Good design conserves and improves the quality of water as a precious resource.
Introduction—Framework for Design Excellence
Learn how to use and apply the AIA Framework for Design Excellence to your work and explore complementary resources in this introduction section.
Design for Well-being—Framework for Design Excellence
Good design supports health and well-being for all people—considering physical, mental, and emotional effects on building occupants and the surrounding...
Design for Discovery—Framework for Design Excellence
Learn design discovery and explore the design for discovery toolkit, resources, best practices, and COTE projects in AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence.
Three major takeaways from the Small Firm Compensation Report
February 19, 2024
Check out three major takeaways related to salary, benefits, and workplace culture from AIA's newly updated Small Firm Compensation Report.
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...
Gold Medal
Gold Medal Award 2026: Shigeru Ban, Hon. FAIA
December 4, 2025
Shigeru Ban revolutionized architecture with renewable materials like paper and timber, creating resilient, sustainable designs like disaster shelters and the…
Statement on U.S. withdrawal from UNFCCC
AIA responds to U.S. withdrawal from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Beyond Products: How Marvin Deepened Engagement with Architects Through AIA Research
Beyond Products: How Marvin Deepened Engagement with Architects Through AIA Research
Community & events
AIA is where the largest network of architects and design professionals gathers and connects. Get involved through events, knowledge communities, and local AIA...
Career and the profession
Architecture scholarships
November 28, 2023
You’ve got big plans for your future. Scholarships and grants can help you reach them. Explore undergraduate, graduate, and ARE scholarships and grants to…
Become an AIA Continuing Education Provider
Build long-term strategic relationships, expand your brand awareness, and drive better business outcomes through exclusive, unmatched access to architects
Become an AIA corporate partner
Become an AIA corporate partner and let AIA help you achieve your business goals through custom year-long sales and marketing strategies.
Career and the profession
How children’s books transform K–12 architecture outreach
January 12, 2026
In this first entry of a three-article series, Lori Apfel Cardeli, AIA, NCARB, discusses why books help kids realize architecture is an option.
Design for Change—Framework for Design Excellence
Good design is adaptable, resilient, and flexible to change over time—reducing the building’s risk and vulnerability and enhancing its usability, functionality...
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.
Call for survey panelists
Join a survey panel for the Architecture Billings Index® and Home Design Trends and help contribute valuable data to the AEC industry.
Market research partnership opportunities
Transform your market planning with expert insights and analysis from AIA's research team.
Business Intelligence
ABI July 2023: Architecture firm billings remain flat
November 29, 2023
Billings at architecture firms remained flat in July with an ABI score of 50.0—meaning the share of firms that reported a decrease in their billings equaled the…
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.
