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Member Groups and Communities

The AIA is making it easy for you to connect with your colleagues—like-minded professionals who share your same interests.

Knowledge Communities

Customize your membership with the AIA Knowledge Communities in your specific professional interest areas by updating your AIA member profile. Joining these communities will help the AIA provide you with timely information on awards, research, industry news, programs and opportunities to network both in-person and online in your specific areas of interest. To learn more, visit a community home page:

By Community Name

Academy of Architecture for Health
Academy of Architecture for Justice
Committee on Architecture for Education
Committee on Design
Committee on the Environment
Corporate Architects and Facility Management
Design for Aging Knowledge Community
Design-Build Knowledge Community
Historic Resources Committee
Housing and Custom Residential Committee
Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture
Interior Architecture Knowledge Community
International Program
Practice Management Knowledge Community
Public Architects Committee
Retail and Entertainment Committee
Small Project Practitioners
Technology in Architectural Practice

By Topic

Computer Technology and Deployment
Design-build
Design Excellence
Design for Aging
Educational Facilities
Healthcare Facilities
Historic Preservation
Interior Architecture and Design
Justice Facilities
Managing Your Practice
Religious Facilities
Residential Design
Retail and Entertainment Facilities
Sustainability/Green Design

By Work Setting

Corporate Architects and Facility Managers
International Practice
Architects working in the Public Sector
Small Project Practitioners and Small Firm Owners

Supporting the Architect through each Career Stage

To provide a seamless transition from education to practice, the AIA develops, coordinates, disseminates and provides support events and activities for students, Associate AIA members, Young Architects, IDP Coordinators, and Fellows of the AIA.

Associates
Connect with your peers who are on the pathway to licensure or exploring non-traditional careers.

Young Architects Forum
Network with your newly licensed colleagues (licensed fewer than 10 years).

College of Fellows
If you’ve been elevated to Fellowship, network with your COF colleagues.

AIA Communities on the Web

To help you get connected and enhance your personal and professional goals, the AIA has created several open networking groups to put you in touch with other professionals. Learn more about
Social Networking with the AIA including:

Share inspiring architecture images in flickr
Develop professional contacts in LinkedIn and Facebook
See what your colleagues are watching on the AIA channel in YouTube
Get the latest updates on Twitter

You can also explore each knowledge community’s home page (listed above) to learn about in-person and online networking opportunities in your specific area of interest.