AIA Marianas bids farewell to Andy Laguaña, FAIA

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["em"]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The architecture community of Guam and the Marianas is deeply saddened by the passing of a pioneer-architect, mentor, colleague, and friend, Andrew \u201cAndy\u201d Lagua\u00f1a, FAIA. His viewing was held last July at the Guam Museum, one of his most notable and celebrated works. Members of the A\u0026E community paid their last respects that day. Liza Provido, AIA, spoke on behalf of AIA Marianas. She said:"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],0,"\u201cThat is the Andy I know, a son of Guam, who brought the Hafa Adai spirit to his NCARB family. He was a gifted and talented architect who left us well before his time. He leaves behind a great legacy of built work; he was relentless in his desire to raise the bar and intensely guarded the profession."],[0,[],1," Jack was extremely proud to have him become a fellow Fellow in the American Institute of Architects along with Mark Ruth. It was an honor both deeply appreciated by Andy and most deserved.\u201d"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Andy Lagua\u00f1a was the second Chamorro to become a licensed architect. After receiving his Master\u2019s Degree in Architecture from UC Berkeley and an early career with renowned architectural firm HoK, he came back to Guam. He designed numerous edifices with his previous partnerships Martin Cristobal Lagua\u00f1a (MCL) and Architects Lagua\u00f1a+Cristobal (ALC) including Tamuning Elementary School, UOG Humanities \u0026 Social Sciences Building, UOG Tan Lam Pek Kim English \u0026 Communication Building, Catholic Social Services Complex, Mercy Heights Catholic Nursery \u0026 Kindergarten, and St. Fidelis Friary. In the last thirteen years, he led Architects Lagua\u00f1a, LLC in the design of works such as JFK High School, Southern Region Community Health Center, Nanbo Building, Ambros Harmon Headquarters, Kattan Youth Center, Farmers\u2019 Coop\/Dededo Flea Market Facility, Guam Museum (under ALC), and Shimizu House. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Beyond the buildings, Andy\u2019s inspiration were the people of Guam. It was very important to Andy to make our island a better place for future generations, and especially after he had his grandchildren. He served on the Guam Preservation Trust and Guam Historic Preservation Review Board, Professional Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors (PEALS) Board, Western Conference of Architectural Registration Boards (WCARB), and the National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB), as a member, chairman, and representative respectively throughout 1998-2013. He is one of three AIA Marianas members elevated to the AIA College of Fellows. AIA Fellows are recognized with the AIA\u2019s highest membership honor for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. As FAIA, Andy also served as one of AIA Marianas\u2019 Board Advisors."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Andy was posthumously presented the Magahaga award by the Guam legislature for his contributions. It was accepted by his wife, JoAnn, daughters Jerusa and Drew, and their families."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"AIA Marianas says thank you, and bids goodbye to Andy. His legacy shall live on to inspire our young people, the current and future generations of architects."]]]]}