ABI April 2024: Pace of billings decline at architecture firms slows slightly
May 22, 2024
Nearly one in ten architecture firms report that they currently have billings from international projects
Career and the profession
Engaging Future Architects
May 22, 2024
By Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC
Five ways architects can engage and inspire the next generation.
Next to Lead
May 29, 2024
Next to Lead is a leadership development training program for racially and ethnically diverse women in architecture who aspire to be AIA leaders.
Business Intelligence
ABI February 2024: Pace of billings decline continues to slow
March 20, 2024
Architecture firms spend an average of 6% of their annual budget on marketing and business development.
EDI
Nine Arab American architects you should know
April 1, 2024
For Arab American Heritage Month we highlight the extraordinary work and careers of nine architects, designers, and academics whose paths from disparate parts…
EDI
Three key ways HBCUs impact the profession
April 2, 2024
By Kathy Denise Dixon, FAIA, NOMAC
Kathy Denise Dixon, FAIA, NOMAC, principal, K. Dixon Architecture in Maryland, outlines the valuable role historically Black…
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.
Best Practices
Five tips to power project collaboration
December 9, 2021
Author: Deltek
Collaboration is key to every construction project. Explore five tips to improve collaboration on a construction project team—architect, engineer…
How five AIA chapters are helping foster the growth of the next generation of architects
April 16, 2024
In honor of Architecture Week, we’re celebrating the K-12 education initiatives of five AIA chapters around the country.
Climate action
Earth Day 2024: Top five ways AIA has advanced climate change
April 19, 2024
From Capitol Hill to COP28, AIA's Advocacy team stands ready to empower architects to help lead national and global efforts to reduce and mitigate climate…
Business Intelligence
ABI March 2024: Architecture firm billings retreat further in March
April 24, 2024
Nearly half of firm leaders think that negotiating project design fees is more challenging now than it was 4–5 years ago
Higher Education
May 1, 2024
Promoting excellence in higher education for the growth and future of architecture and the profession
Business Intelligence
Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide
November 28, 2023
This authoritative guide walks you through the principles of Integrated Project Delivery so you can advocate for, set up, and deliver integrated projects.
Design and health
Inclusive restrooms & locker rooms in K-12 schools
June 11, 2024
Contributed by Cheryl Jacobs, AIA, Greg Louviere, AIA, & Benjamin Fields, AIA
AIA Best Practices
Inclusive restroom & locker rooms offer a more human and…
Business Intelligence
ROI: Increasing asset values
November 28, 2023
Owners and developers are interested in the financial upsides of high-performance design, particularly increasing asset or market value. Green labeling and…
Business Intelligence
ABI May 2024: Business conditions at architecture firms continue to soften
June 26, 2024
Few architecture firms report recent work on construction megaprojects
Art, history, and religion
Brutalism & the AIA headquarters
May 19, 2021
Learn about the brutalism architecture style that influenced The Architects Collaborative (TAC) design of AIA headquarters in the early 1970s.
Firm Management
Getting paid
July 3, 2024
Contributed by David B. Richards, FAIA; Excerpted and adapted from The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition
Chapter 15.02 Services and…
Firm Management
Starting a firm: Basic financial principles
July 12, 2024
Contributed by Peter Piven, FAIA, and Bradford Perkins, FAIA. Excerpted from Architect’s Essentials of Starting a Design Firm
Chapter 7.02 Financial Management…
AIA’s 100th president Kimberly Dowdell on leadership, the value of AIA involvement, and why architects need to be bold
January 9, 2024
By Greg Menti
AIA's 100th president Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, sat down with the AIA Architect to discuss meeting the expectations of young architects, the…