Open Letter from the AIA Committee on the Environment

President AIA California Council

Joyce Lee, FAIA, COTE Chair 2002

Co-chair, AIA 2030 Commitment Working Group Past member AIA COTE Advisory Group

Founding Member of AIA COTE and 1995 Chair

I appreciate and fully support this statement. In addition, I encourage COTE leadership to publicly address AIA leadership's ill-advised and poorly-framed outreach to the new administration.

I completely agree with this statement. The current administration with their denial of climate science is troubling and dangerous. It is important that Architects come together and take a stand on this issue and work harder than ever to implement new buildings that actively try to reduce climate change.

I support the statements of the AIA COTE advisory group

Thank you good architects for trying to save the planet!

I strongly support the statements of the AIA COTE advisory group. I urge AIA leadership to adopt a supporting position in their discussions with the new federal government administration.

2015 Colorado COTE chair - We've had people asking what COTE will be doing, we must stay involved and lead the conversation.

Full agreement. - Mike Davis, FAIA

Vivian Loftness, FAIA, COTE Chair 2005

There has never been a greater imperative for architects to intelligently collaborate with clients/owners to create the most beautiful, resource-effective, lasting places possible. A positive vision of a sustainable future for all is built upon equity and diversity.

2013 COTE Chair - now more than ever, architects must work together to lead our communities toward a just, sustainable and hopeful future for EVERYONE!

It is crucial that we protect the health and safety of the public by protecting the world in which they live.

2008 COTE Chair