Adaptive reuse and net zero standards: AIA's key focus at COP29
November 19, 2024
AIA's delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference is ensuring that architects have a seat at the table.
Sustainability
A regenerative college campus from the ground up
June 16, 2025
Des Moines University embarked on an ambitious campus relocation project that does more with less.
Sustainability
How residential design offers opportunities for sustainability
December 17, 2024
Sustainable home projects can directly benefit both homeowners and architects.
Sustainability
The Hayward Library is a win-win for a Northern California city and its residents
April 21, 2025
This COTE® Top Ten-winning project forms the center of a downtown revitalization.
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?
Resilience
How design adapts to the Sonoran Desert
February 20, 2025
HK ASSOCIATES' Barrio Historico House is a case study for sustainable desert living.
Sustainability
Architects see building performance standards as a business opportunity
March 5, 2025
Firms are leveraging their sustainability expertise to deliver results for clients.
Best Practices
How to run a values-driven firm
April 29, 2024
New paradigms for practice that support social and environmental responsibility.
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.
Materials
These sustainable homes embrace local materials
May 13, 2024
These four houses by Washington, D.C.-based firm BLDUS prioritize materials that are sometimes taken from right outside the front door.
Sustainability
A look into the legacy of AIA COTE and COTE Top Ten Awards
May 15, 2024
Celebrating the impact of over 30 years of AIA COTE and the AIA COTE Top Ten Award
Sustainability
Turning straw into gold: How to cut carbon in residential architecture
June 12, 2024
As architects and developers get serious about cutting carbon, single-family home construction offers untapped potential.
Design specialty
How Wyoming architects are prioritizing historic preservation
April 2, 2024
Historic structures are vital to the evolution of a community.
Sustainability
D.C.’s largest mass timber project is coming to the new Bridge District
April 18, 2024
In addition to its net-zero design, the building will have an affordability component.
Sustainability
A kit of parts: Making bamboo architecture accessible
February 29, 2024
Jack Becker of bldus doesn't want to gatekeep his firm's sustainable practices.
Sustainability
How biocentric architecture can help architects hit climate goals
August 15, 2024
Three projects show how architects are designing to prevent the loss of biodiversity.
Best Practices
Five ways to maximize the value of value engineering
October 3, 2024
Despite high estimates and construction bids for your projects, value engineering can help keep your efforts alive. Here are five ways to make the most of the...
Sustainability
When progress stalled, LPA doubled down on performance
July 7, 2025
After posting disappointing 2023 results in the AIA 2030 Commitment, LPA president Keith Hempel, FAIA, explains the firm's efforts to do better.
Best Practices
From concept to constructability: How Design-Assist turns challenges into innovation
September 5, 2025
AIA partner Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope gives pointers on utilizing the Design-Assist delivery method, which helped Bruner/Cott Architects meet ambitious goals...
