2024 New Fellows Celebration

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating 10 AIA members from AIA New York to its prestigious College of Fellows, AIA’s highest membership honor, for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Join us for a special reception to honor the local architects who are being recognized on a national level for significant achievements in design, preservation, education, literature, and service.

In 2024, AIA received 218 applications for Fellowship, with 96 candidates being elevated. Among them are the following 10 newly elevated members from AIA New York. Join us in congratulating AIA New York's 2024 class of Fellows:

Douglass Alligood, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, NOMA, Partner, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
Gina L. Bocra, FAIA, Chief Sustainability Officer, New York City Department of Buildings
Erleen K. Hatfield, FAIA, PE, F.ASCE, Managing Partner, Hatfield Group
Nicole A. Hollant-Denis, FAIA, NOMA, President, AARIS Design Architects
Hana Kassem, FAIA, NOMA, LEED, WELL AP, Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Jeffrey A. Kenoff, FAIA, Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Sameer Kumar, FAIA, Principal/Owner, Techne Architectural Design
Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, FAIA, FASLA, FAAR, Principal, Catherine Seavitt Studio
A. J. Tinson, FAIA, CEO, New York, Hart Howerton
R. John Woelfling, FAIA, LEED AP, CPHT, Principal, Dattner Architects

We will also recognize 2 newly elevated Fellows from AIA Buffalo/Western New York:

Joyce Hwang, FAIA, NOMA, NCARB, University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning  
Dr. Edward M. Steinfeld, FAIA, University at Buffalo, IDEA Center, School of Architecture and Planning

New fellows will also be honored at the AIA Awards Gala, June 7, 2024, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.