Strengthen your business foundations and explore promising new sectors.
Business Intelligence
Will the 2025 economy improve for architects?
January 16, 2025
AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker says firms think that the economy needs to course-correct before their workloads can rebound.
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.
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.
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.
Business Intelligence
Entrepreneurship for architects: Strategies for creative practice
October 31, 2024
Small and emerging practices are essential to the health and vitality of architecture.
Business Intelligence
The latest insights from the 2024 Firm Survey Report
November 4, 2024
The Business of Architecture 2024: The Firm Survey Report sheds light on business generated by small firms versus their larger counterparts, as well as other...
Business Intelligence
Higher insurance costs are increasingly shaping building design
May 27, 2025
Easier-to-insure designs are gaining a foothold among developers and architects.
Business Intelligence
2025 Annual Business Meeting addresses AI usage in architecture, Fellowship qualifications
June 5, 2025
Delegates passed three bylaws amendments and one resolution at the annual meeting.
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.
Business Intelligence
Top priorities for AIA's Spring Into Action campaign
May 12, 2025
AIA's spring 2025 campaign is activating members to flood Capitol Hill on issues like taxes, resiliency, equity and housing.
Business Intelligence
Architects are navigating tariff pressures in an uncertain market
May 19, 2025
The uncertainty caused by tariffs, as much as the increased costs, may spur significant redesigns for architects.
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.
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.
Affordable housing
Designing a future that thrives
November 24, 2025
AIA President Evelyn Lee, FAIA, NOMA, reflects on a year of renewal and possibility.
Resilience
Designing for disaster: How architects are building a resilient future
May 23, 2025
Three case studies exemplify a holistic approach to resilient design.