The Interior Architecture Knowledge Community provides leadership and expertise to practitioners of interior architecture and design, working cooperatively with its members and other interiors organizations to address relevant, timely practice issues, markets, and trends, such as licensing, liability, environmental, and technological considerations. Through the Interior Architecture Knowledge Community, important links are maintained with allied professionals, service providers, and manufacturers.
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Highlights
Interior Architecture Newsletter
Read the latest issue of the AIA Interior Architecture Knowledge Community electronic newsletter. See the Author Guidelines if you are interested in contributing content. Read the Letter from the Chair.
Resources
Significant Interiors
Significant Interiors features award-winning interiors by notable architecture and design firms. Members of the Interior Architecture Knowledge Community have selected 55 projects based on criteria of creativity and innovation. This publication presents selected projects in a fresh, reader-friendly format. Winning projects are featured with detailed commentary, plans, captions and color photographs.
Toolkit: Interior Architecture Student Scholarship Charrette Competition
Component leaders can use this toolkit that includes organization charts, calendar, task lists and sample documents, event images and graphics to create a similar program that engages students enrolled in local interior architecture or similar programs. The program brings together practicing architects, interior designers, and representatives from design schools in the area.
Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture
Submissions are closed for 2009. Learn more about the program.
Architecture Knowledge Review Podcasts
Architecture Knowledge Review is a podcast series for design professionals, featuring interviews, discussions, and best practices by architects and other design professionals who are at the forefront of the profession. Subscribe to the series on iTunes. Some featured podcasts are:
- An Interview with Annie Chu, AIA, on Diversity
Annie Chu, AIA, of Chu + Gooding Architects based in Los Angeles, discusses diversity in the field of architecture. She shares views on attracting women in architectural leadership roles, why she started her firm, and how to be successful in architecture. MP3 - Grow Your Practice, the Interiors Advantage
Timothy Hawk, AIA and Mary Burke, AIA examine the practice of incorporating Interior Architecture into conventional architectural service firms and define the skills necessary for achieving design excellence in a new, collaborative practice. MP3
Speaker's Registry
Find knowledgeable, qualified speakers on topics ranging from land use, sustainability, and green architecture to affordable housing and public health. Or register as a speaker yourself.