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Design Matters
Boys Club of Sioux City, Iowa
Architect: Randy Brown Architects
This renovation of a former armory transformed a gloomy, run-down facility into a light-filled, spacious environment. The project received an Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture in 2005.
Diversity and the AIA
The AIA recognizes that diversity can add richness to the architecture profession and is committed to mirroring the society it serves.
The Business Case for Diversity: Policies, Practices, and Tools for Creating a Successful Workplace
This presentation, from the AIA PodNet series, explores how establishing a corporate culture that fosters diversity can help you better serve clients.
Millennials Working
The Millennials (also known as Generation Y). born between 1980 and 1996, are the first generation to grow up with cell phones, e-mail, and instant messaging. These "20-somethings" require different management techniques and respond to a different workplace culture.
Interview with Annie Chu, AIA, on Diversity
Chu, a principal of Chu + Gooding Architects in Los Angeles, shares her views on attracting women to leadership roles in the profession, why she started her firm, and how to be successful in architecture.
As practitioners approach
their 60s, many are looking
at retirement options and choosing to work beyond
age 65.
Leslie G. Moldow discusses resort environments for senior living, sustainability, and more.
Reuse of Historic Buildings to Address Climate Change
Renovating historic structures, instead of building new projects, can be the more sustainable choice.
Should architects be more interested in the profit motive?
Author Gary Reber took on a difficult project: designing a home that follows universal and sustainable design standards.
A few simple tools and approaches to millwork design can help designers avoid some common disappointments.
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