2024 Future Forward Grant Awarded to “It Takes A Village” Initiative
June 21, 2024
The 2024 AIA Future Forward Grant was awarded to Silvia Colpani, Assoc. AIA, Alya Staber, and Elona Habipi of Jones Architecture. Their proposal, “It Takes a…
AIA EVP/CEO Lakisha Woods Presses Mayors to Appoint a Chief Architect and Place Architects on City Boards and Commissions
June 21, 2024
AIA works with its local chapters to address pressing issues for cities and the more than 98,000 individual members across the country are ready to offer their…
Mayors, architects unite at U.S. Conference of Mayors
June 25, 2024
AIA’s EVP/CEO and president champion architects at the annual gathering of city leaders.
Business Intelligence
ABI May 2024: Business conditions at architecture firms continue to soften
June 26, 2024
Few architecture firms report recent work on construction megaprojects
Revisions to fee limitations for federal design and construction projects now final, AIA Commends DoD for Increase
June 28, 2024
Architects welcome the finalization of a revision to the fee limitations for architects working on construction projects within the purview of the Department of…
Art, history, and religion
Brutalism & the AIA headquarters
May 19, 2021
Learn about the brutalism architecture style that influenced The Architects Collaborative (TAC) design of AIA headquarters in the early 1970s.
Firm Management
Getting paid
July 3, 2024
Contributed by David B. Richards, FAIA; Excerpted and adapted from The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition
Chapter 15.02 Services and…
Design specialty
AIA celebrates Designing Together winner, finalists
July 9, 2024
Learn more about the ideas that took top prize from the AIA24 social media contest
Design specialty
Claire Dickey, AIA, on helping her clients age in place
July 9, 2024
“For me, it has always been about helping people.”
Firm Management
Starting a firm: Basic financial principles
July 12, 2024
Contributed by Peter Piven, FAIA, and Bradford Perkins, FAIA. Excerpted from Architect’s Essentials of Starting a Design Firm
Chapter 7.02 Financial Management…
Best Practices
Architect’s Guide to Building Performance
November 28, 2023
Energy modeling early and often is the best way to improve building performance. The Architect’s Guide to Building Performance helps architects better integrate…
AIA leadership featured on Good Morning America
July 15, 2024
AIA CEO Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE and President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, were on the program to discuss how they're working to make architecture careers accessible. ...
Affordable housing in Houston
February 27, 2024
A new affordable housing prototype aims to reshape Houston's underserved neighborhoods.
Architects head to Capitol Hill to repeal harmful tax provision, champion community voice
February 28, 2024
AIA’s 2024 Hill Day will bring more than 400 architects to meet with Members of Congress
Social impact
Affordable haven in San Francisco
February 28, 2024
Casa Adelante provides a haven in San Francisco's Mission District
Affordable housing
Adaptive reuse in Knoxville
February 28, 2024
A second chance for Knoxville's Dogan-Gaither Flats and its residents
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.
AIA elevates 98 architects to the College of Fellows
March 1, 2024
AIA is elevating 96 member-architects and 2 non-member-architects to its College of Fellows, an honor awarded to architects who have made significant…
EDI
Expanding the narrative
March 4, 2024
How can architects prioritize health and equity for all communities?
EDI
Repaving the road to licensure
March 4, 2024
Removing unnecessary barriers for a more equitable profession.
