ROI: Codes, standards, & reporting on resilient design
November 28, 2023
Designing beyond building codes and standards provides significant resilience benefits to both building owners and occupants.
Firm Management
Starting a firm: Basic financial principles
July 12, 2024
Contributed by Peter Piven, FAIA, and Bradford Perkins, FAIA. Excerpted from Architect’s Essentials of Starting a Design Firm
Chapter 7.02 Financial Management…
Best Practices
Architect’s Guide to Building Performance
November 28, 2023
Energy modeling early and often is the best way to improve building performance. The Architect’s Guide to Building Performance helps architects better integrate…
Business Intelligence
July 2024 AIA Consensus Construction Forecast
July 15, 2024
Midyear update projects construction spending to gain momentum this year, but stall in 2025.
Business Intelligence
ABI June 2024: Business conditions remain soft at architecture firms
July 23, 2024
More than one-quarter of architecture firms currently report being understaffed
Risk management basics
July 26, 2024
Contributed by James B. Atkins, FAIA, and Grant A. Simpson, FAIA
Chapter 16.01 Risk management strategies
Strategies for architects to manage professional risks…
Business Intelligence
Economic & industry resources
November 28, 2023
Explore economic and industry resources on the built environment and beyond. Compare architecture industry trends from a number of primary data sources for…
Best Practices
ROI of High-Performance Design
June 11, 2021
Buildings designed with high-performance elements reduce negative impacts on the environment and improve the health and well-being of occupants. Maximize your…
Firm Management
Out-of-state and overseas projects
August 12, 2024
Contributed by Yu-Ngok Lo, AIA
Chapter 5.08 Practicing in a Global Market
How do we ensure design quality and profitability when practicing internationally?
Firm Management
Do’s and don’ts of overseas projects
August 12, 2024
Contributed by Thomas Vonier, FAIA, RIBA
Chapter 5.08 Practicing in a Global Market
Understand the key considerations for international practice, including…
AIA Home Design Trends Survey (HDTS)
June 25, 2025
Architecture professionals rely on the Home Design Trends Survey to educate homeowners about the latest home, kitchen, bath, and property design, construction…
EDI
AIA K-12 Initiatives
November 30, 2023
It’s never too early to start thinking like an architect. AIA's K-12 initiatives follow a blueprint with three key goals in mind:
Inspire youth to learn about…
Next to Lead
June 30, 2025
Next to Lead is a leadership development training program for racially and ethnically diverse women in architecture who aspire to be AIA leaders.
ABI May 2025: Despite persistent softness, fewer firms report declining billings
June 18, 2025
Architecture firms target an average chargeability/utilization rate of 77.5% for their design staff.
Climate action
Key regional climate issues: A Guide for architects to drive change
December 1, 2023
A guide for architects to drive change: This resource leverages the Fourth National Climate Assessment to identify key climate issues as well as resources for…
Climate action
Climate change adaptation design resources
November 29, 2023
Explore climate change design resources and projection tools to help buildings and communities handle and adapt to climate change effects like extreme heat and…
The Architect’s Journey to Specification
January 29, 2025
Align your market planning and sales strategies with architects’ specification needs with The Architect’s Journey to Specification—developed by AIA in…
Career and the profession
AXP resources
November 29, 2023
Browse Architectural Experience Program (AXP) resources to help you become a licensed architect and prepare you for a successful career in architecture.
Design specialty
America ByDesign Season 3
April 28, 2025
America ByDesign 2025 is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and the endless possibilities of human ingenuity. Join us as we explore the architectural…
