Three Orange County-based architects were named to the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows.
A fellowship is one of the highest honors the AIA bestows on a member, recognizing “contributions to architecture and to society,” according to the AIA.
The inductees are: Ernesto Vasquez, chief executive of MVE Institutional in Santa Ana; Annette Wiley, founder of Wiley Architects in Newport Beach; and Wendy Rogers, principal at LPA Inc. in Irvine.
They are among some 3,000 architects—less than 4% of AIA members—who have been recognized since the fellowship’s inception in 1952.
“Wendy is a gifted design professional who has not only reshaped our firm but has also demonstrated the power of sustainability in creating great places and spaces in K-12 facilities for an entire region,” said Dan Heinfeld, LPA’s president.
Wiley formed her own architectural practice in 2012 after nearly 20 years as a partner of Bauer and Wiley Architects in Newport Beach.
Vasquez was a partner at MVE & Partners in Irvine until 2013 and also served as president of then-affiliate MVE Institutional since its inception in 2003.
–Mediha DiMartino
