Pete Buttigieg calls on architects to lead at a "delicate time" for America
June 9, 2025
At AIA25, the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation joined AIA President Evelyn Lee for a conversation on the vital local role architects play in rebuilding...
Resilience
What you need to know about hazard-informed design
April 21, 2025
Assessing climate risks prior to construction is becoming the industry norm.
Resilience
Using SAP training to aid recovery after the Lahaina wildfires
October 24, 2024
Lorena Yamamoto, AIA, on the rewards of aiding in disaster assistance after wildfires in Hawai'i.
Resilience
Designing for disaster: How architects are building a resilient future
May 23, 2025
Three case studies exemplify a holistic approach to resilient design.
Resilience
The future is now: Designing for climate, risk, and resilience at AIA25
June 6, 2025
Presenters at AIA25 in Boston drew from the Resilient Design Toolkit to explore future-ready strategies from the earliest design phase.
Resilience
How design adapts to the Sonoran Desert
February 20, 2025
HK ASSOCIATES' Barrio Historico House is a case study for sustainable desert living.
Social impact
How architects are impacting rebuilding efforts in Hawaii
May 27, 2024
Architects have been instrumental in the efforts to rebuild in Maui following 2023 wildfires that caused immense damage on the island.
Social impact
Growing the missing middle in Seattle
April 4, 2024
The city's innovative Oak & Alder development can serve as a model for other firms looking to increase housing density.
Social impact
Affordable haven in San Francisco
February 28, 2024
Casa Adelante provides a haven in San Francisco's Mission District
Affordable housing
Public library meets housing in Brooklyn
March 5, 2024
A Mitchell Guirgola-designed structure combines affordable living spaces with the community’s beloved public library.
Resilience
How Iowa architects are aiding tornado relief efforts
September 9, 2024
In Iowa, architects help disaster victims get back in their homes faster.
Resilience
Home is where the resiliency is
August 3, 2024
Empowering communities to thrive in a warming world.
Social impact
Architects called to lead as key partners in solving housing crisis at U.S. Conference of Mayors
June 30, 2025
AIA 2025 President Evelyn Lee urged stronger collaboration between architects and local leaders, as mayors nationwide back faster permitting and federal support...
Social impact
Can real estate be a tool for social change? Adre says yes
June 26, 2025
How one real estate developer is prioritizing social and environmental ROI.
Social impact
Why architects in government matter
August 29, 2025
Rona Rothenberg, FAIA, and Julia Laue, FAIA, make the case for getting involved.
Resilience
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.
Resilience
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.
Social impact
7 Key issues on the ballot for architects and AIA this election season
October 28, 2024
AIA is ensuring that architects have a powerful voice in shaping policies that impact the profession and the planet.
Social impact
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?
Social impact
Rania Qawasma’s story of displacement and design
April 29, 2024
She discusses how she transformed her passion into a nonprofit to support other displaced and unhoused people in the U.S.
