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Kimberly Dowdell and Sumayya Vally in conversation at Women's Leadership Summit 2024
EDI
Five high-impact quotes from WLS 2024
October 14, 2024

Over 800 women gathered in Chicago last week for AIA's 15th Women's Leadership Summit. 

Curtain House in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
EDI
Nine Hispanic and Latinx architects you should know
September 26, 2024

To mark this year's Hispanic Heritage Month, we're honoring the work and contributions of nine Hispanic and Latinx architects. 

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EDI
Why should women in the AEC industry attend WLS?
September 23, 2024

A construction manager tells us why she's attending this year's Women's Leadership Summit for the first time. 

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Career and the profession
Join AIA, She Built Foundation to share architecture and design with K-12 students
April 8, 2024

AIA Architecture Week 2024 is April 14-20. Learn how a popular children’s book could be the tool you need to inspire K-12 students to learn about architecture...

HBCU architecture students gather in Washington, DC
EDI
Three key ways HBCUs impact the profession
April 2, 2024

By Kathy Denise Dixon, FAIA, NOMAC

Kathy Denise Dixon, FAIA, NOMAC, principal, K. Dixon Architecture in Maryland, outlines the valuable role historically Black…

Nine Arab American architects you should know
EDI
Nine Arab American architects you should know
April 1, 2024

For Arab American Heritage Month we highlight the extraordinary work and careers of nine architects, designers, and academics whose paths from disparate parts…

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EDI
Six innovative projects by women architects
March 25, 2024

To close out Women’s History Month, we’ve rounded up six noteworthy projects by women leading the field of architecture.  

Patricia Ramallo, AIA, NCARB
EDI
Repaving the road to licensure
March 4, 2024

Removing unnecessary barriers for a more equitable profession. 

Eva Woolridge
EDI
Expanding the narrative
March 4, 2024

How can architects prioritize health and equity for all communities?

New from AIA
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How to be an exemplary mentor
January 22, 2025

You can help emerging professionals via several types of mentor roles, explains Jack Whalen, AIA. 

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Will the 2025 economy improve for architects?
January 16, 2025

AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker says firms think that the economy needs to course-correct before their workloads can rebound.  

Evelyn Lee, FAIA, NOMA, 2025 AIA President
Articulating AIA's voice in 2025
January 6, 2025

Evelyn Lee, FAIA, NOMA, plans to address AI and housing solutions as 2025 AIA President. 

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Business Intelligence
ABI December 2024: Business conditions end the year on a weak note
January 22, 2025

More than one-quarter of firms report that significantly delayed projects are increasing

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Sustainability
How residential design offers opportunities for sustainability
December 17, 2024

Sustainable home projects can directly benefit both homeowners and architects. 

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Building science and technology
It's important for architects to help shape building codes. Here's why.
October 18, 2024

We spoke with Dierdre Leclair, AIA, chair of the AIA Codes & Standards Committee, about her role at this week's ICC 2024 Conference Expo. 

Poindexter Village affordable housing
Affordable housing
Making homes attainable: How architects can help
August 9, 2024

The U.S. has long had a shortage of affordable housing. How can architects help in the collective effort to make housing attainable to more people? 

Legin Apartments at Portland Community College’s Southeast Campus, Bora Architecture & Interiors.
Resilience
Home is where the resiliency is
August 3, 2024

Empowering communities to thrive in a warming world. 

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Building science and technology
Who's afraid of artificial intelligence?
July 16, 2024

Not Matthias Hollwich, AIA, principal at HWKN, who is heading full bore into what he believes is a paradigm change.  

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Six must-know Olympic landmarks for architecture lovers
July 26, 2024

As the 2024 Summer Games kick off in Paris, we look back at Olympic venues that have stood the test of time.  

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