkarni
AIA Los Angeles
Paul R. Menard
AIA Central Valley
Brian H. Messana
AIA New York Chapter
Alan Metcalfe
AIA Philadelphia
Christopher P. Meyers
AIA Columbus
Erick D. Mikiten
AIA East Bay
Deborah Finkelstein Moelis
AIA New York Chapter
Kimberly N. Montague
AIA Detroit
Derek A. Moore
AIA New York Chapter
Catherine C. Morrison
AIA Charlotte
Peter V. Noonan
AIA Potomac Valley
JinHwa Paradowicz
AIA Chicago
Jonathan Parks
AIA Florida
Garfield L. Peart
AIA Atlanta
Anthony E. Pellicciotti
AIA Memphis
Matthew T. Porreca
AIA San Diego
Steven R. Raike
AIA San Antonio
Joshua Ramus
AIA New York Chapter
Thomas F. Robinson
AIA Oregon
Jeffrey S. Seabold
AIA Mississippi
Pierluigi Serraino
AIA San Francisco
Frank W. Shirley
Boston Society of Architects/AIA
David Jack Silverman
Boston Society of Architects/AIA
Stephen Springs
AIA Dallas
Adrianne Steichen
AIA San Francisco
James C. Stevens
AIA South Carolina
Gary L. Strang
AIA San Francisco
Mark J. Thaler
AIA New York Chapter
Georgeen A. Theodore
AIA Brooklyn
Anne Mary Torney
AIA San Francisco
Suchitra M. Reddy
AIA New York Chapter
Ekaterina Velikov
AIA Huron Valley
Taylor C. Walker
AIA Minneapolis
Thomas J. Walsh
AIA Colorado
Brian Wickersham
AIA Los Angeles
Jerry Yin
AIA Shanghai
James W. Zack
AIA San Francisco
The AIA Honorary Fellowship program honors international architects for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society on an international level. Honorary Fellows were selected by the 10-member Jury of Fellows, along with Honorary Fellows Juror, Joseph P. Ruocco, FAIA, SOM. 10 Honorary Fellows are being elevated this year:
Newly elevated Honorary Fellows
Tatiana Bilbao
Mexico City, Mexico
Alison Brooks
London, England
Kain Bon Albert Chan
Shanghai, China
Jun'ya Ishigami
Tokyo, Japan
Hu Li
Beijing, China
Lyndon Uykim Neri
Shanghai, China
Michel Rojkind
Mexico City, Mexico
Masaharu Rokushika
Tokyo, Japan
Brinda Somaya
Mumbai, India
Kerstin Thompson
Melbourne, Australia
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