The team behind the National Juneteenth Museum plans to make it a cultural and economic center.
Year in Review 2025
In 2025, AIA focused on making membership more valuable in the ways that show up in your day-to-day work: stronger advocacy, better tools and learning, and...
AIA Strategic Plan
Access the AIA Strategic Plan to empower architects to improve the world. The 2026–2030 Strategic Plan outlines how architects can deliver profound change.
AIA elevates 78 architects to the College of Fellows
February 9, 2026
AIA fellowship recognizes significant contributions to the profession of architecture and society.
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COTE® Top Ten for Students
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Recognizing the best green projects that seamlessly integrate innovative, regenerative strategies within their broader design concepts.
Architects address key legislation with Members of Congress
February 11, 2026
AIA members will be advocating for historic preservation, professional classification impacting student loans access, high-performance building tax credits…
Statement from AIA President Illya Azaroff, FAIA, on EPA’s Rescinding of the 2009 Endangerment Finding
February 12, 2026
AIA strongly opposes the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding and repeal associated greenhouse gas vehicle…
The AIA College of Fellows
Elevating architects who exemplify architectural excellence.
AIA Board Member Candidacy
The American Institute of Architects seeks well-qualified and eager candidates for the AIA Board of Directors and other leadership positions.
Disaster Assistance Program
AIA’s disaster assistance programs mobilize architects to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters—safely and with resilience.
Resilience
Resilience starts with design. Architects play a critical role in helping communities prepare for, withstand, and recover from disasters.
Statement on Rescinding of the 2009 Endangerment Finding
The EPA is rescinding the 2009 Endangerment Finding, the bedrock rule which provides the foundation for federal regulations on carbon dioxide and five other...
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…
Healthcare Design Award
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Recognizes projects in health care design & planning from hospitals to outpatient centers, community clinics, & wellness facilities.
Justice Facility Award
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Recognizes best practices in planning & design for buildings that directly support the justice system.
COTE® Top Ten Award
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The industry’s best-known award program for sustainable design excellence.
AIA Strategic Council
The AIA Strategic Council is a think tank dedicated to producing forward-thinking research on behalf of the architecture profession.
Best Practices
April Rinne teaches architects how to navigate change
February 17, 2026
At this year’s AIA Leadership Summit, writer and advisor April Rinne shared “superpowers” architects can use to move through uncertainty.
Career and the profession
A licensure journey from Guam to Hawaii and back
February 9, 2026
“Whether people realize it or not, what we do as architects affects everybody’s health and well-being,” says Mateo Matanane, AIA.
