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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.