2025 AIA LBSB Design Awards Gala

Thursday, May 15, 2025
Rancho Los Alamitos
6400 E. Bixby Hill Rd, Long Beach, CA 90815

Order of Events

• 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Tour the historic Rancho Los Alamitos
• 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Drinks
• 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Dinner, Dessert
• 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Awards Celebration

Awards Program

Opening Remarks
Emcees: Lauren Matchison – USC School of Architecture and Daniel Kim – ARUP
Carlos Hernandez, AIA – President, AIA Long Beach / South Bay

Board of Directors Awards

Community Design Advocate Award
Presented by Casey Chapin, AIA
Honoree: D. J. Waldie – Cultural Historian, Memoirist, and Translator

Presidential Honoree Award
Presented by Bryan Winters, AIA
Honoree: Michael Bohn, AIA – Principal, Studio One Eleven and Past President, AIA Long Beach / South Bay

Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented by Carina Mills, AIA
Honoree: Bob Murrin, FAIA – Principal, AC Martin (Ret.) and Past President, AIA Long Beach / South Bay

Design Awards Presentations

Explore the full range of outstanding design work submitted for this year’s awards.

COTE Awards Presented by Dave Intner, AIA, of Southern California Edison

Closing Remarks

Thank you to our entertainment, the Palos Verdes High School Jazz Combo:

• Ben Forte
• Nathan Friedman
• Patrick Lowenstein
• Jeffrey Falcone

Thank you to our 2025 Design Awards Committee:

• Eric Nulman, AIA – Chair
• Rick D’Amato, FAIA
• Keith Hempel, FAIA
• Sam Rampy, AIA
• Bryan Winters, AIA
• Casey Chapin, AIA
• Kristine Hammond – Executive Director

Thank You to Our Sponsors!