With the Integrated Design Process (IDP), architects can tackle complex problems and audacious goals.
EDI
Repaving the road to licensure
March 4, 2024
Removing unnecessary barriers for a more equitable profession.
Design specialty
Designing a contemporary prairie home rooted in place
October 3, 2024
When you think of a house on the prairie, you might picture a farmhouse, but that's not what this homeowner had in mind. AIA partner Andersen explores how...
Design specialty
California home blends indoors and outdoors through design and materials
March 21, 2025
From its uninterrupted rear views and cedar screening to its rooftop garden and expertly blended kitchen, the home of architects Peggy Hsu and Chris McCullough...
Kaarin Knudson, AIA, brings housing and sustainability focus to new mayoral role
January 10, 2025
Knudson was recently inaugurated as mayor of Eugene, Oregon. Here's what she plans to focus on.
Career and the profession
In perspective: Architects make the most of a second chance at life
December 9, 2024
After life-changing health events, three architects re-evaluate their relationship to practice.
Sustainability
Architects see building performance standards as a business opportunity
March 5, 2025
Firms are leveraging their sustainability expertise to deliver results for clients.
Looking for a job in architecture? Here are tips from hiring managers
March 13, 2025
Leverage these tips to best position yourself to land your next role.
"I had never been in a space like that": The impact of the Diversity Advancement Scholarship
February 3, 2025
Architecture student Rachel Wiggins on how the Architects Foundation's support is helping her to realize her dream.
EDI
Baratunde Thurston teaches AIA leaders “How to citizen"
February 28, 2025
At AIA’s annual Leadership Summit, podcaster and TV host Baratunde Thurston shared a vision for collective action.
Tassafaronga Village a decade later
March 19, 2025
The enduring impact of Tassafaronga Village’s affordable, community-centered design
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.
Business Intelligence
5 ways to level up your firm marketing
March 31, 2025
Your marketing focus should be on creating relationships and sharing your value with ideal clients.
Materials
The Block Learning Hub brings concrete masonry expertise directly to architects
April 4, 2025
AIA Partner Concrete Masonry Checkoff introduces a new education platform covering structural applications, sustainable design strategies, and innovative uses...
Sustainability
What the White House's new National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building means for architects
October 16, 2024
How will it impact the way architects design?
Social impact
Rania Qawasma’s story of displacement and design
April 29, 2024
She discusses how she transformed her passion into a non-profit to support other displaced and unhoused people in the U.S.
Business Intelligence
As tariffs heat up, the AEC impacts are uncertain
April 8, 2025
Risks include higher, more volatile costs of construction materials and products.
Design specialty
How architects are tackling data center design
June 7, 2022
A new typology in a rapid growth sector offers opportunities for design innovation.
Design specialty
Three ways AIA's Global Campus for Architecture & Design™ will serve AIA Members
June 7, 2024
AIA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters is the home base for AIA national staff, but the renewal is creating space with members and allied organizations in mind.
Sustainability
Four decades of green design
May 3, 2024
How a once-nascent conversation about sustainability evolved into a full-scale priority for the profession.
