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New York City hosts its annual Climate Week NYC from September 20 -28, and AIA will be there advocating for architects' role in creating a more resilient built environment:
Monday, September 21: Resilient and Regenerative Design – Architects and policymakers on building the future. President Illya Azaroff shares the stage with Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) to discuss how the built environment can create lasting environmental, social, and economic benefits while helping communities thrive in the face of increasing climate-related risks.
Wednesday, September 23: Regenerative Design: Embracing a New-Old Mindset. Illya will deliver opening remarks for this half-day event: This session explores how regenerative design builds upon enduring lessons from passive design, vernacular architecture, Indigenous knowledge, and systems thinking that have long worked in harmony with local climates, ecosystems, and available resources.
Wednesday, September 23: Building Homes that Strengthen Community Resilience. Illya moderates a panel of mayors from the Climate Mayors Leadership Forum. This session will examine concrete, replicable strategies that mayors are deploying to accelerate housing production while integrating climate‑aligned practices. The panel of mayors includes:
- Rex Richardson, Mayor of Long Beach, CA
- Quinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City, MO
- Mayor Eileen Higgins, Mayor of Miami, FL
Wednesday, September 23: State Game Changers: Making Climate Resilience Easier to Deliver. Amal Mahrouki from AIA's Government Affairs & Public Policy team joins a panel to interrogate the question: Which changes to state laws, policies, institutions, and funding systems would have the greatest practical impact on local resilience delivery?
Thursday, September 24: The Climate Readiness Imperative for Mission-Critical Facilities. Illya joins a panel of leaders from industry, economic development, insurance and resilience experts to examine how the realities of climate change are reshaping capital planning, infrastructure performance, operational continuity, and long-term asset value.
We hope you can join us at any of these events!
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Lisa M. Ferretto; AIA, LEED, WELL, EcoDistricts AP
Sr. Director, Climate Action and Design Excellence
The American Institute of Architects
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