AIA Future Focused - Yu Ngok Lo, FAIA

Yu-Ngok Lo, FAIA, CDT, LEED AP, originally from Macau, is the founding principal of YNL Architects, Inc. in Culver City, California. Yu-Ngok’s work received numerous local, state, national, and international design awards. His projects have been published in various media, such as @ArchDaily, Hinge Magazine, CONDE, CommArch Magazine, and Hospitality-Interiors Magazine. Yu-Ngok served on AIA Hong Kong Design Award Juries, NAHB Best In America Living Award Juries, American Residential Design Award Juries, and the AIA Long Island Design Award Juries. Yu-Ngok also served in leadership positions at different organizations and committees, including the AIA Strategic Council, AIA National Construction Contract Administration Knowledge Community Advisory Group, AIA YAF Advisory Committee, AIA California Communication Advisory Committee, the AIA California Committee On The Environment, the @NCARB Certification Alternatives Review Team, and the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Visiting Team. He is a co-founder of the Immigrant Architects Coalition, which is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to helping immigrant #design professionals prosper in the U.S. Additionally, Yu-Ngok is currently serving as the Vice-chair of the Building and Life Safety Commission at the City of Santa Monica, California.