The Rock Island Bridge in Kansas City, Mo., became a new kind of civic infrastructure due in part to a funny observation. After seeing the skeletal span during a boating trip, former PBS executive ...

AIA's newly renovated building is one of the first fully decarbonized major renovations in the U.S. This adaptive reuse project showcases a cost-effective, scalable, replicable approach to ...

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.

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 ...

Despite being the second-largest ethnic group in the United States, Hispanic and Latinx individuals only account for about 5% of AIA’s total membership, according to the most recent AIA demographics ...

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 ...

One of the largest stories in corporate America is the rapidly expanding footprint of artificial intelligence firms. Last year, AI and tech companies leased 55% of the office space in the Bay Area, a ...

When I was younger and people asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I often prefaced my answer with, “Don’t laugh.” Then I’d say I wanted to design a biosphere, a response people often met with ...

The Future Forward Grant, a project by the Large Firm Roundtable (LFRT) and the AIA Young Architects Forum (YAF), supports students, emerging professionals and early career architects in testing ...

Many architects and design professionals know the basics of regenerative design. These efforts strive to restore the living systems they touch, enhance water and carbon cycles, and empower communities ...

Through the right lens, even the most mundane ideas can become objects of fascination. That’s the philosophy of Dami Lee, Int’l Assoc. AIA, an architect whose YouTube channel has garnered over 200 ...

In 2023, AIA supported the retiring of the “rolling clock” requirement in the architectural licensure process. Data showed that this policy was a potential barrier to licensure, with disproportionate ...