| The American Institute of Architects

Featured

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.

Read

Quick filters

Featured Affordable housing Sustainability EDI Energy

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.

Women networking at Women's Leadership Summit

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.

students display certificated earned after completing a She Built session.

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…

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…

Library interior showing exposed ceiling and other design elements

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.

EDI

Repaving the road to licensure

March 4, 2024

Removing unnecessary barriers for a more equitable profession.

EDI

Expanding the narrative

March 4, 2024

How can architects prioritize health and equity for all communities?

New from AIA

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.

When should you hire a human resources manager?

September 12, 2024

The decision should be based on more than just your number of employees.

Fab Tree Hab prototype by Terreform ONE in Windsor, Connecticut

How biocentric architecture can help architects hit climate goals

August 15, 2024

Three projects show how architects are designing to prevent the loss of biodiversity.

London's financial district skyline at sunset.

Career and the profession

Practicing architecture overseas

August 6, 2024

AIA’s Global Practice Committee chair discusses the advantages and challenges of working internationally and offers three tips to consider before making a move.

Read

Insights

Business Intelligence

ABI August 2024: Architecture firm billings continue to decline

September 18, 2024

Three-quarters of firm leaders are at least somewhat confident that business conditions will improve over the next 12–18 months

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?

two female architects review plans on a job site

Materials

Five ways building materials impact society

August 13, 2024

Architects and designers can help improve the health of people and the planet by giving careful thought to how they evaluate building products and finishes.

AIA Receives 2024 Power of Associations Silver Award for online learning platform

August 7, 2024

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) received the Power of Associations Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its…

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.

AIA 2023 next to lead class standing top to bottom on a staircase

Career and the profession

Are you a woman who is Next to Lead?

July 29, 2024

AIA's leadership and volunteer development training program is accepting applicants for 2024. A member of the inaugural class shares the value of her experience...

AI rendering by HWKN of New York City skyline

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.

AIA CEO Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE and AIA President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA

AIA leadership featured on Good Morning America

July 15, 2024

AIA CEO Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE and President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, were on the program to discuss how they're working to make architecture careers accessible. ...