New pre-engineered metal building material options are expanding design opportunities for architects and their clients. AIA Partner BlueScope Buildings North...
EDI
Why should women in the AEC industry attend WLS?
September 23, 2024
A construction manager tells us why she's attending this year's Women's Leadership Summit for the first time.
Design specialty
Claire Dickey, AIA, on helping her clients age in place
July 9, 2024
“For me, it has always been about helping people.”
Building science and technology
Who's afraid of artificial intelligence?
July 16, 2024
Not Matthias Hollwich, AIA, principal at HWKN, who is heading full bore into what he believes is a paradigm change.
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.
Six must-know Olympic landmarks for architecture lovers
July 26, 2024
As the 2024 Summer Games kick off in Paris, we look back at Olympic venues that have stood the test of time.
Resilience
Home is where the resiliency is
August 3, 2024
Empowering communities to thrive in a warming world.
Affordable housing
Making homes attainable: How architects can help
August 9, 2024
The U.S. has long had a shortage of affordable housing. How can architects help in the collective effort to make housing attainable to more people?
Design specialty
Designing a contemporary prairie home rooted in place
October 3, 2024
When you think of a house on the prairie, you might picture a farmhouse, but that's not what this homeowner had in mind. AIA partner Andersen explores how...
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...
Design specialty
Spelman College teams up with Studio Gang for a community-focused art & science center
June 23, 2025
Technology, community and the arts convene at this one-of-a-kind space, which officially opened to students and the public in April.
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.
Affordable housing
How place defines possibility
June 30, 2025
Architects alone cannot solve the housing crisis, but we can help change the system.
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.
Career and the profession
Securing the future
December 9, 2024
AIA President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, discusses the purpose of leadership and reflects on her year as AIA's 100th President.
Career and the profession
The benefits of a mid-career mentor
July 10, 2025
You may be far enough along in practice to mentor other designers, but you can still benefit from being a mentee.
EDI
Nine Hispanic and Latinx architects you should know
September 26, 2024
To mark this year's Hispanic Heritage Month, we're honoring the work and contributions of nine Hispanic and Latinx architects.
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.
Design and health
How can architects transform the birth experience in America?
June 17, 2024
Maternal death rates are staggering in the U.S. Architects see an opportunity to improve birth environments and postpartum resources for women and their...
