2026 Rebuild Design Awards

Join us as we recognize world-class design from across Southern California in support of the fire rebuild activities happening in our communities! We will be announcing award winners across multiple categories of design, selecting from the nearly 100 submissions we received for our Call for Entries. Food and drinks will be served, and we will have an amazing cross-section of attendees from across architecture, engineering, design and our local community partners. 

More information about our esteemed jury: 

Charles Bryant 

(Mas Build)

Kishani De Silva 

(Woodbury University)

Kishani De Silva has worked in the architecture and design industries for over twenty years in the project and major program management arenas. She is the founder and principal of her own arts, architecture and design management consultancy 2A+D Management Services, and is a professor at Woodbury University teaching architecture, management and sustainability.

David Donahue

(True Vantage Homes)

David Donahue is the Founder of TrueVantage Homes, a full design-build Prefabricated Home & ADU company and licensed California manufactured home dealership. He specializes in factory-built, modular, and HUD-code homes, delivering fire-resilient housing solutions that help homeowners rebuild faster and smarter across Southern California.

iO Wright

(Post Fire LA)

Ji Xia

(Xia Engineering)

Ji Xia, PE, SE, is Principal of XIA Structural Engineers, Inc., based in Pasadena, California. He has extensive experience in residential structural engineering, with work ranging from apartment buildings and multifamily projects to custom single-family homes and complex hillside residences. His recent work has also included numerous fire-rebuild projects in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, giving him direct insight into the challenges and opportunities of rebuilding in fire-affected communities. As a juror for this AIA design award program, he brings a practical perspective on resilience, constructability, and the integration of structural design with architectural intent.

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