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...
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How architects are tackling data center design
June 7, 2022
A new typology in a rapid growth sector offers opportunities for design innovation.
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A Fishtown lighthouse makes the case for investing in good design
March 3, 2025
Gnome Architects overcame zoning restrictions and site limitations using creative design—including mezzanines and oval-shaped windows—to create 17 W. Girard, a...
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Case study: The Professional Kitchen by Henrybuilt
May 22, 2024
From its roasted walnut timbers to its human-centered functionality, this experiential space prioritizes practical sophistication, design refinement, and craft quality.
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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...
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Spelman College teams up with Studio Gang for a community-focused art & science center
June 23, 2025
Technology, community and the arts convene at this one-of-a-kind space, which officially opened to students and the public in April.
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Integration and expression: Appliances as architecture, not separate objects
November 26, 2025
The Arclinea Contemporary Kitchen project demonstrates how style and integrated appliances support spatial harmony, human-centered design, and expressiveness...
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Meeting in the middle to reimagine bridges
December 1, 2025
A new wave of bridge projects finds architects and engineers in unique collaborations.
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How AI is changing site evaluation for architects
December 15, 2025
Despite new tools, architects still matter in an AI-assisted process.
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Claire Dickey, AIA, on helping her clients age in place
July 9, 2024
“For me, it has always been about helping people.”
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Post-occupancy services can improve your future design offerings. Here's how.
May 1, 2024
Three firms share how circling back on projects after handoff has benefited their design services.
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How models make architects’ ideas real
March 2, 2026
In an era of digital displays and promotion, architecture firms find physical models pay off.
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Designing for living: Integration, sequence, and the evolving kitchen environment
May 13, 2026
This year’s EuroCucina kitchen exhibition showed a shift toward spatial systems that support daily life. Design consultant Aaron Schiller, AIA, reveals what...
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Inside AIA’s inclusive headquarters renewal
January 27, 2026
Learn about the welcoming design ethos behind AIA's redesigned headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Fulfilling a dream through design
February 9, 2026
The team behind the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, plans to make it a cultural and economic center.
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5 Key takeaways from Shigeru Ban's AIA26 Architalk
June 18, 2026
Last week in San Diego, 2026 Gold Medal Award winner Shigeru Ban, Hon. FAIA, shared what makes his vision so unique.
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The Wave space frame installation brings hands-on learning to D.C.
March 2, 2026
At the National Building Museum, architecture students got rare experience designing, fabricating, and assembling a large-scale public structure.
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Inside the Tennessee State Capitol modernization project
July 7, 2026
Tennessee State Architect Ann McGauran, AIA, reveals how architects and designers are improving the State Capitol complex while preserving its character.
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Updating the design canon
July 20, 2026
These 10 outstanding projects and bodies of work belong in today’s list of need-to-know architecture.
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How will AI change office design?
July 14, 2026
AI adoption may transform what clients want in their office layouts. Architects and designers can start preparing now.