Rena Klein FAIA

With special generosity and unique skill, Rena Klein FAIA (BArch U of Oregon 1971, MS Management Antioch 1996) shares the knowledge of small-office practice with her colleagues in the Northwest and the nation.  Her AIA membership tenure coincides with her transformative quest, involving practice management and later distance learning studies which have generated her consulting practice and an extensive range of teaching to both practicing architects and design students at the UW College of Architecture & Urban Planning.  Her seminars at AIA Convention and to various AIA Knowledge Communities, as at AIA Seattle, have drawn highly favorable responses and have assisted architects to achieve success in their practices.  As AIA Seattle President 2002-03 and as Chair of the 2005 Knowledge by Design Conference, she brings a unique inclusive perspective to the conduct of professional business.

Richard W. Hobbs FAIA sponsored the nomination of Rena Klein, in the category recognizing architects who have "actively, efficiently, and cooperatively led the Institute."

References:
*The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management: Making Chaos Work for Your Small Firm (Wiley 2010)
*Architects Handbook of Professional Practice 15th ed. released 2014, ed. Rena Klein