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Sustainability
Guide to Building Reuse for Climate Action
April 5, 2024
Learn how to make smart climate action decisions at the least cost in this architect's guide on the renovation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
Best Practices
Five tips to power project collaboration
December 9, 2021
Author: Deltek
Five tips to power project collaboration
Collaboration is key to every construction project. Explore five tips to improve collaboration on a…
How five AIA chapters are helping foster the growth of the next generation of architects
April 16, 2024
In honor of Architecture Week, we’re celebrating the K-12 education initiatives of five AIA chapters around the country.
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
Higher Education
May 1, 2024
Promoting excellence in higher education for the growth and future of architecture and the profession
Women’s Leadership Summit
May 2, 2024
Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS), founded by AIA, is a premier leadership experience that brings together the industry’s largest network of women who are…
Statement from the Board of Directors of The American Institute of Architects
June 11, 2024
The Board of Directors of The American Institute of Architects expresses its ongoing support of AIA CEO and EVP Lakisha Ann Woods and her team.
Business Intelligence
ROI: Increasing asset values
November 28, 2023
Owners and developers are interested in the financial upsides of high-performance design, particularly increasing asset or market value. Green labeling and…
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
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.
Business Intelligence
Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide
November 28, 2023
This authoritative guide walks you through the principles of Integrated Project Delivery so you can advocate for, set up, and deliver integrated projects.
Career and the profession
Five key takeaways from 2024 AIA Leadership Summit
March 5, 2024
Bringing questions, curiosity, and courage, AIA members from coast to coast traveled to Washington, DC, for the chapter leaders’ premier advocacy and leadership…
Design specialty
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Certified Product Standard
April 13, 2018
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Certified Product Standard
The Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Certified™ Product Standard rates consumer products, ranging from toys and personal…
Sustainability
The Charred Barn project delivers bright aesthetic and flexible living
March 11, 2024
When a family was ready to build their dream home, they turned to MaMo Architects for a design that was rooted in place but not a reproduction of the past. AIA…
New benefit: AIA members receive SIXT Platinum Status
March 11, 2024
Through a new partnership, AIA members can enjoy rental car perks including up to a 15% discount, free upgrades, and more.
Career and the profession
Citizen Architect: What it’s like to lobby the U.S. Congress
March 12, 2024
AIA’s Young Architects Forum chair Jason Takeuchi, AIA, NOMA, traveled to Washington, D.C, from Hawaii to be part of AIA’s 2024 Lobby Day.
EDI
Leading the next generation
March 12, 2024
For three years in a row, AIA members have elected a woman to serve as president. During Women's History Month, we reflect on what this milestone means for the…
Firm Management
How to be(come) a principal
March 12, 2024
Contributed by Kathryn Sprankle
Chapter 5.05 Leader Effectiveness
Firm principals must adapt to a changing business and management environment. Here’s how to…