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Affordable housing
Can co-op development be a housing crisis solution?
November 7, 2024

Architects are taking a lead role in a cooperative housing surge. 

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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? 

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Affordable housing
Dogan-Gaither Flats: From landmark motel to lifeline housing in Knoxville
February 28, 2024

An abandoned motor lodge with a storied past is reborn. 

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Social impact
Affordable haven in San Francisco
February 28, 2024

Casa Adelante provides a haven in San Francisco's Mission District

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The new purpose of design contests
October 6, 2025

Can ideas contests for cities have concrete value for architects trying to break through and not go broke?

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How Architecture Week empowers the next generation of designers
October 7, 2025

Architecture Week 2025 reached thousands of students. Momentum is already building toward next year’s event—and you can be part of it.

The AIA 2025 Compensation & Benefits Report
How do your firm’s benefits and pay stack up?
September 29, 2025

Read on for key takeaways from AIA’s 2025 Compensation & Benefits Report. 

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What you should know about LEED version 5
September 19, 2025

Three LEED experts catch you up on the sustainability framework’s latest update.

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How one architect helps communities rebuild after disaster
September 22, 2025

As the AIA Indiana State Disaster Coordinator, Steve Alspaugh, FAIA, is on the front lines. 

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L.A. architects are reimagining resilient homes
September 15, 2025

In wildfire-scarred sections of L.A., rapid rebuilding and resiliency are both complementary and in competition.

 

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Business Intelligence
ABI August 2025: Softness persists at architecture firms
September 24, 2025

Few firms have engaged in a merger or acquisition over the last year.
 

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EDI
How NOMA supported my professional journey
October 10, 2025

The past president of AIA New Jersey credits the National Organization of Minority Architects for his career success. 

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Design and health
Deaf education design in the spotlight at AIA25
June 5, 2025

The chairman of World Deaf Architecture explores questions about inclusive and equitable design at AIA's 2025 Conference on Architecture & Design. 

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Materials
Low-carbon concrete solutions are showing high potential
May 5, 2025

Concrete, one of the most-used resources on the planet, is in the process of becoming more sustainable. 

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Building science and technology
Architects are excited about the potential of AI, but concerns abound
March 3, 2025

A new AIA research study reveals that architects are evenly split in their enthusiasm and wariness about the new technology. 

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Building science and technology
Data centers continue to drive growth for architects
April 7, 2025

AI and cloud computing are increasing demand for data centers—and the architects who design them. 

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The competitive edge of creating firm workplaces for neurodivergent thinkers
March 24, 2025

Embracing neuroinclusion isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s a strategic necessity.

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Resilience
Home is where the resiliency is
August 3, 2024

Empowering communities to thrive in a warming world. 

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