James Akers

UCLA Professor

James Akers serves as a UCLA Professor since October 2021, focusing on the significance of hand drawing in the digital age. James is the founder of iPad For Architects and has been self-employed as an architect and illustrator since 1987, operating under Akers Design Render, which James founded in June 1987 and continued until July 2023. Akers specializes in hospitality and institutional design and has extensive experience consulting for various architectural firms, including Pickard Chilton Architects, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, Gensler, and Brennan Beer Gorman Architects. Academically, James Akers holds a Master of Design in Real Estate Finance & Development from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon.

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