Insights: Paul Welch, Jr., Hon. AIACC

Paul Welch, Jr., Hon. AIACC

Paul W. Welch, Jr., Hon. AIACC, discusses architects? benevolence and how they can get more involved in public service and what we, as a profession, can do to have a larger impact on society. Paul also provides his perspective about AIA?s repositioning

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Chapters

  1. Sponsors
  2. Paul Welch, Jr., Hon. AIACC
  3. Far Beyond the Building
  4. Repositioning & Communicating Our Value
  5. Licensing as a Portal
  6. If You Don't Learn From the Past
  7. Changing Our Culture
  8. Expanded Role in Society
  9. The Eternal Optimist
  10. A Rare Privilege
  11. Thank You Paul
  12. Credits

Paul W. Welch, Jr., Honorary AIA California Council, is the Executive Vice President of the AIA California Council. Paul joined the AIACC in 1981. During his tenure, Paul has served and/or chaired numerous national AIA committees and task forces including licensing law, membership, government affairs, and most recently, the Component Partnerships Committee. In 2010, Paul was asked to serve as the interim Executive Vice President/CEO of the AIA, where he continued his work transforming the profession and the national organization.


In this Insights interview, Paul W. Welch, Jr., Hon. AIACC, discusses architects? benevolence and how they can get more involved in public service and what we, as a profession, can do to have a larger impact on society. Paul also provides his perspective about AIA?s repositioning initiatives, the larger context within which the value of design needs to be discussed, and why licensing is fundamental to architects? careers.

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