By Daily Press staff
City Councilman Herb Katz has been building up Santa Monica for quite a while, and now the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is recognizing his work.
Katz was elected to the AIA’s College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members of AIA who have made contributions of national significance to the industry.
There are more than 74,000 members of the AIA and fewer than 2,500 have been distinguished with the honor of fellowship. Katz is a senior principal of the Los Angeles architectural, design and planning firm of RTK Architects. Katz was one of the designers of the Third Street Promenade, which was completed in 1989. He drove the specific plan movement established the Promenade’s design guidelines. The Promenade won the National AIA Urban Design Award of Excellence in 1991, and went on to become a model for the creation of urban malls around the world. Koders revs up unique search engine
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 26, 2005. Read the original PDF.