I was drawn to architecture through a fascination with bridges, tunnels, and skyscrapers—and a curiosity about planned communities and biospheres. I didn’t grow up around architects. Apart from one ...

Mitchell is the 2026 chair of the Committee on the Environment. This article is part of a series that she hopes will bring more voices to the sustainability conversation. In some parts of the country, ...

Members of The American Institute of Architects are dedicated to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and competence. This Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct states guidelines for ...

In 2024, the lasting impact of the pandemic and subsequent upheaval across the construction industries has altered the share of billings generated by smaller firms versus their larger counterparts.

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 ...

After twenty months of declines, architecture firm billings were flat in October. The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index® (ABI) score for the month was 50.3, meaning that the share of firms that ...

Nonresidential building spending to remain sluggish through 2026, with no turnaround in sight. There is some good news and some bad news in the latest outlook for nonresidential construction spending ...

The 2025 COTE® Top Ten program is in its 28th year and highlights projects that meet the AIA Committee on the Environment's rigorous criteria for social, economic, and ecological value. An AIA award ...

Quinn Evans is the 2024 winner of the AIA Architecture Firm Award. The firm was among the first firms to demonstrate that sustainable design can and must be incorporated into existing and historic ...

Oswaldo Rivera-Ortiz, Assoc. AIA, is a visionary educator and advocate whose transformative work in K–12 outreach is making architecture more accessible, inclusive, and empowering for the next About ...

During a recent executive briefing, industry leaders shared insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the future of architectural practice. Michele Russo, vice president of research at ...

Grant will support research to reimagine K-12 educational spaces through trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and neurodiverse design. WASHINGTON – July 14, 2025 – The American Institute of ...