February Women In Architecture Lecture Series

All welcome!

Join us to hear from Ilaria Mazzoleni at our February Women in Architecture event

-Refreshments and wine/beer will be served.

-Free event, no LU available

-RSVP by February 3rd

Ilaria will share her experience as an architect, an educator, starting her practice, and NAHR. She will also talk about how her professional life is this intertwined across her two homes: Italy and California.

Ilaria Mazzoleni is an architect, biomimicist, educator, and the founder of IM Studio Milano/Los Angeles and of Nature, Art & Habitat. She lives and works between Italy and California. Her research focuses on sustainability and biomimicry, where innovation in planning, architecture and design is inspired by the processes and functions of nature. Her built and conceptual work in the fields of sustainable architecture and biomimicry has been published internationally.

Ilaria has been a faculty member at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), CalArts in Los Angeles, and CalPoly Pomona. Mazzoleni has authored and published the book (CRC Press, 2013). She is the Chief Editor of the book , (ListLab, 2024). Ilaria holds a Laurea in Architecture from the Milan Polytechnic, Italy, a Master of Building Science from USC, Los Angeles, USA.

Host or Publisher AIA Santa Barbara, A Chapter of the American Institute of Architects