President

Stephen H. Kanner FAIA, is President of Kanner Architects.  With a Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of California Berkeley, Stephen became a licensed architect in the State of California in 1982.  Prior to joining his father’s firm, Kanner Architects, he worked for the Cambridge Seven in Boston and subsequently for Skidmore, Owings and Merill in Los Angeles.  In 1998 he received his fellowship into the American Institute of Architects.  Stephen’s design expertise is widely acknowledged and respected.  He has been a guest lecturer and critic at several universities throughout the United States and internationally.  Stephen was elected Vice-President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for 2004 and will be President in 2005.  Stephen has an extensive history of public service in the greater Los Angeles area, serving on architectural review boards for both the City and County of Los Angeles.  He is past Chairman of the Westwood Design Review Board, a former member of the Pacific Palisades Design Review Board, and a member of the Marina Del Rey Design Review Board, and a Board Member of the Westwood Business Improvement District.  He is currently serving on the Mayor’s Cultural Affairs Design Advisory Panel.