▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Raj ▁pione ered ▁the ▁annual ▁A IA ▁Leg acy ▁Project ▁at ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁national ▁convention ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁He ▁called ▁for ▁ ▁every ▁A IA ▁National ▁Convention ▁to ▁leave ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁built ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁host ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Leg acy ▁Project , ▁an ▁$ 1 1 . 5 ▁million , ▁ 1 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁sf ▁facility ▁for ▁New ▁Orleans ' s ▁hom eless ▁was ▁called , ▁" A ▁model ▁of ▁co operation ▁and ▁achiev ement ." ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁has ▁been ▁rep licated ▁in ▁every ▁host ▁city ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁impro ving ▁schools , ▁community ▁cent ers , ▁housing , ▁and ▁hosp it als . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁Awards ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Green ▁Architecture : ▁Str ateg ies ▁for ▁S ust ain able ▁Design ▁- ▁ ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁S ust ain able ▁Design ▁Str ateg ies ▁- ▁ ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁Fire ▁Water ▁Sound ▁Mot ion : ▁Re - th inking ▁Mechan ical ▁Systems ▁- ▁ ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Articles ▁& ▁papers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁B AR R ▁Group ▁International , ▁L LC ▁Official ▁firm ▁website . ▁ ▁Category : American ▁architect s ▁Category : Arch itect s ▁from ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Kansas ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Hawai