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Breaking: 2020 AIA Conference on Architecture has been postponed

2020-03-13T18:09:00-04:00

In a statement released today, the 2020 Conference on Architecture announced its postponement due to the progressing developments of the coronavirus pandemic. The event will no longer take place May 14th to 16th in Los Angeles.

This comes after Mayor Garcetti's directive to City Departments issued Thursday, March 12th which put "a ban on all events or conferences on City-owned properties that are anticipated to attract more than 50 people." As the LA Convention Center, a city-owned property, fits this criteria, the news seemed inevitable.

Currently the AIA says it is exploring options to reschedule the event and will update members with details when available. "The health and safety of our members, colleagues, exhibitors and speakers is paramount and we feel compelled to postpone the annual conference to minimize the risk to our valued participants and partners. By making this decision in advance, we also hope to minimize any stress or inconvenience for our participants and partners...

Virgil Abloh will be the keynote speaker for the AIA 2020 conference

2020-02-11T18:23:00-05:00

Virgil Abloh, the artistic director for Louis Vuitton's menswear collection who has positioned himself as quite the polymath, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2020 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference on Architecture. On May 14th, Abloh will sit for an interview with keynote host Roman Mars of 99% Invisible to discuss "democratic design and intellectualizing the mundane" at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Previously on Archinect: The Manifold Transparencies of Virgil Abloh. "...Abloh is himself trained as an architect...and has since gone on to describe the lessons learned and architecture studied during these years as crucial to his current success." - Shane Reiner-Roth. Shown: A fashion shoot styled by Virgil Abloh in the Barcelona Pavilion, by Mies van der Rohe. Photo by Fabien Montique.

Abloh has earned degrees in both architecture and engineering. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Mad...