These two credentials can help you become a better leader
September 25, 2026
With stronger knowledge of accessibility and regenerative design, architects and designers enhance their advocacy and credibility.
Firm Management
When should you hire a human resources manager?
September 12, 2024
The decision should be based on more than just your number of employees.
Art, history, and religion
Designing for faith and reflection
April 6, 2026
How today’s designers of faith-based buildings and spaces approach their craft.
Materials
The Block Learning Hub brings concrete masonry expertise directly to architects
April 4, 2025
AIA Partner Concrete Masonry Checkoff introduces a new education platform covering structural applications, sustainable design strategies, and innovative uses...
Business Intelligence
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.
Career and the profession
5 Ways to get the most out of an architecture & design conference
March 10, 2026
Conferences can spark new ideas and strengthen your sense of purpose. Check out these strategies for maximizing your experience at one.
Design specialty
Claire Dickey, AIA, on helping her clients age in place
July 9, 2024
“For me, it has always been about helping people.”
Climate action
The need for regenerative design in architecture
April 21, 2026
Hear from AIA 2026 President Illya Azaroff, FAIA, and other experts on why regenerative design matters.
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.
Social impact
AIA Housing Summit seeks solutions to the U.S. housing crisis
October 27, 2025
AIA convened industry leaders last week to address one of the nation’s most challenging problems.
Design and health
How architecture can help youth mental health
July 27, 2026
Stephen N. Parker, AIA, looks at America’s youth mental health crisis—and the ways architects and designers are responding.
Firm Management
How to be an exemplary mentor
January 22, 2025
You can help emerging professionals via several types of mentor roles, explains Jack Whalen, AIA.
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.
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.
Firm Management
Designing a culture of giving
April 28, 2026
Inside Bialosky’s employee-driven approach to philanthropy—and why it works.
Career and the profession
Should architects become developers?
March 31, 2026
Four architects share how branching out into development changed their careers.
New study links modernized schools to better academic performance
July 22, 2024
Research shows that high-quality school environments can boost educational outcomes, improve well-being, and strengthen communities.
Career and the profession
How pay transparency cultivates leadership in architecture
July 11, 2025
Work Program Architects is among a handful of firms where employees share salary information openly.
Materials
Better buildings begin with better materials
August 25, 2025
Uncovering the hidden human costs of material supply chains—and how architects can drive equity.
EDI
Making accessibility “more than a checkbox”
July 6, 2026
Rachel Wiesbrock, Assoc. AIA, explains why advocating and designing for people with disabilities and diverse lived experiences is essential for a better built...