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The singer’s hit song “Tauba Tauba”, featured in the film “Bad Newz”, and later chair of the organization’s
has become a viral sensation, with fans recreating the hook step in memes Education Committee.
and reels. Aujla, who has also lent his voice to tracks like “White Brown Most recently, Singh served as a
Black”, will be joined by long-time collaborator and Toronto-based producer member of the organization’s Licen-
Ikky for the India leg of the tour. sure Process Research & Develop-
In addition to the India tour, Aujla will be taking his ‘It Was All A Dream’ ment Task Force, which is exploring
tour to the UK, New Zealand, and Canada. The winter arena tour, presented new ways to assess candidates’ com-
and produced by Team Innovation and supported by Live Nation, will see petency to practice architecture.
Aujla joined by his long-time collaborator and Toronto-based producer Ikky Singh is the chair of the archi-
in all four cities. tecture program and a professor at
KEVIN SINGH Louisiana Tech University’s School
of Design. He has served as the di-
Louisiana Architect elected as Activism Center (CDAC) since 2006
rector of the Community Design
NCARB Director and is the school’s faculty architect
licensing advisor. In addition, Singh
practices as a sole proprietor, de-
evin J. Singh, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, of Ruston, Loui- signing residential and commercial
siana, was elected as one of the National Council of Architectural projects in Louisiana.
KRegistration Board’s (NCARB) first-ever at-large directors during Singh earned his Master of Building Construction from Auburn Uni-
the 2024 NCARB Annual Business Meeting. versity and a Bachelor of Architecture from Ball State University, where
Chair of the architecture program at Louisiana Tech University, Singh he was recognized with an Outstanding Alumni award. Singh holds the
brings the perspective of a full-time educator to NCARB’s national lead- NCARB Certificate for national reciprocity and is licensed to practice in
ership team—as well as that of a licensing board member who pursued a Louisiana.
non-traditional path to NCARB leadership. NCARB, in collaboration with state boards, facilitates the licensure and
As an educator, Singh will provide critical insights during important dis- credentialing of architects to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
cussions with the organization responsible for accrediting architecture pro- public.
grams, the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).
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