A guide to engaging with civic leaders
Architects actively engage with civic leaders to address the critical issues affecting cities, towns, and neighborhoods. AIA’s Civic Engagement Toolkit teaches how to become a trusted advisor and bring positive change to your community.
Civic Engagement Toolkit
One of AIA's goals is for architects to have a seat at the table when important civic decisions are made, and for members of our profession to be ready to speak to the value that architects bring to our communities. The collective voice of architects is essential for designing a better future for our cities and our planet. We want to ensure that yours is heard.
As a leader in your community, it is critical for you to be involved and engaged in your community. As an architect, you bring a unique skillset. It is important that you see yourself as a community leader, not just as an architect working on a single project.
The Civic Engagement Toolkit will teach you to position yourself as a trusted advisor, and as a result, demonstrate the value architects bring to their community.
Questions? Contact Matt Tinder, Director of Public Affairs.
Architects & mayors work together at SXSW
AIA provided a group of architects with the opportunity to share their design-thinking abilities, knowledge, and professional background with mayors attending Civic I/O, the mayor’s summit at SXSW in Austin.
Gain insights into the important role architects play in advancing public policy and methods that encourage greater civic engagement by architects.
