"I had never been in a space like that": The impact of the Diversity Advancement Scholarship
February 3, 2025
Architecture student Rachel Wiggins on how the Architects Foundation's support is helping her to realize her dream.
EDI
Five high-impact quotes from WLS 2024
October 14, 2024
Over 800 women gathered in Chicago last week for AIA's 15th Women's Leadership Summit.
Materials
Window basics: From energy codes and standards to components and construction
October 16, 2024
AIA partner Marvin explores the factors that play into the window selection process.
Sustainability
What the White House's new National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building means for architects
October 16, 2024
How will it impact the way architects design?
Building science and technology
It's important for architects to help shape building codes. Here's why.
October 18, 2024
We spoke with Dierdre Leclair, AIA, chair of the AIA Codes & Standards Committee, about her role at this week's ICC 2024 Conference Expo.
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.
Career and the profession
Engaging Future Architects
May 22, 2024
Five ways architects can engage and inspire the next generation.
Career and the profession
Championing Chief Architects
February 15, 2024
Five ways a Chief Architect can support a mayor’s vision and equip a city's future
Career and the profession
Advancing prosperity for architects
October 30, 2024
AIA President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, discusses what AIA can do to address the key issues architects are facing.
Social impact
7 Key issues on the ballot for architects and AIA this election season
October 28, 2024
AIA is ensuring that architects have a powerful voice in shaping policies that impact the profession and the planet.
Business Intelligence
Entrepreneurship for architects: Strategies for creative practice
October 31, 2024
Small and emerging practices are essential to the health and vitality of architecture.
Business Intelligence
The latest insights from the 2024 Firm Survey Report
November 4, 2024
The Business of Architecture 2024: The Firm Survey Report sheds light on business generated by small firms versus their larger counterparts, as well as other...
Building science and technology
A look at net-zero carbon progress in embodied carbon & renewable energy projects
November 7, 2024
What net-zero carbon progress has been made in the last year from more than 23,000 projects totaling 3.8 billion GSF? This key climate action program brings...
Affordable housing
Can co-op development be a housing crisis solution?
November 7, 2024
Architects are taking a lead role in a cooperative housing surge.
Firm Management
10 Must-have leadership skills for running a successful architecture firm
February 7, 2025
Five firm leaders from Heaths Bridge, HGA, Ennead Architects, Olson Kundig, and Corgan share their top insights.
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.
Building science and technology
A cross-cutting tool for architects
February 17, 2025
With the Integrated Design Process (IDP), architects can tackle complex problems and audacious goals.
Resilience
How design adapts to the Sonoran Desert
February 20, 2025
HK ASSOCIATES' Barrio Historico House is a case study for sustainable desert living.
EDI
Baratunde Thurston teaches AIA leaders “How to citizen"
February 28, 2025
At AIA’s annual Leadership Summit, podcaster and TV host Baratunde Thurston shared a vision for collective action.
Design specialty
A Fishtown lighthouse makes the case for investing in good design
March 3, 2025
Gnome Architects overcame zoning restrictions and site limitations using creative design—including mezzanines and oval-shaped windows—to create 17 W. Girard, a...
