2024-12-22T02:58:23-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150291040/dan-hart-officially-takes-over-as-the-98th-aia-president Josh Niland 2021-12-13T15:43:00-05:00 >2021-12-14T15:42:40-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9f53ccd3127857872c16d956b1f3ebb5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Important news today for one of America&rsquo;s oldest architectural organizations as the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49568164/the-american-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">American Institute of Architects</a> has announced the formal inauguration of Dan Hart, FAIA as the organization&rsquo;s 98th president.</p> <p>Hart comes from a particularly strong background of leadership, holding previous positions as a longtime member of the AIA&rsquo;s Board of Directors in addition to serving as the 2011 president of the Texas Society of Architects. As a board member, Hart was responsible for organizing the AIA&rsquo;s official COVID-19 business task force (which he co-chaired) and was also chair of the Public Outreach and Board Knowledge Committees in addition to serving as the moderator for the AIA&rsquo;s Strategic Council in 2016.</p> <p>Hart has practiced architecture since completing his bachelor&rsquo;s studies in engineering at <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/2023/texas-tech-university" target="_blank">Texas Tech University</a> in 1990, becoming a principal at the multidisciplinary firm Parkhill the next year, where he focused on projects in the higher education sector based out of the firm&rsquo;s Au...</p>