Design for Resources—Framework for Design Excellence
Good design depends on informed material and resource selection—balancing priorities to achieve durable, safe, and healthy projects with an equitable...
Design for Equitable Communities—Framework for Design Excellence
Design solutions affect more than the client and current occupants. Good design positively impacts the future by helping communities thrive—socially...
Using the AIA designation
The AIA designation signals the highest standards of architectural practice, and it’s recognized by clients, the public, colleagues, and the AEC industry as a...
Professional standards
AIA members are committed to following the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, competence, and ethical practice. This overview details the...
Where architects stand: A statement of AIA values
These AIA values form the basis of our Federal Policy Issues and our Policy Platform. They are derived from feedback from thousands of AIA members. They put...
AIA Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct
The AIA Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct applies to the professional activities of all AIA members and covers general obligations as well as obligations to...
AIA Resolutions
AIA members may submit a resolution which is a formal request from the membership to the Board of Directors to take particular action.
Conference
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AIA Conference on Architecture & Design® 2025
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Registration is now open for AIA25—the premier AEC industry event—happening in Boston, June 4–7!
ArchiPac™
AIA's political action committee, ArchiPac, supports pro-architect candidates for federal office who will shape policies on design, practice, and the economy.
AIA Global Campus for Architecture & Design
Opening in 2025, the AIA Global Campus for Architecture & Design in Washington, D.C. will be an international hub for design innovation and excellence.
Celebrate Architecture Week 2025, April 13-19
April 11, 2025
Architecture Week fosters design thinking in students while equipping educators and architects with the tools and resources needed to ignite young minds and…
Terms & conditions for membership autorenewal
Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in AIA's Automatic Membership Renewal Program. By enrolling in the program, you…
Building renewal FAQs
Explore FAQs on the AIA Headquarters Building Renewal project. Learn about the transformation of the AIA headquarters, addressing critical questions regarding…
Design specialty
How architects are tackling data center design
June 7, 2022
A new typology in a rapid growth sector offers opportunities for design innovation.
Host an event
AIA’s brand-new event space at 1735 New York Avenue, NW will be one of Washington, D.C.’s most premier and unique meeting spaces for small- to mid-size...
Design specialty
Three ways AIA's Global Campus for Architecture & Design™ will serve AIA Members
June 7, 2024
AIA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters is the home base for AIA national staff, but the renewal is creating space with members and allied organizations in mind.
Architecture for Humanity: Support Communities by Design
Your support helps transform these ambitious goals into tangible, life-changing realities.
The American Institute of Architects Headquarters to become the AIA Global Campus for Architecture & Design™
May 6, 2024
AIA is proud to announce the reimagining of the organization’s headquarters as the AIA Global Campus for Architecture & Design, serving as a new home base for…
AIA Leadership
Explore our diverse leadership team committed to advancing the profession and building a better world through architecture.
Sustainability
Four decades of green design
May 3, 2024
How a once-nascent conversation about sustainability evolved into a full-scale priority for the profession.
