Architects across Canada & the United States to gather in June to empower profession
May 30, 2025
The first week of June 2025 unites the North American design community as AIA and RAIC host back-to-back national conferences in Boston and Montréal—celebrating…
Business Intelligence
AI in practice: Strategic insights from The Architect’s Journey to Specification
February 10, 2025
Author: Deltek
Explore how architects are not just adopting AI but strategically shaping its role to enhance design while preserving human creativity.
Sustainability
TEOP for Architects
November 28, 2023
The TEOP for Architects guide introduces how architects can use the Tenant Energy Optimization Program (TEOP) to harness the energy-conservation potential of…
Business Intelligence
ABI January 2025: Architecture firm billings remain soft to start the new year
February 19, 2025
Nearly all responding firms report that they pay for AIA membership for eligible staff.
Best Practices
Good vs. bad specs—why architects should care about the difference
July 10, 2019
Author: Deltek + Avitru
Bad, undetailed design specifications can lead to lost time and increased confusion while jeopardizing your design vision. AIA partner…
Resilience
Resilience Design Toolkit
November 28, 2023
The Resilience Design Toolkit is a comprehensive step-by-step process guide for seamlessly incorporating resilient design in your architecture and design…
Business Intelligence
ROI: Reducing up-front costs
November 28, 2023
Sustainable, high-performance design can cause concerns about high up-front costs, but an integrated design process, smart tradeoffs, and various grants and…
Best Practices
Harassment Prevention Resources
November 28, 2023
Explore resources to identify, respond, and prevent all forms of harassment in the workplace.
Business Intelligence
ABI April 2025: Billings continue to decline at architecture firms
May 21, 2025
8% of architecture firms report billings from international projects in the last year.
Career and the profession
Equity in Architecture Commission
November 30, 2023
The Equity in Architecture Commission is a group of nationally recognized equity and diversity experts who lead the progress of equitable practices in…
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…
Materials
Healthier Materials Protocol
November 30, 2023
AIA’s Healthier Materials Protocol provides clear, practical methods and tools to help you track and integrate sustainable materials selection in your design…
Business Intelligence
Why architects should be wary of indemnification clauses
February 6, 2018
Increasingly, owner-created owner-architect agreements include indemnification clauses and/or obligations. Be wary of these provisions and seek advice from your…
Business Intelligence
The value of a comprehensive owner-architect contract
February 6, 2018
A written agreement between an architect and owner is the best way to set the parties’ expectations on a project and reduce the likelihood of a later dispute…
Business Intelligence
Guides for Equitable Practice
November 30, 2023
The Guides for Equitable Practice use real-world-derived best practices, relevant research, and other tools to help foster equitable, diverse, and inclusive…
Materials
Declare: Increasing transparency in the building market
April 3, 2018
Declare is a building products ingredients labeling initiative designed to shape a greener, healthier, and more transparent environment for construction workers…
Business Intelligence
What is the architect’s obligation to design to budget?
March 4, 2019
Updated: April 15, 2019
Author: AIA Risk Management Program
Architects are often asked: “How will you manage the design process so the cost is within the client…
Business Intelligence
ABI October 2023: Business conditions continue to soften at architecture firms
November 30, 2023
Business conditions at continued to soften in October 2023, with the ABI score declining to 44.3. Read more & subscribe to the Architecture Billings Index.
Business Intelligence
Protect yourself: Use a limitation of liability provision
November 29, 2018
AIA Risk Management Program
Project risks often greatly exceed an architect’s potential financial gains. Consider limiting your total liability to your client…
Climate action
ROI: The economic case for resilient design
November 30, 2023
The climate crisis has long-term economic consequences. Incorporating resilient design helps establish economic resilience to better withstand and recover from…
