About The AIAPrograms & Initiatives

There’s a reason you became an architect. It wasn’t just about buildings. It was about people; it was about making communities more livable.

We welcome members who are committed to healthy, safe, and sustainable communities.

• Share your vision with like-minded AIA members
• Assist citizens and community leaders to improve their community's quality of life through design
• Access resources and form relationships to build your career

Join Communities by Design by updating your AIA member profile

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AIA Center for Communities by Design Presentations
Flyers and Posters

Talking Points and Issue Briefs
Livable Communities
Density and Livability
Public Health and the Built Environment
Brownfields and Livable Communities
Density and Livability (PDF)
Public Health and the Built Environment (PDF)
Brownfields and Livable Communities (PDF)

Publications
Livability 101
How Architects Can Become Advocates for Livable Communities
Communities by Design: Influencing Your Community's Quality of Life
AIA Handbook for Disaster Assistance Programs
2004 Tsunami Disaster - Sri Lanka
Issues, Observations, Suggestions

Livability Benchmarking Tools
Show You're Green Case Studies
Built Works – Community Case Studies Works

Design
NEW- 2013 SDAT Application Now Available!
Regional/Urban Design Assistance Teams (R/UDATs)
Sustainable Design Assessment Teams (SDATs)
Design Assistance Toolkit
Disaster Assistance Program

West Virginia: Designing Livable
Communities
Moving Communities Forward: The Role of Design in Transportation
Communities by Design Prepares Digital Disaster Component Kit
Shelter After the Disaster: Podcast on the Alternative Housing Program for the Gulf Coast