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AIA Condemns Demolition of the White House East Wing and Calls for Transparency in Public Architecture

The demolition of the East Wing without full public engagement or clarity undermines the very process that the design and ...
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AIA College of Fellows Awards Grant for Air-Purifying Building Facade Research

The 2025 Latrobe Prize—a $150,000 grant— was awarded to a research team to explore how building facades can enhance human ...
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Architecture Firms Face Ongoing Headwinds

Business conditions at architecture firms weakened further in September, with the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dropping to 43.3, the lowest since April. WASHINGTON – October 22, 2025 – ...
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Thinking of returning to school? Four designers share their journeys

Continual learning is integral to the identity and success of many designers. But sometimes, a person’s current role or firm can’t meet their education needs. One option is to reenter higher education ...
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Designing a restorative housing community

What if a residential community could function as a forest, meaning every system that provides energy, shelter, food, and other resources continually restores the larger ecosystem? This is a tall ...
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Resilient by design: How high-performance gypsum minimizes risk

Architects face a constant balancing act that requires designing buildings that are beautiful, functional, and code-compliant while staying within budget. However, resilience should always be a ...
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AIA Governance Task Force

The AIA Governance Task Force was established to study and assess the AIA’s governance structure—how decisions are made, who represents the membership, and whether our current systems meet the needs ...
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Carole Wedge, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, selected AIA Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer

Wedge will serve as the next EVP/CEO of The American Institute of Architects. WASHINGTON – September 26, 2025 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to ...
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AIA Compensation & Benefits Report 2025 now available

AIA collects and analyzes data from hundreds of architecture firms to create the industry’s most comprehensive and reliable report on salary and benefits. WASHINGTON – September 30, 2025 – The ...
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How Architecture Week empowers the next generation of designers

Architecture Week isn’t just a celebration—it’s a movement. Each year, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) rallies chapters, members, firms, and partners nationwide to showcase the ...
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How do your firm’s benefits and pay stack up?

Over the last two years, average salaries for architects increased just 3% per year due to tough headwinds for construction, among other factors. That is one of the many insights in AIA’s latest ...