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.
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
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.
Sustainability
Architects see building performance standards as a business opportunity
March 5, 2025
Firms are leveraging their sustainability expertise to deliver results for clients.
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.
Design specialty
How Wyoming architects are prioritizing historic preservation
April 2, 2024
Historic structures are vital to the evolution of a community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sustainability
Sustainability Action Plans: How four firms are setting goals and taking action
August 8, 2025
Creating an SAP pushes firms to do better while holding them accountable.
Sustainability
The new materials toolkit simplifying sustainability decisions
November 17, 2025
Recently unveiled, the Common Materials Framework Implementation Toolkit aligns many sustainability standards for design, manufacturing, and construction.