SAY IT LOUD - California will elevate the contributions of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and women designers and architects through the Conference Exhibition as well as regional exhibitions and events across the state in 2023 and beyond.

BIPOC (Black, indigenous, people of color) and women architects, engineers, designers, students and planners who reside in California are encouraged to submit.

Entry deadline is May 8, 2023

Be a Part of SAY IT LOUD California
Deadline to enter: May 8 by 9pm PST

AIA San Diego Members are encouraged to participate in SAY IT LOUD--an internationally-recognized movement that elevates the contributions of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and women designers and architects.

Entry is Easy
https://www.beyondthebuilt.com/say-it-loud-california

Upload a photo of yourself, a few of the projects you've designed or teamed on, a short video (OPTIONAL) and answer five questions about yourself. The entry fee is $100--and if that is a barrier to participation--your firm, or our Chapter's Board Members, are here to lend a hand. Contact the Chapter if you need help: leigh@aiasandiego.org

We are aiming for a minimum of 5 entries per Chapter in California. Once all the entries are in, a large digital exhibition will be installed at the AIA Conference in San Francisco in June. Our local entries will also be featured in an exhibit at the CIEF Women in Construction Conference in October at the Sacramento Convention Center.

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SAY IT LOUD California has been generously supported by AIA California’s Council of Architectural Component Executives as well as AIA Central Valley, AIA Los Angeles, AIA Orange County, AIA San Diego, and AIA San Francisco.

SAY IT LOUD was founded and designed by Pascale Sablan, FAIA, creator of Beyond the Built Environment, and recipient of the 2021 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award. The exhibition spotlights the contributions of diverse design professionals to the built environment. SAY IT LOUD California will feature a digital exhibition at the AIA Conference on Architecture in San Francisco in June 2023, an online virtual exhibition on the Beyond the Built Environment website and, following the Conference, local exhibitions hosted by California Chapters in 2023 and beyond.

To date, SAY IT LOUD exhibitions have been viewed by over 55,000 visitors since January 2017. From inception, multiple online publications (such as Forbes, Curbed and The Architects Newspaper) with large subscription bases have helped promote the exhibitions further expanding its impact. The concept of SAY IT LOUD is: “To see our faces, hear our voices, [and] feel our impact within the colorful tapestry of our heritage.” SAY IT LOUD is the activation of a national movement of sharing, protecting, and celebrating the journey of the underrepresented to inspire the next generation. SAY IT LOUD engages diverse audiences to elevate the identities and contributions of minority architects and designers who testify to the provided value of their built work and its spatial impact.

BIPOC (Black, indigenous, people of color) and women architects, engineers, designers, students and planners who reside in California are encouraged to submit.

Here are several important links:

SAY IT LOUD California Information and Entry Portal Link: https://aiacalifornia.org/say-it-loud/

For more information about SAY IT LOUD, visit: https://www.beyondthebuilt.com/say-it-loud

Beyond the Built Environment: https://www.beyondthebuilt.com

To explore the Great Diverse Designers Library, visit: http://greatdiversedesigners.com

Questions? Contact: sayitloudca@gmail.com
Your Participation is critical to Say IT LOUD CA’s success!

Entrants will:

• Become a part of the SAY IT LOUD international movement, and bring a national presence to the great diverse designers of California.
  

• Provide exposure and access to themselves, their firms, and their featured work through a nationally recognized and highly trafficked website.
  Add their name to the “Great Diverse Designers Library ,” featuring nearly 1000 diverse designers.
  

• Have opportunities to participate as panelists and/or featured guests surrounding the AIA Conference and/or subsequent local Chapter exhibitions.
  

• Become part of a reference book that will include all featured designers—a future goal of SAY IT LOUD and Beyond the Built Environment.
  
  Entry deadline is May 8, 2023.  For full submission details and to enter, visit: https://aiacalifornia.org/say-it-loud/
  
  Questions? Contact: sayitloudca@gmail.com