The YAF hosted Bright Lights, Big City, its second annual pre-convention summit, at the AIA national convention May 18 in Las Vegas, reports Greg Walker, AIA, YAF events adviser. The YAF geared the summit specifically for young architects licensed 10 years or fewer. The AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community offered YAF-recommended workshops in the morning, while Bright Lights, a discussion with two of the profession’s newest design stars, highlighted the afternoon. Brian Johnsen, AIA, Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee, and Hans Butzer, Assoc. AIA, TAP/ Butzer Studio, Oklahoma City, shared how high-profile projects in their respective communities brought them local press and subsequently launched their firm’s success. Randi Greenberg, editor of ArchRecord2, Architectural Record’s Web site for emerging architects, served as moderator.

In Big City, the summit’s final segment, the YAF recognized the achievements of many young architects, particularly the 2005 Young Architects Award recipients,
and the more than 800 AIA members who became newly licensed architects in 2004. [link to PDF] AIA President Douglas L Steidl, FAIA, shared with the group his belief that these professionals are today’s best and brightest of the AIA, our profession, and our communities. The YAF congratulates all of the AIA’s recently licensed architect members.

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