Resident Fellow to Join AIA Staff

by Jonathan McGaha | February 14, 2013 12:00 am

Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, LEED® AP BD+C, will join the staff of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in a two-year consulting position as a Resident Fellow. In this role Lazarus will be an internal resource providing a practice-relevant perspective on sustainability and health as the AIA implements the “Decade of Design: The Global Urban Solutions Challenge[1],” the AIA’s Clinton Global Initiative commitment. Additionally, she will add to the body of knowledge on sustainability and health by identifying and mentoring a network of authors and speakers among the AIA membership.

Lazarus brings an enviable set of credentials to her role at the AIA. In 2001, she founded the sustainable design initiative at the global architecture firm HOK. Lazarus has served as HOK’s director of sustainable design, leading the firm’s integration of sustainability criteria into planning, strategic visioning and design concepts on design, construction, and operations. She has already been a steady presence concerning AIA initiatives, leading the development of the popular Guide to the International Green Construction Code[2] in collaboration with volunteers and staff.

Lazarus, having joined HOK in 1980, co-authored the second edition of The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design, an influential textbook used by design professionals and universities. Lazarus won Eco-Structure’s 2012 Evergreen Award in the Perspectives category, which recognizes one individual each year for advancing sustainable design. In 2011, based on her significant contributions to sustainable design over her career, the AIA elevated Lazarus to its College of Fellows.

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