Career and the profession
What do emerging professionals need from firms?
As EPs move down the path toward licensure, assistance in areas like ARE study materials and face time with firm leaders can make all the difference.
Firm management
The impact of foreign direct investment on architecture
Before working on projects for foreign clients, leaders at US-based architecture firms should first understand how foreign investors operate.
I Look Up Film Challenge
Architecture is at its best when it’s practiced in service of a community. Share your story with us.
Resilience
Hurricane Harvey: Updates from AIA's Disaster Assistance Program
Hurricane Harvey: Updates from AIA's Disaster Assistance
How AIA is helping to build a more diverse profession
AIA’s values call for equity and to stand for both human and civil rights, and the Institute is turning those values into actionable initiatives focused on diversity and inclusion.
How To
The Safety Assessment Program (SAP)
Safety Assessment Program (SAP) training provides built environment professionals with the knowledge to evaluate buildings after a disastrous event.
Justice Facilities Review 2017
The 10 recipients of the 2017 Justice Facilities Review depict the latest trends in the design and construction of these facilities in the United States.
Art, history, and religion
An architect's adventure: Exploring the beauty of Barcelona
An Orlando-based architect raves about his architecture-centric tour through Barcelona with AIA’s Architectural Adventures travel program.
A global voice for architects: How the UIA helps AIA members
The International Union of Architects represents over one million architects worldwide; what specific benefits does it offer AIA members?
ABI July 2017: Upturn at architecture firms continues
Following on the heels of a strong spring season, billings at US architecture firms continued their upward trajectory in July.
Materials
Materials transparency in practice: Earning LEED v4 points
As part of an increased emphasis on materials transparency, disclosing and optimizing the materials chosen for a project can now earn you LEED v4 points.
Design and health
How health factors into green building rating systems: LEED v4
How do the major green building rating systems consider human health impacts? The first in a series on green building certifications and health examines LEED v4.
Social impact
Big lessons from a tiny library
How do you select the pro bono work that is right for you? Three leaders at Fanning Howey share lessons learned from a recent tiny library project.
UIA Congress offers a glimpse into South Korean architecture market
As the 2017 UIA World Architects Congress in Seoul approaches, a South Korean specialist explains the country's burgeoning design business.
Career and the profession
Weaving international work into your architecture career
An international designer shares six tips on how he built an international network and practiced architecture abroad.
Moderating economic growth triggers construction forecast downgrade for 2017 and 2018
Due to disappointing construction spending and a lack of economic growth over the first half of 2017, the construction industry will see slower growth through 2018.
Report
AIA 2030 Commitment By the Numbers
An overview of the progress that projects and firms are making towards greater energy efficiency and the profession's 2030 targets.
Resilience
A riverfront neighborhood at risk: Fortifying Chesterfield Heights
Student researchers from Hampton University and Old Dominion University collaborated on design solutions for a community at risk from sea level rise.
Design and health
When it comes to design, what is a healthy dose of daylight?
Researchers at USC are trying to improve the well-being of building occupants by determining the relationship between light and health.
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