Buro Happold Architect Heidi Creighton Elevated to College of Fellows of AIA
Receiving a major lifetime honor, the architect Heidi Creighton of Buro Happold has been elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the group’s highest recognition, for her “collaborative, human-centric practice championing environmental performance, health, and social equity. Through inclusive building design, progressive master planning, and persuasive advocacy, she has redefined human wellbeing as a broad, urgent societal mandate.”
Associate principal in Sustainability at the innovative global consultancy Buro Happold, the multicredentialed architect based in Los Angeles is also a LEED Fellow, WELL Faculty, and Fitwel Ambassador. Creighton has worked on a wide range of acclaimed building and sustainability projects, including the Santa Monica City Hall East, the Los Angeles Countywide Sustainability Plan called OurCounty, along with building projects totaling over 14 million square feet, completed or in design, to meet standards including LEED, WELL, net-zero energy (NZE) and Living Building Challenge.