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EDI
K-12 Initiatives
November 30, 2023
It’s never too early to start thinking like an architect. AIA's K-12 initiatives follow a blueprint with three key goals in mind:
Inspire youth to learn about…
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…
Sustainability
Guide to Building Reuse for Climate Action
April 5, 2024
Learn how to make smart climate action decisions at the least cost in this architect's guide on the renovation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
Sustainability
Design for Adaptability, Deconstruction, & Reuse
December 4, 2023
Good architecture accommodates change, withstands wear and tear, and serves as a flexible community asset in times of crisis. This guide explores how to design…
Conference
AIA Leadership Summit 2027
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Save the date for AIA Leadership Summit 2027—the premier advocacy and leadership training event for AIA chapter leaders.
Climate action
Climate Action Playbook
November 29, 2023
The Climate Action Playbook is a resource for building an architectural practice that embraces climate change mitigation and adaptation. Accelerate your firm's…
Update on Publication of Proposed Rule
On Friday, January 29, the Department of Education published the proposed rule which defines 'professional degrees' extremely narrowly, maintaining the federal...
Best Practices
Speaking the same language in structures
February 27, 2026
AIA partner AISC shows how a design-assist approach can resolve challenges and protect the architect’s vision on ambitious projects like the Las Vegas Sphere...
AIA elevates 78 architects to the College of Fellows
February 9, 2026
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Design specialty
How models make architects’ ideas real
March 2, 2026
In an era of digital displays and promotion, architecture firms find physical models pay off.
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.
Formal comment accepted by the U.S. Department of Education
In the past few weeks, AIA has advanced several coordinated advocacy efforts to protect architecture students’ access to federal financial aid and strengthen...
AIA on the federal definition of “professionals”
The Department of Education’s narrow interpretation of “professional” programs excludes architecture from higher federal loan limits, potentially limiting...
Architecture Firm Award
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Recognizing one firm every year that has produced notable architecture for at least a decade.
