Stephen N. Parker, AIA, looks at America’s youth mental health crisis—and the ways architects and designers are responding.
Career and the profession
5 Architecture skills that apply to community design
July 27, 2026
The architecture profession brings a wealth of well-honed technical and soft skills relevant to the realm of community design.
Social impact
5 Design ideas from award-winning urban spaces
July 30, 2026
This year’s AIA Regional & Urban Design Award recipients illuminate creative approaches for environmental and social well-being.
Materials
Designing stylish civic spaces to serve communities
August 7, 2026
AIA partner BlueScope Buildings North America explores five ways architects have used PEMB and hybrid steel solutions to create community spaces that are as...
Career and the profession
The most important room in the building
August 10, 2026
“We are training young architects to be excellent designers and, at the same time, training them to defer,” writes Jeff Seabold, FAIA.
The firm that stayed
May 7, 2026
Roy Decker and Anne Marie Duvall Decker built a practice in a place other architects left. Twenty-eight years later, it earned the highest honor their...
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.
Design specialty
A 50-year client relationship sustained through change
August 10, 2026
Learn about the unique bond between Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Centerbrook, the lab’s architecture and planning firm.
Sustainability
D.C.’s largest mass timber project is coming to the new Bridge District
April 18, 2024
In addition to its net-zero design, the building will have an affordability component.
Firm Management
The fee is not just the fee
August 17, 2026
Jeff Seabold, FAIA, writes that too often, “The work comes first. The client comes second. The architect comes last. That hierarchy produces beautiful buildings...