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.
Housing Award
Thurston Hall Renovation
April 18, 2024
The award-winning design for Thurston Hall Renovation in Washington, D.C. exemplifies the use of existing building foundations to accommodate modern-day student…
Climate action
Earth Day 2024: Top five ways AIA has advanced climate change
April 19, 2024
From Capitol Hill to COP28, AIA's Advocacy team stands ready to empower architects to help lead national and global efforts to reduce and mitigate climate…
Business Intelligence
ABI March 2024: Architecture firm billings retreat further in March
April 24, 2024
Nearly half of firm leaders think that negotiating project design fees is more challenging now than it was 4–5 years ago
Best Practices
How to run a values-driven firm
April 29, 2024
New paradigms for practice that support social and environmental responsibility.
Social impact
Rania Qawasma’s story of displacement and design
April 29, 2024
She discusses how she transformed her passion into a non-profit to support other displaced and unhoused people in the U.S.
Higher Education
May 1, 2024
Promoting excellence in higher education for the growth and future of architecture and the profession
Business Intelligence
Post-occupancy services can improve your future design offerings. Here's how.
May 1, 2024
Three firms share how circling back on projects after handoff has benefited their design services.
Career and the profession
Three rules for empowering early-career architects and professionals
May 2, 2024
The early years of licensure present myriad opportunities to explore different career facets. Explore the ways AIA's Young Architects Forum helps early career...
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.
Building science and technology
Is AI a tool or a taskmaster?
May 3, 2024
Designers are confronting changes in practice and purpose wrought by sweeping technological shifts.
Education Facility Design Award
Dartmouth College, Anonymous Hall
May 7, 2024
The award-winning design for Dartmouth College, Anonymous Hall in Hanover, New Hampshire transformed desolate existing structures into a vibrant hub for both…
Education Facility Design Award
Bard High School Early College
May 8, 2024
The award-winning design for Bard High School Early College in Washington, D.C. blends net zero energy and adaptive reuse strategies to create an innovative…
Education Facility Design Award
Cardinal Elementary School
May 8, 2024
The award-winning design for Cardinal Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia shows how intentional community engagement can lead to a unique design that links…
All-electric building projects increased by 130% since 2020
November 28, 2023
AIA’s latest By the Numbers report—an update on 2030 commitment as reported by 428 architecture and engineering firms—finds all-electric building projects…
Building science and technology
A materials summer: What’s new and what’s coming for the A&D Materials Pledge
July 15, 2024
Architects and designers are increasingly understanding the vital role materials have in both human and planetary health.
Building science and technology
Who's afraid of artificial intelligence?
July 16, 2024
Not Matthias Hollwich, AIA, principal at HWKN, who is heading full bore into what he believes is a paradigm change.
Construction spending gains projected this year, expected to stall in 2025
July 17, 2024
The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast panelists provide a mid-year update on construction spending and trends.
New study links modernized schools to better academic performance
July 22, 2024
Research shows that high-quality school environments can boost educational outcomes, improve well-being, and strengthen communities.
Risk management basics
July 26, 2024
Contributed by James B. Atkins, FAIA, and Grant A. Simpson, FAIA
Chapter 16.01 Risk management strategies
Strategies for architects to manage professional risks…