James Karl Fischer, RIBA, AIA, PhD

James Karl Fischer, RIBA, AIA, PhD

Dr Fischer serves as the President of the RIBA-USA, supporting a mission of diversity, education and environmental health through the organizational wealth of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Having attained an Architectural Histories/Theories PhD and RIBA Chartered Membership, Dr Fischer founded The Zoological Lighting Institute to emphasize the luminous environment as a core parameter of wildlife conservation and to demand that biodiversity concerns are of direct relevance to architectural practice. He seeks to hone international ties for the global enhancement of pragmatic creativity in architecture.