In a profession where innovation meets responsibility for public health, safety, and welfare, artificial intelligence (AI) sits at that intersection—offering both opportunity and cause for hesitation.

As the world’s largest design organization, AIA and its members help building owners navigate the complexities of renovation, new construction, and building reuse. AIA members are architects and ...

More than just a tool, the Integrated Design Process (IDP) is a paradigm, a way of looking at the world. It’s an approach that ensures synergistic, multilateral thinking—a cross-cutting approach—and ...

AIA is transforming how the architecture profession and the AEC industry design for climate, people, and communities. Our members are leading the way, acting as a force multiplier for sustainable, ...

Architects play a critical role in designing buildings and communities that use resources wisely, preserve essential ecosystems, promote equity and access, and adapt to changing conditions. The ...

AI adoption may transform what clients want in their office layouts. Architects and designers can start preparing now.

The AIA Codes and Standards (C&S) Committee is the leading voice in developing and adopting national codes and standards. The C&S Committee optimizes the architect's role by promoting the built ...

The role of each member of the AIA Board of Directors varies significantly based on the responsibilities assigned in AIA's governing documents. Chapters 5 and 6 of the Bylaws and the Rules of the ...

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 deeper local support—so you can run a ...

Illya Azaroff, FAIA, has been elected to the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Board of Directors as 2025 President-elect/2026 President. Azaroff is an architect, geographer, and professor at ...

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index® (ABI) remained below the 50 threshold with a score of 48.5 for December (a score below 50 indicates declining firm billings). Architecture firm billings ...

AIA applauds landmark housing law that will help communities build more homes. WASHINGTON –July 13, 2026 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today celebrated the enactment of the 21st Century ...