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1 CELEBRATE / SERVE / INSPIRE / PROMOTE CELEBRAR/ SERVIR / INSPIRAR /PROMOVER February 2010 Latinos in Architecture (LiA) committee started with two members and a dream to serve and support the local Dallas community by establishing a forum celebrating Latinos in design related professions. Today, this first of its kind Hispanic networking organization, Latinos in Architecture is 340 energetic members strong/fuerte focusing on community involvement, professional networking, and educational outreach. LiA s mission targets three specific goals to offer programs of value to our members: Education, Community and Profession. These are the backbone for every event and involvement opportunity we pursue. Following these principles, our LiA members have made several significant impacts: Inspiring and mentoring minority and impoverished students from elementary, middle schools and high schools who are interested in pursuing a career in architecture... From an Architect s Bookshelf a program that has been able to distribute 1500 books and 550 magazines to get libraries started! Showing the professional work of colleagues through our annual National Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit: Celebrating the work of Dallas Latino Architects and Designers Becoming a voice of the growing Hispanic population in Dallas. According to the 2005 U.S. Census, Hispanics make up 42.4% of the Dallas population. As professionals, we see this as an opportunity for leadership within the City of Dallas. Helping local Hispanic communities have a voice by utilizing our expertise and leadership roles as active members of AIA Dallas. Providing connectivity/networks between Latino architects in Dallas and promoting our projects in the areas of the city that are mostly Hispanic and often overlooked. Strengthening relationships between professionals and college level students in the field of architecture throughout Dallas and the North Texas Region. Being a resource to architecture firms that wish to reorient their practices and expand into Latin American markets. The committee can help maintain international relationships and partnerships, as well as serve as a marketing resource for architecture firms. The strength of LiA is through its multicultural members voices, sweat, and footsteps. Let s celebrate Diversity by serving, inspiring, and promoting it!

2 OUR MISSION NUESTRA MISION The mission of the AIA Dallas Latinos in Architecture Committee is to serve and support our local communities, strengthen relationships and networks between professionals in the field of architecture and to promote their projects to our communities. We also work to be a positive influence for students aspiring to become architects; finding volunteer opportunities, getting involved in community issues, providing guidance and expertise as well as participating in mentoring programs. Jimmy Castellanos, AIA, EDAC, LEED Green Associate AIA Dallas LiA Co-Founder and Co-chair LATINOS IN ARCHITECTURE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT COMMUNITY COMPONENT PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT CHAMPIONS Co Founders Yesenia Blandon, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C Jimmy Castellanos, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP 2012 Co Chairs Lorena Toffer, AIA Celi Sims, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, CDT 2012 Professional Coordinators Hispanic Heritage Exhibit Hector Perez, Intl. Assoc. AIA; Lorena Toffer, AIA Networking Events Julian Lizarazu, Assoc. AIA; Reyna Sanchez, Yesenia Blandon, Associate AIA Lectures David Munoz, LEED AP 2012 Educational and Community Coordinators From an Architect s Bookshelf Iara Bachmann, RID, Associate AIA; Paola Contreras, RID Scholarship Fund Raising Celi Sims, Associate AIA 2012 Support Coordinators Graphics Terry Salinas, LEED AP Social Media Yesenia Blandon, Associate AIA Sponsors and Outreach Jimmy Castellanos, AIA Event Photography Juan Navarro EVENTS West Dallas Community Project. La Bajada community measurements (Jan 22 11) LiA Austin launched! (Feb 24 11) Architects as Educators, Architects as Innovators Social with Young Architects Forum (Apr 21 11) Summer Social at Corgan Associates Inc. (Jun 24 11) From Architects Book Shelf BOOK DRIVE at AIA Dallas, AIA Austin, AIA San Diego (Jul 11 Aug19 11) Hispanic Heritage Exhibit Reception at DCFA (Sept 23 11) From Architects Book Shelf BOOK DELIVERY & PRESENTATION TO STUDENTS (Oct 12, 15 11) Committee Meeting Holiday Party (Dec 6 11) Committee Meeting (bimonthly, starting Feb 23 12) Bridging the Arts, Culture and Community Panel Discussion in collaboration with Big Thought (Feb 24 12) Thriving Minds Family Day at The Latino Cultural Center in collaboration with Big Thought (Feb 25 12) 2013 LiA Scholarship Fund process started (Mar 12) Geometry in Architecture Program with Williams Preparatory (Mar 12) Architecture Summer Program in collaboration with Texas Tech University Clerkley Academy (Jun 12) Summer Social at HDR BOOK DRIVE ANNOUNCED (Jun 12) From Architect s Book Shelf BOOK DRIVE Dallas, Austin (Jun Oct 12) Hispanic Heritage Exhibit Reception at DCFA (Sept 20 12) Hispanic Heritage Exhibit at DCFA (Sept Oct 12) From an Architect s Book Shelf BOOK DRIVE COLLECTION & SORTING (Oct ) From Architects Book Shelf BOOK DELIVERY & PRESENTATION TO STUDENTS Hispanic Heritage Exhibit at TSA Convention, Austin (Oct Nov 12) Hispanic Heritage Exhibit at Latino Cultural Center (Dec 12) Holiday Party at DCFA (Dec 14 12) Yesenia M. Blandón, Associate AIA LEED AP BD+C AIA Dallas LiA Co-Founder and Co-chair 2011 Recipient of the TSA Associate of the Year award Lorena Toffer, AIA 2011 Young Architect of the Year AIA Dallas LiA 2012 Co-chair Celi Sims, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, CDT AIA Dallas Program Development Manager AIA Dallas LiA 2012 Co-chair

3 EDUCATIONAL FROM AN ARCHITECT S BOOKSHELF GOAL of this component aims to fulfill LiA s mission to be a positive influence for students aspiring to become architects by providing them with guidance, expertise and opportunities for participation in mentoring programs. Implementation of this strategy has already served to build relations with local schools for the crafting of architectural educational programs. This library development program provides local high schools with books, journals and monographs that are essential for the teaching and research of architecture, but that are too costly for most schools or young scholars to afford. Each book donated includes a written dedication by the donor on the front cover. This makes the donation a very personal one, having the architect donating the book reflect on the gift they are about to give. In turn, the student receiving the gift is touched and hopefully inspired. IN PARALLEL with the book drive, we also take a holistic approach to better guide students that see architecture as a career path. We continuously participate in student orientations where our members are able to share their experiences on choosing architecture. At these events, students and their parents have the opportunity for one on one discussions. Architects are also invited to offer expertise on projects being developed in the schools architectural education programs, through design charrette sessions, critiques and attending final presentations as jury members. PROCESS involved in the book drive is a remarkable example of the level of participation and commitment from LiA s members. Once the initial call for donations is announced, bookshelf leaders are appointed from several architectural firms in Dallas. These leaders have the task of setting collection points at their offices and later taking donations to a main collection point. Once books are collected, volunteers categorize the books, magazines and allocate the number of books to be distributed to each one of the selected schools. Prior to this, the coordinator of the program has done research in order to select the school(s) to be the recipients of the donations. Finally, books are packaged and sessions are held to present the books to the students and their teachers. Experiences regarding the field of architecture are shared with students as they are given their new library collection. EDUCAR From an Architect s Book Shelf was envisioned as a book drive to collect books from fellow architects and distribute them to high schools that have a high percentage of minority enrollment and to schools that lack an architecture program. As architects, we believe that we can inspire students to pursue a career in the field of architecture, encourage them to go to college; and, by sharing our personal experiences, motivate them to believe in themselves and to overcome statistics. This collaborative effort not only became a reality, but far surpassed our expectations. Our original goal of collecting 200 books proved too modest, as more than 900 books and 350 architectural magazines were collected and distributed to three local high schools. Jimmy Castellanos, AIA Young Architects Forum YAF CONNECTION newsletter, 2011

4 EDUCATIONAL FROM AN ARCHITECT S BOOKSHELF 2010 GOALS: To collect 200 books OVER 900 books and more than 350 architectural magazines collected DISTRIBUTION: Williams Preparatory 300 books, 100 magazines Hampton Preparatory 300 books, 100 magazines Skyline High School 320 books, 150 magazines SCHOOL FACTS: Skyline High School, more than 60% of the student body is Hispanic and 34% is African American. As the first high school in the United States to offer a magnet school curriculum, and is ranked nationally 19 out of LiA aspires to help this institution elevate their architectural programs and graduation rates through volunteer work and mentoring. Williams Preparatory, more than 98% of the student body is Hispanic. We had the opportunity to talk to more than 50 young students that were so curious and surprised us with very clever and candid questions about the architectural profession. Hampton Preparatory, a school with more than 95% African American student population, where we met very bright and talented seniors. We chose this school because LiA s mission is to serve as an open resource group, helping the Hispanic community and the Dallas community at large GOALS: To collect 200 books OVER 600 books and more than 200 architectural magazines collected DISTRIBUTION: Moises E. Molina High School 275 books, 80 magazines Pinkston High School 275 books, 80 magazines Skyline High School 60 books, 40 magazines COLLECTION FACTS: Bookshelf collection points at more than 20 Architecture/Engineering firms in Dallas: HKS, Jacos, THArch, ABC Imaging, WRA Architects, L.A. Fuess Partners, REES Associates, Inc., FKP Architects, Corgan Associates Inc., GFF, HDR, HALFF Associates, BRW, Studio 4, Gensler, UT Arlington, P+W, RTKL, HOK, City of Dallas, Mesa Design Group, DCFA With more than 250 people donating across disciplines, the program has been a success since it was implemented in July, 2010 EDUCAR Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for making the LiA book donation at Skyline such a success!!! It is incredible what you accomplished in such a short amount of time. The number and quality of donated books is overwhelming. Hearing your personal stories was very powerful. We appreciated the emphasis everyone placed on getting an education. The donation of the books also helped to underscore the importance of doing well in school. We look forward to teaming with LiA in the future. Your participation with the parent orientation and now with the book donation adds a unique dimension to student's exploration of the professional world. Thank you once again for all you have done. Tom Cox, Assoc. AIA, Instructor at Skyline High School Architecture Cluster 2010 LiA Sponsors Perkins + Will, HKS, Rivera Engineering, LLC, Corgan Associates Inc., ABC Imaging, Halff Associates 2011 LiA Sponsors Perkins + Will, Corgan Associates Inc., HKS Rivera Engineering, The Comex Group, Nunez International, Mesa Design Group 2012 LiA Sponsors Perkins + Will, Corgan Associates Inc., HKS Rivera Engineering, Reprographic Consultants

5 COMMUNITY WEST DALLAS GOAL of this component aims to fulfill LiA s mission to serve and support our local communities, finding opportunities to volunteer and get involved in community issues. This goal created the opportunity to build relations with the City of Dallas through its CityDesign Studio, led by Brent Brown, AIA and Chalonda Jackson, Community Engagement Coordinator. LiA s participation started by being a facilitator at West Dallas community meetings to present and discuss the projects that would impact their neighborhoods. This participation later evolved into LiA leading the effort to provide the appropriate documentation as part of La Bajada Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay. WEST DALLAS DESIGN CHARRETTES Led by Studio Director Brent Brown, the intent of the charrette was to keep the community involved and to encourage them to be an active voice in area developments that may affect their neighborhoods such as the Trinity River Project, Calatrava Bridge and the La Bajada residential area/western gateway to continental bridge. The goal of the process was to protect and enhance La Bajada neighborhood, to create north south connections between Singleton and Commerce streets, and to motivate incremental businesses and organic development throughout the area. These sessions were intimate and powerful experiences between designers, public officials and the community of La Bajada neighborhood. The experience illustrates how the inhabitants of La Bajada are strongly attached to their community and want to see it grow and prosper in a way that is reflective of their culturally rich environment. COMUNIDAD "Words cannot begin to express how grateful we are to YOU for your support at the West Dallas charrette on Wednesday evening. We were amazed at the support from LiA members, although asked at the last minute, you came out in full force to give of your time and talent. We received numerous comments from the residents praising your efforts. The West Dallas leaders and City Design Studio team thought the evening was a huge success! And, it would not have been possible without your participation. We sincerely thank each of you. Your assistance was greatly appreciated! It's because of wonderful individuals like you, that our city is a wonderful city. Thank you." Dallas City Design Studio Team

6 COMMUNITY WEST DALLAS LA BAJADA NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION OVERLAY As the impact to this West Dallas area became more evident to residents of La Bajada Neighborhood, LiA worked hand in hand with the Dallas CityDesign Studio and the community s Neighborhood Association to take advantage of the zoning ordinance tool that would protect the single family residential fabric that distinguishes this area. With over 30 LiA volunteers, a strategy was devised to measure and document the height of over 350 residences that form the neighborhood. This research became part of the petition submittal that would be voted on by the City of Dallas Planning Commission and City of Dallas Council Public Hearings. On the early morning of Saturday, January 22, 2011, a group of 30 LiA volunteers, CityDesign Studio and La Bajada Neighborhood Association members, divided into teams to measure and document the height of approximately 360 houses. We were welcomed with a modest yet warm breakfast and our mission was accomplished before lunchtime. The collected information was organized and the package was completed. As of now, the process is in the petition stage, the community has six months to inform the residents of the community and gather signatures from all involved. After signatures are verified, it will then go to the City of Dallas Planning Commission. Map of La Bajada Neighborhood, West Dallas, showing houses that were documented by LiA volunteers as part of the NSO process COMUNIDAD "The West Dallas Charrette was an intimate experience with the CityDesign Studio designers and the community. Volunteering to serve as mediators and translators of the design and the information being presented, we became very familiar with the design intent and problems or obstacles that need to be addressed. It was a great experience to be able to be a part of such a huge project that will be here for many years to come, the "West Dallas Dream". The intent is to tie in the new Calatrava bridge, downtown and La Bajada making it an inviting transition through architecture, engineering and community. The revitalization of La Bajada will attract business and lure people to this culturally rich community, reduce industrial traffic and create new outlets and routes to benefit this area of Dallas. Jose Martinez, LiA volunteer "A session full of passion, commitment and involvement that shows how a community can be empowered and be an active voice in the design process. The feedback gained from inhabitants of La Bajada also showed how knowledgeable they are of the changes that are coming, their understanding of the impact in their neighborhood, and how strongly they feel about speaking up to protect and enhance the places they live in. As a Spanish native speaker, the opportunity to talk to members of this community in our language, without any barriers and transmit their message to the CityDesign Studio, made the session much more rewarding". Lorena Toffer, AIA

7 PROFESSIONAL PROFESIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE EXHIBIT One of the signature events which fulfills the professional component of LiA s mission is our annual event centered around National Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating the work of Dallas Latino Architects and Designers. GOAL Celebrating the works of Dallas Latin Architects and Designers This program started as a Call for Projects to recognize local talent to be featured in an exhibition at the Dallas Center for Architecture and other venues in Dallas. An opening reception marked the beginning of the exhibition, and provided an opportunity for fellowship among the exhibitors, their peers and members of the community. EXHIBIT September 24, 2010 the exhibition opening was kicked off at the Dallas Center for Architecture with a reception of over 50 attendees. In the Second year, the program grew to include not only architectural work, but also highlight artwork such as photography and paintings by Latino Architects and Designers. The September 2011 event reception hosted over 80 including exhibitors, friends and family. Other venues where this exhibition was displayed include: University of Texas Arlington School of Architecture Gallery 2011 Texas Society of Architects Convention, Dallas Convention Center In the Third year, for 2012, LiA plans on collaborating with AIA Austin on a joint program, having the exhibit in Austin, Dallas (DCFA) and the Latino Cultural Center here in Dallas as well. NATIONAL OUTREACH In February of 2011, AIA Austin launched the second LiA Committee in the nation. As a 2012 initiative, AIA Dallas LiA Committee is working closely with the AIA Austin LiA Committee to share exhibition materials to allow for broader exposure across the state of Texas. In summer 2011, AIA San Diego contacted LiA Dallas for guidance to begin a Book Drive of their own patterned after the Dallas LiA model. Programs like these can be duplicated across the country to bring attention to the profession and aspire the youth to have a sense of pride in their cultural diversities Exhibitors Fernando Andrade, AIA GSR Andrade Architects Oswaldo Cajas, AIA Dimension Architects Myriam Camargo, AIA CamargoCopeland Javier Espinoza, AIA HOK Eurico Francisco, AIA RTKL Enrique Greenwell, Intl. Assoc. AIA HKS Gregory S Ibanez, AIA Ibanez Architecture Isabel Mandujano, AIA Corgan Associates Lorena Toffer, AIA Cogan Associates Eric Marquez de la Plata Partners in Architecture Juan Perini Rees Associates Eduardo Pezzani Perkins + Will Ricardo Ruiz Halff Associates Juan Navarro Perkins + Will Hispanic Architectural Traditions in Dallas, a Photography exhibit 2011 Exhibitors Ingrid Aboujaoude Perkins + Will Terry Salinas Perkins + Will Juan Carlos Arias, Intl. Assoc. AIA HDR Iara Bachmann, Assoc. AIA IB Architectural Design Reymundo Castillo HLR Paola Contreras HDR Sergio Chavez, Assoc. AIA HKS Carlos Gallego Gallego Creative Design Lorena Holguin, Assoc. AIA Corgan Associates Jorge Gonzalez, AIA Corgan Associates Julian Lizarazu, Assoc. AIA FKP Jorge Martinez, Intl. Assoc. AIA BECK Architecture Hernan Molina, Intl. Assoc. AIA RTKL Hector Perez, Intl. Assoc. AIA TBA Studio Juan Ponce Halff Associates Michael I Reyes, AIA Good Fulton & Farrell Natalia Ferber, Intl. Assoc. AIA Laguarda Low Cityscapes Artwork exhibit

8 PROFESSIONAL PROFESIONAL GOAL of this component aims to fulfill LiA s mission to strengthen relationships and networks among professionals in the field of architecture. Informational sessions held prior to LiA becoming an AIA Dallas committee have evolved into higher attended networking social gatherings hosted at several architectural firms. EVENTS Alberto Kalach Lecture in association with the Dallas Architecture Forum and the Consul General of Mexico. In addition to DAF Forum members, community and other AIA members there were 33 LiA Committee members present. Networking events targeted toward industry professionals: May 18, 2010 the inaugural event hosted and sponsored by Perkins + Will was kicked off with lively discussions, drinks and hosted over 100 people. December 7, 2010 sponsored by HKS hosted over 100 people. June 24, 2011 sponsored by Corgan Associates hosted over 60 people. Architects as Educators, Architects and Innovators Event. This joint program with the Young Architects Forum of AIA Dallas was held April 21, Keynote speakers included two inspiring architects: a high school teacher of an architectural program; and a sole practitioner. Close to 60 industry professionals and their guests enjoyed a night of insightful conversation and great networking in a wonderful space with great food and drinks. PROFESSIONAL LiA has a goal to help bring exposure of AIA Dallas to the community at large, and has had the opportunity to collaborate with institutions such as: The Concilio Dallas CityDesign Studio Dallas Architecture Forum AIA Dallas Young Architects Forum AIA Austin AIA San Diego University of Texas at Arlington Big Thought Latino Cultural Center Mexican Consulate

9 PROFESSIONAL PROFESIONAL It's crucial that we mentor and create new opportunities for young Latinos to get involved in community issues. It's imperative that Latinos develop leadership roles in our neighborhoods. Florencia Velasco Fortner president and CEO of the Dallas Concilio. Dallas Morning News

10 WORDS FROM OUR MEMBERS VOCES Since its formation two years ago, AIA Dallas Latinos in Architecture (LiA) has become our most vigorous and vibrant committee on the local stage and has already extended its influence within Texas and nationally with the formation of sister committees and programs. At AIA Dallas, we are deeply proud of the accomplishments outlined in their submittal for a 2012 AIA Diversity Recognition Program Award. To our knowledge, our LiA is the first of its kind in the nation and typifies the grassroots nature of our Institute s organization. It arose from the passion and inspiration of its founding co chairs, Yesenia Blandon, Assoc. AIA and Jimmy Castellanos, AIA. Looking back, accepting their proposal for the creation of such a committee by our Chapter s leadership was not a foregone conclusion. The discussions about LiA s initial proposal for a new committee were, unfortunately, all too familiar doubts were raised about identifying one group of members; doubts were raised about their youth and inexperience with Chapter leadership role. As President Elect of our Chapter at the time, mentoring the emerging LiA group into full chapter committee status fell to me and another member of our Board. Our approach was to offer this new group a platform and support to see if this idea a committee that calls upon the growing diversity in our community would gain traction within their group and within the larger context of our Dallas community. LiA succeeded beyond our wildest expectations: Their committee social meetings are attended by over 100 professionals the majority of whom are potential members (AIA, Associate or Professional Affiliates); Nascent LiA undertook a leadership role in assisting a 336 family neighborhood in Dallas with the creation of a zoning stabilization overlay to help preserve their community s character in the face of future development. For the first time, our Chapter was able to cross language and cultural barriers and provide pro bono work. Today, LiA is one of the AIA Dallas key focus points for outreach and advocacy in the community; For their encore, LiA developed a unique book drive program From an Architect s Bookshelf to help put Architecture and Design books with personal messages in the hands of disadvantaged students. As described in this submittal, the amount of collected books far exceeded expectations and its members not only serve to collect and deliver these to local school libraries, but also as inspirational mentors in direct contact with these students; Good news travels fast in our design community and soon our LiA group was in touch with AIA Austin and AIA San Diego to help these Chapters form similar committees and programs; Creation of AIA Dallas first invited exhibition of the work of Latino Architects and Designers. The exhibit s opening has become a social highpoint of the year for our Chapter and a key generator of interest by the general public in our Dallas Center for Architecture. These few examples illustrate what can happen when we set aside doubt and act in terms of the possibilities the future offers to our organization and profession. With LiA now an active part of our Chapter and community, we see great opportunity in reaching out to our growing community of potential international associate members furthering our engagement with a membership base that is increasing in diversity and practicing internationally. As 2011 President of AIA Dallas, it is my honor to offer my highest recommendation on behalf of our Latinos in Architecture Committee for this award. Sincerely, David Zatopek, AIA Vice President Corgan Associates Inc. The AIA has been an excellent resource to be involved in the community, but LiA has the potential to motivate at a more personal level. As an AIA member I ve participated and volunteered in the AIA Annual Home Tour, I have designed and submitted an award winning playhouse for the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses, and I m always thrilled to attend the seasonal architectural lecture series. However, by becoming a LiA member, I seek a role to inspire. Last September, I was nominated by the LiA committee as an outstanding Hispanic Intern Architect to represent my current employer Corgan Associates, Inc. Events like these, have helped expand my networking horizons. I have come in contact with other Hispanic and Non Hispanic Architects, and others that are related in the industry. As a new member of this organization, I intend to contribute my skills and knowledge to assist and support minority or underprivileged communities; as well as motivate others to join this dedicated team of people. Lorena Holguin, Assoc. AIA Wow! How can I start Since founding the committee, I have met a multitude of people; the networking advantages of the group have been unbelievable ; this has helped connect Latino architects that didn t even know how many we were, what positions we held, where we worked, etc.; the recognition from the community and the peers has been undeniable. At my current office as well, being a founder/member of LiA has given me a lot of recognition Yesenia Blandon, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C LiA has allowed me to stay and be more active in the community Laura Quintero, UTA Student LiA has helped me in so many ways! It has made me proud to be an architect and a member of the AIA. It has allowed me to create an outreach to my community and help them like a doctor or a lawyer would to those in need. It has allowed me to create strong friendly relationships with my peers that I will cherish for many years to come. It has become a source of information and contact for new Latino architects that come to the DFW area and those who want to pursue an architectural career. So I can proudly say, I AM AIA! Jimmy Castellanos, AIA, EDAC, LEED Green Associate LiA has helped me to stay more connected with my peers and be more active in the community Al Hernandez, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

11 LiA IN THE MEDIA LiA EN LOS MEDIOS North Dallas Gazette June 23, 2010 "First of its kind organization seeks to support Hispanic community of its kind organization seeks to support hispanic community/ Art News DFW October 18, 2010 Article on Alberto Kalach Lecture at the Magnolia Theater AIA National Young Architects Forum Newsletter January 2011 Issue Article on book drive From an Architect's Bookshelf Dallas Business Journal Friday, April 8, 2011 Article on Books donation for "From an Architect's Bookshelf edition/2011/04/08/public eye.html Texas Architect May/ June 2011 issue Article on LiA s volunteer efforts with La Bajada community in West Dallas, in collaboration with the Dallas CityDesign Studio Real Estate BISNOW Press Release August 10, 2011 Article on LiA, Hispanic Leaders in Dallas fort_worth_commercial_real_estate_news_story.php?p=16910 LiA Social Media Facebook group followers as of November 2011 Blog LinkedIn Dallas Latinos in Architecture ?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr You Tube video on From An Architect s bookshelf book drive program

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