JOHANNA HAUSER, AIA

Johanna grew up in Austin, Texas and spent much of her childhood observing dramatic landscapes and old buildings on road trips with her family. After studying German literature at Bard College, she landed a temp job as a receptionist at an inspiring architecture firm in San Francisco, which led her to pursue a Masters in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin. During that time, she traveled to Europe, studying the effects of fascism on the built environment in pre-war Italy and post-war Germany. A collage artist at heart, Johanna sees architecture as a practice of working with what’s available, be it good, bad or ugly. Her belief that anything can be uplifted, however broken it may appear, combined with her love of complex puzzles, makes her happiest working on adaptive reuse projects and working towards equity in the profession. She was the 2023 AIA|LA JEDI Committee Co-Chair. When she is not otherwise occupied, Johanna spends her time reading fat novels, listening to morbid podcasts, and restoring a redwood cabin in Riverside County, lovingly known as the G(a)y Frame.