5 Key takeaways from Shigeru Ban's AIA26 Architalk
June 18, 2026
Last week in San Diego, 2026 Gold Medal Award winner Shigeru Ban, Hon. FAIA, shared what makes his vision so unique.
Sustainability
Mass timber aesthetics vs. acoustics
June 22, 2026
Mass timber designs face unique acoustic challenges. AIA partner USG provides guidance on how architects can address these issues in the design phase.
Climate action
What does it mean to build a regenerative practice?
June 29, 2026
Industry leaders reflect on what firms need to change to become truly regenerative.
Career and the profession
Embracing suffering, avoiding burnout
June 29, 2026
Nicole Becker, AIA, on what mountaineering has taught her about architectural practice.
Firm Management
The future of construction administration: What AI changes and what it doesn’t
June 9, 2026
AI won’t replace architects’ expertise, but it can reduce their administrative burden. AIA partner Part3 outlines the possibilities.
Building science and technology
Minnesota enters the modular era with Alvera Apartments
June 29, 2026
Off-site construction and thoughtful collaboration helped DJR Architecture & Design overcome a tight lot and parking challenges in downtown St. Paul, Minn. AIA...
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.
10 AIA26 sessions that will strengthen your advocacy efforts at home
June 1, 2026
Check out these climate, resilience, and housing sessions at the 2026 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design.
Architects and AI: Practical guidance for a changing profession
April 6, 2026
How will AI shape the future of architecture? Learn how to integrate AI into your practice with actionable guidance, tools, and insights from AIA’s AI Task...
Design specialty
The Wave space frame installation brings hands-on learning to D.C.
March 2, 2026
At the National Building Museum, architecture students got rare experience designing, fabricating, and assembling a large-scale public structure.
Social impact
AEC Cares thanks its San Diego partners
July 6, 2026
Prior to AIA26, the architecture, engineering, and construction communities gave back to San Diego through the renovation of a local women’s center.
Design and health
Deaf education design in the spotlight at AIA25
June 5, 2025
The chairman of World Deaf Architecture explores questions about inclusive and equitable design at AIA's 2025 Conference on Architecture & Design.
Best Practices
How firms can direct AI instead of reacting to it
May 4, 2026
Mahya Salehi, AIA, on the ways AI helps her firm design homes.
EDI
Making accessibility “more than a checkbox”
July 6, 2026
Rachel Wiesbrock, Assoc. AIA, explains why advocating and designing for people with disabilities and diverse lived experiences is essential for a better built...
Design specialty
Inside the Tennessee State Capitol modernization project
July 7, 2026
Tennessee State Architect Ann McGauran, AIA, reveals how architects and designers are improving the State Capitol complex while preserving its character.
Climate action
From process to practice: Sustainability in El Paso, Texas
July 13, 2026
Ellen Mitchell, AIA, interviews Laura Foster, AIA, about what sustainability in West Texas can tell us.
Firm Management
5 Ways to set up internships that help your firm’s future
July 20, 2026
Architecture students describe what makes a working experience valuable for them and what they offer to a transforming profession.
Firm Management
Designing for tomorrow: 5 Ways firm leaders can embrace change and lead with confidence
July 20, 2026
With pressures from many angles, opportunities to get ahead—and fall behind—are very real. AIA partner Deltek looks at how firms can shift management approaches...
Design specialty
Updating the design canon
July 20, 2026
These 10 outstanding projects and bodies of work belong in today’s list of need-to-know architecture.
Social impact
Sameh Wahba on designing a better world
June 23, 2026
On the final day of AIA26, the World Bank’s Sameh Wahba sat down with AIA 2026 President Illya Azaroff, FAIA, to discuss resilience, regeneration, and more.