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Architect Continuing Education

Continuing Education: L.A. Fires, One Year Later

Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
Photo © Iwan Baan
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
January 6, 2026
Supplemental Material and Quiz

Architectural Record explores the challenges to rebuilding—and the progress made—in the neighborhoods devastated by last January’s fires.

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CSA #2
Case Study Houses for Wildfire Resiliency
Paravant Architect Passive House
Passive House and Wildfire Design
Palisades Charter High School
Rebuilding Schools for the Future
Jonah Susskind
Landscape Strategies for Fire Resilience
Palisades Fire Construction
Deregulation: Faster, Cheaper, Better?
Altadena is not for sale sign
Erasure in the Historically Black Community of Altadena

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To earn one AIA learning unit (LU), including one hour of health, safety, and welfare (HSW) credit, read the articles above and complete the quiz. Upon passing the quiz, you will receive a certificate of completion, and your credit will be automatically reported to the AIA. Additional information regarding credit-reporting and continuing-education requirements can be found at continuingeducation.bnpmedia.com.

Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss the synergies between fire-resilient design and Passive House strategies.
  2. Explain how landscape design can contribute to fire resilience, especially at the community scale.
  3. Discuss the role of codes, regulation, and policy in the rebuilding process.
  4. Describe how climate change and gentrification are reshaping one L.A. community and how artists and architects are helping residents push back.

AIA/CES Course #K2601A

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