Ruth Meghiddo, AIA – Committee Member

Ruth Meghiddo, AIA - Committee Member

Ruth Meghiddo, AIA, is a licensed architect in California and a certified permaculture consultant.  She holds a master’s degree in architecture and urban design from UCLA and a master’s degree cum laude in architecture from the University of Rome, Italy.

Ruth established Farm Urbana in 2013 and became a pioneering leader in ecological urban farming solutions and regenerative design practices. At Farm Urbana, she utilizes her architectural design skills to develop Urban Farming by Design as a strategic business model that integrates permaculture design with city life and environment, bringing nature closer to workplace frameworks.

As an architect, she sees urban farming as both a way to foster healthy city living and to address the challenges of global warming. By creating shared farming spaces, offering educational programs, and practicing circularity, she aims to create more engaged and self-reliant communities.

Ruth encourages organizations to change their perspective: to see city workplaces and the surrounding environment as interconnected parts of a vibrant, living system that energizes and inspires human potential. Gardens and streets can support city forestation and motivate people to fight global warming.

Meghiddo Architects, AIA – Farm Urbana

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthmeghiddo

Common Application for Design Excellence — 2025 Update

Common Application for Design Excellence from the AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit

The Common Application is based on the AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence which seeks to inform progress toward a zero-carbon, equitable, resilient, and healthy built environment. These are to be thoughtfully considered by designer and client at the initiation of every project and incorporated into the work as appropriate to the project scope. The Framework is intended to be accessible and relevant for every architect, every client, and every project, regardless of size, typology, or aspiration.

Completion of the Common App is only required for those projects submitting for COTE Award recognition in the AIA Long Beach / South Bay Design Awards program. Learn more about the AIA LBSB 2025 Design Awards program.

VIEW AND DOWNLOAD THE 2025 UPDATED COMMON APPLICATION FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE
VIEW AND DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE TO ENERGY & CARBON DATA ENTRY IN THE AIA COMMON APP

OTHER RESOURCES:

AIA LBSB Training Webinar, February 3, 2025:

AIA CA Training Webinar 2024:

AIA CA Training Webinar 2023:

Committee on the Environment (COTE) Program Partner

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Southern California Edison