Best practices for enhancing drawings & specifications
March 15, 2023
Author: Deltek
Accurate design specifications help prevent delays associated with RFIs, change orders, and rework. Explore best practices for clear and concise…
Best Practices
Five tips to power project collaboration
December 9, 2021
Author: Deltek
Collaboration is key to every construction project. Explore five tips to improve collaboration on a construction project team—architect, engineer…
Honorary Membership
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Recognizes the notable contributions and service of people outside of the architecture profession.
Best Practices
How to choose the best type of paper for your print job
November 13, 2025
Whether you’re printing business cards, a firm brochure, or a client presentation, the paper can make a good impression—or a bad one. AIA partner FedEx shares...
Architecture Firm Award
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Recognizing one firm every year that has produced notable architecture for at least a decade.
Rules of Procedure
Complaints submitted to the National Ethics Council (NEC) are handled according to the NEC’s Rules of Procedure. Revised September 4, 2025.
AIA Upjohn Research Initiative
Apply for the AIA Upjohn Research Initiative, which funds annual research grants of $15,000–$30,000 for applied research projects that enhance the value of...
AIA’s 100th president Kimberly Dowdell on leadership, the value of AIA involvement, and why architects need to be bold
January 9, 2024
By Greg Menti
AIA's 100th president Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, sat down with the AIA Architect to discuss meeting the expectations of young architects, the…
Small Project Award
INDEX
February 2, 2024
The award-winning design for INDEX in Portland, Ore. revitalizes the surrounding neighborhood in a multisensory, customized shopping experience and transforms…
Business Intelligence
How design firms modernize specifications for increased efficiencies
May 21, 2024
Author: Deltek
Across the design landscape, a significant shift is underway as numerous firms embark on a journey to reshape their specification processes.
Climate action
Hazard mitigation design resources
November 30, 2023
Extreme weather events are increasing in intensity and frequency. Explore resources to support hazard mitigation and hazard risk reduction for a variety of…
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.
AIA Leadership
Explore our diverse leadership team committed to advancing the profession and building a better world through architecture.
Firm Management
Getting paid
July 3, 2024
Contributed by David B. Richards, FAIA; Excerpted and adapted from The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition
Chapter 15.02 Services and…
Award for Excellence in Public Architecture
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Recognizes architects, public officials, & others who design notable public facilities and/or advocate for design excellence in public spaces.
AIA Materials Pledge
Architects and designers can help improve the health of people and the planet by carefully considering how they evaluate the products and finishes used in their...
EDI
Redesigning the rules of early practice
July 21, 2025
How embedding equity frameworks upstream is helping to rewire architectural education.
Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education
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Recognizing outstanding individual contributions in architectural education.
Career and the profession
Designing for tribal communities with Tammy Eagle Bull, FAIA
October 20, 2025
Eagle Bull advocates for tribal communities to have agency in their built environment.
Edward C. Kemper Award
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Recognizing members who have significantly impacted the architecture profession through service to AIA or an architecture-related organization.
