Adaeze Cadet, Aia, Noma, Ncarb, Leed Bdc Email & Phone Number

From a young age, Adaeze Cadet had a passion for architecture and design. As she was completing her Master of Architecture, she began working for a large firm where she honed her creativity to design beautiful, functional, and sustainable buildings. She has more than 18 years of experience working in all phases of architecture focusing on hospitality, high-rise residential and mixed-use sectors. She believes that architecture should not only function for the client and end users, but it should also enhance the community that surrounds it.As Design Principal, Adaeze shapes the design culture and framework at the Los Angeles studio. As talented designer and registered architect, she proudly uses her creativity to compose beautiful, functional and sustainable projects which give back to the communities that surround them. Her work to infuse sustainable strategies into the design process and commitment to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion result in productive teams that meet the needs of the client, users and the community. Adaeze is also a speaker, personal and group mentor, juror for Prairie View A&M University and California State University Long Beach, a board member for the First 500, and she is on the USC Architecture Guild Board. Additionally, she is a member of both the HOK Board of Directors and Design Board and guests on the HOK Marketing Board, guiding the firm towards design innovation on an international level. Adaeze was named Building Design + Construction’s 40 under 40 Class of 2022. She was also named by the LA Business Journal as a “Woman of Influence in Architecture, Construction & Design" in 2022 and 2023. She is active in ULI and is being honored by Bisnow as an influential woman making impacts and driving the CRE industry forward.