Kais Al-Rawi, AIA

Kais Al-Rawi, AIA works at the intersection of architecture, engineering and technology with expertise in solving complex building challenges through digital design. He is a Senior Associate and Enclosure Design Leader at the Los Angeles office of Walter P Moore. His experience has been leveraged on a number of high-profile projects including SoFi Stadium, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, San Diego Airport T1 redevelopment, West Gates at LAX, Daily’s Place, New Orleans Airport, Orange County Museum of Art among others. He is the 2020 recipient of Walter P Moore’s Javier F. Horvilleur Outstanding Young Professional Award, and the first Architect to receive it in the firm's history. He is a subject matter expert in computational design and its implementation in the AEC industry from concept to construction. Kais holds a Master’s Degree from the Architectural Association (AA), London in Emergent Technologies and Design and is a graduate of Ryerson University in Toronto. His work has been published and presented internationally at conferences such as Advanced Building Skins, Facade Tectonics Institute (FTI), Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) and the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS). Kais is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture and has taught and directed the Architectural Association Visiting School programs in Los Angeles and Jordan with a focus on space architecture. He also served as a juror to NASA's centennial challenge competition for Martian habitats.