These four houses by Washington, D.C.-based firm BLDUS prioritize materials that are sometimes taken from right outside the front door.
Career and the profession
Join AIA, She Built Foundation to share architecture and design with K-12 students
April 8, 2024
AIA Architecture Week 2024 is April 14-20. Learn how a popular children’s book could be the tool you need to inspire K-12 students to learn about architecture...
Sustainability
D.C.’s largest mass timber project is coming to the new Bridge District
April 18, 2024
In addition to its net-zero design, the building will have an affordability component.
Sustainability
Four decades of green design
May 3, 2024
Over the last 50 years, a once-nascent conversation about sustainability has evolved into a full-scale priority for the profession.
Sustainability
How biocentric architecture can help architects hit climate goals
August 15, 2024
Three projects show how architects are designing to prevent the loss of biodiversity.
Sustainability
Turning straw into gold: How to cut carbon in residential architecture
June 12, 2024
As architects and developers get serious about cutting carbon, single-family home construction offers untapped potential.
Sustainability
A kit of parts: Making bamboo architecture accessible
February 29, 2024
Jack Becker of bldus doesn't want to gatekeep his firm's sustainable practices.
EDI
Expanding the narrative
March 4, 2024
How can architects prioritize health and equity for all communities?
EDI
Six innovative projects by women architects
March 25, 2024
To close out Women’s History Month, we’ve rounded up six noteworthy projects by women leading the field of architecture.
Design specialty
How Wyoming architects are prioritizing historic preservation
April 2, 2024
Historic structures are vital to the evolution of a community.
EDI
Why should women in the AEC industry attend WLS?
September 23, 2024
A construction manager tells us why she's attending this year's Women's Leadership Summit for the first time.
Career and the profession
Interns learn "multiple ways to be an architect" at AIA HQ renewal
September 13, 2022
Seven students from five Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) with NAAB-accredited architecture programs served as interns on the AIA headquarters...
Career and the profession
A look inside AIA's collaborations with HBCUs
May 2, 2023
AIA acknowledges the critical role that HBCUs play in developing the talent needed to create a more diverse profession. Learn more about the active...
Sustainability
Adaptive reuse and net zero standards: AIA's key focus at COP29
November 19, 2024
AIA's delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference is ensuring that architects have a seat at the table.
EDI
Five high-impact quotes from WLS 2024
October 14, 2024
Over 800 women gathered in Chicago last week for AIA's 15th Women's Leadership Summit.
EDI
Nine Hispanic and Latinx architects you should know
September 26, 2024
To mark this year's Hispanic Heritage Month, we're honoring the work and contributions of nine Hispanic and Latinx architects.
Sustainability
A look into the legacy of AIA COTE and COTE Top Ten Awards
May 15, 2024
Celebrating the impact of over 30 years of AIA COTE and the AIA COTE Top Ten Award
Sustainability
How residential design offers opportunities for sustainability
December 17, 2024
Sustainable home projects can directly benefit both homeowners and architects.
Sustainability
What the White House's new National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building means for architects
October 16, 2024
How will it impact the way architects design?
Resilience
How design adapts to the Sonoran Desert
February 20, 2025
HK ASSOCIATES' Barrio Historico House is a case study for sustainable desert living.
