Emissions reductions and threats to climate action: AIA at COP30
November 18, 2025
It’s AIA’s fifth year sending a delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference to advocate for global climate action.
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.
Design specialty
Integration and expression: Appliances as architecture, not separate objects
November 26, 2025
The Arclinea Contemporary Kitchen project demonstrates how style and integrated appliances support spatial harmony, human-centered design, and expressiveness...
Design specialty
Meeting in the middle to reimagine bridges
December 1, 2025
A new wave of bridge projects finds architects and engineers in unique collaborations.
Materials
Ceiling solutions that bring energy savings and tax credits
November 25, 2025
New phase change material technologies may deliver up to 15% in energy savings and up to 50% in tax credits, explains AIA partner Armstrong World Industries.
Resilience
Designing for disaster: How architects are building a resilient future
May 23, 2025
Three case studies exemplify a holistic approach to resilient design.
Materials
6 Strategies for specifying structural steel with low embodied carbon
December 8, 2025
A new publication from AIA partner AISC provides strategies for specifying structural steel with less embodied carbon, helping you achieve sustainability and...
Design specialty
How AI is changing site evaluation for architects
December 15, 2025
Despite new tools, architects still matter in an AI-assisted process.
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...
Career and the profession
Beyond the handshake: Building meaningful professional relationships
August 11, 2025
Growth in the profession rarely happens alone.
Design specialty
Claire Dickey, AIA, on helping her clients age in place
July 9, 2024
“For me, it has always been about helping people.”
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
The architect who combines public engagement with urban design
December 15, 2025
Licensure gave Atara Margolies, AIA, the freedom to ask, “What else do I want to do in the built environment?” See why in this Q&A.
Career and the profession
An architect shares her unconventional path to licensure
November 24, 2025
"Becoming an architect isn't a straight line," says Christiana Copper, AIA.
Career and the profession
How children’s books transform K–12 architecture outreach
January 12, 2026
In this first entry of a three-article series, Lori Apfel Cardeli, AIA, NCARB, discusses why books help kids realize architecture is an option.
Career and the profession
7 Questions with AIA’s new EVP/CEO
January 13, 2026
Read our interview with Carole Wedge, FAIA, to learn about her excitement for her new role, her favorite projects, and more.
Firm Management
6 Black firm owners share their leadership advice
February 12, 2025
Leaders from Self+Tucker, Evoke Studio, and more on what has helped them succeed.
Career and the profession
Lori Apfel Cardeli, AIA, on how authors shape early design literacy
February 2, 2026
Cardeli continues her series on children’s architecture books by talking with authors about what makes their work impactful.
Firm Management
Want a healthier firm culture? Start with these 5 steps
February 3, 2026
Firm leaders reveal their tips for more inclusive workplaces.
Career and the profession
Planting a seed: The impact of Architecture Week
April 14, 2025
Here's how two AIA chapters are bringing Architecture Week to their communities.