Architecture Week 2024
Architecture Week celebrates the profession of architecture and invites everyone—especially K-12 students—to explore architecture and design. See how you can join the fun and find activities near you!
Calling all K-12 advocates!
It’s never too early to start thinking like an architect! Architecture Week 2024 is a nationwide celebration recognizing the power of good design, with a goal of inspiring hopeful architecture and design professionals and K-12 students.
Get involved in Architecture Week 2024 by sharing our posts, contributing to a wish list, inviting students to your firm, sending a letter to your local schools or libraries, or actively engaging with students throughout the week. Stay tuned for more details via email and on social!
More ways to get involved:
Social media
- Share our social media posts with your connections.
- Create your own #ArchitectureWeek social media posts.
- Share resources
- Send a letter with resources to your local schools. (Sample here)
- Send a letter asking your local library to set up a display. (Sample here)
- Volunteer
- Volunteer in a local school or program during Architecture Week.
- Sign up with your local AIA chapter or local organization (e.g., ACE Mentor or Project Pipeline) to volunteer in a future activation.
- Invite students to visit your firm or organization.
- Become a mentor to students as they transition from ACE Mentor to a college architecture program—apply here!
- Donate to a wish list
- AIA Chicago; AIA DC; AIA Chattanooga; AIA FL Northwest; Architecture Foundation of Oregon; BAM; Learn Deep Milwaukee; NEXT.cc; BSA: KidsBuild; AIA Dallas & Dallas Ad Ex; AIA Nebraska
- Use our fun activations:
- Discover how architecture & design support a healthy planet through ten fun activities with our Climate Action Design Challenge.
- Earn a building certificate through four fun architecture and design activities centered around The House That She Built.
Help us track your engagements!
- Let us know about your activation plans for Architecture Week here.
Explore K-12 design and architecture resources
Across the United States, K-12 students have access to a wide range of design and architecture resources, including online platforms, workshops, camps, educational programs, design competitions, internships, and scholarship opportunities. This map showcases opportunities to explore and engage with design and architecture concepts nationwide.