Julie Eizenberg: Opportunity Hides in Plain Sight

Julie Eizenberg, AIA, is a founding Principal of Koning Eizenberg Architecture, and brings design vision to the firm's wide range of projects. Under her leadership, the firm has earned over 100 awards for design, preservation and sustainability including the World Architecture Festival's Housing Award in 2013 and the 2012 AIA Los Angeles Gold Medal in recognition of a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture. Julie teaches and lectures around the world, is a frequent advisor to the U.S. Mayor's Institute on City Design, and is the author of Architecture Isn't Just for Special Occasions that outlines her practice' s philosophy on the role of architecture in everyday life. Notable work includes the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Hancock Lofts in West Hollywood, Children's Institute, Inc.'s Otis Booth Campus in Los Angeles and the upcoming Pico Library and Village Affordable Housing in Santa Monica.