The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Architects play a crucial role in disaster response, and AIA proudly supports chapters and members in aiding their communities during crises. Use these resources from the AIA Disaster Assistance Program to help communities now and be prepared for future disasters. See links below ⤵️   📌 California Architectural Fund: https://bit.ly/40hOx2W   📌 Chemical Insights Research Institute resources: https://bit.ly/4jbod3c   📌 AIAU course—A Designer’s Guide to Navigating FEMA Programs: https://bit.ly/4fWdJle (free with code FEMA2025)   📌 AIAU course—Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator Training: https://bit.ly/3E2DGCq   📌 AIA Disaster Assistance Handbook: https://bit.ly/3WcHffS   📌 Resilient design resources: https://bit.ly/42bedB2   📌 AIA Disaster Program updates: https://bit.ly/4j6N0pf   #Architecture #DisasterRelief ##LAWildfires

Do you know what always sells out at the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design? TOURS! ✨ How do you guarantee you’ll get access to the exclusive, architect-led #AIA25 tours of Boston’s newest and most innovative sites? Easy—join our AIA25 email list by March 3rd ➡️ https://bit.ly/411TsGU You'll also get to register early AND receive a free AIA25 tote bag! 👜 #Architecture #Design #Conference

Last month, 2025 AIA President Evelyn Lee, FAIA, NOMA, had her first speaking engagement at the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) FORUM 2025 conference. FORUM is the AIAS’ annual design and career development conference. Attendees from around the world gather in a new city to grow together and develop their voices, ideas, and actions for the future. This year’s theme was Crossroads, representing a point at which a crucial decision must be made that will have far-reaching consequences. At the opening event, Lee gave an inspirational speech to over 300 students in architecture programs across the country about how to thrive in their careers and the profession. "Together, we can reimagine what it means to be an architect—not just as a designer of buildings, but as a leader, a collaborator, and a force for good," Lee said. AIA staff were also at the Career and College Expo, sharing AIA resources and information made specifically for students. Here are some of the ways we support students: 📌 Scholarship funding to students and directly to universities 📌 Student awards like the COTE Top Ten for Students 📌 Sponsorship of the Solar Decathlon 📌 Special rate for students at #AIA25 📌 & more: https://bit.ly/40ImTfU Focusing on the future of the profession—and how we can support them—was a great way to start the year! #Architecture #Design #HigherEd

How we can do to help…AIA in California meeting to coordinate relief efforts, response efforts, and recovery efforts to the Los Angeles fires: connecting committed members from AIA Pasadena & Foothill, AIA Los Angeles, AIA San Fernando Valley, AIA Long Beach South Bay.

Recognizing the best in small project design in 2024 📐 In partnership with the Small Project Design (SPD) Knowledge Community, we present the annual Small Project Award to raise public awareness of the value and design excellence that architects provide, regardless of the limits of size and scope. Join us in recognizing the recipients! 🏆 Chroma | Ibañez Shaw Architecture 🏆 El Aleph Guesthouse | MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects 🏆 INDEX | Fieldwork Design & Architecture 🏆 Leach Botanical Garden Pavilion & Tree Walk | Olson Kundig 🏆 Puzzle Prefab - Whidbey | Wittman Estes 🏆 The Refreshing Waters | Interboro Partners 🏆 San Francisco AmeniPODS | SmithGroup 🏆 Sylvan Scrapple | After Architecture 🏆 Youngmeyer Field Station | Hutton Get the details on each recipient: https://bit.ly/3WM8caq #Architecture #Design #AIAawards

February 1st marks the start of #BlackHistoryMonth. To honor BHM today, we're showcasing Charleston, South Carolina's International African American Museum (IAAM), designed by Moody Nolan and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Hood Design Studio designed the IAAM's African Ancestors Garden. The museum is located in the city's Gadsden's Wharf, where an estimated 100,000 enslaved Africans were brought to the U.S. via this pier at the height of the transatlantic slave trade. Incorporating and interpreting the significance of the site choice of Gadsden’s Wharf without downplaying the horrors that occurred there was one of the most important aspects of the job for the architects involved. The exterior ⤵️ The one-story museum sits 13 feet above the wharf, supported by 18 cylindrical columns. The space underneath shelters an outdoor memorial garden, the African Ancestors Garden, that honors the wharf’s tragic history through winding walkways and greenery provided by both African and native plants. The interior ⤵️ Nine interior galleries, designed by Ralph Applebaum Associates, feature space for rotating exhibits, as well as permanent exhibition fixtures telling the story of Black Charleston, the Transatlantic slave trade, South Carolina’s Gullah Geechee culture, and more. A Center for Family History, one of the first of its kind, aims to serve as a resource for the study and advancement of African American genealogy. Find the full article here: https://bit.ly/4jxjIjE 📸 by Fernando Guerra #AIA #Architecture #Design

Meet Ruben Ramales, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, previously the executive director of AIA Queens! ✨ In this #FutureFocused video, Ramales explains why serving a local AIA chapter is one of the proudest moments of his life. #AIA #Architecture #Design

Access to safe and #AffordableHousing for all is essential to building thriving communities. That’s why we and the United States Conference of Mayors conducted The National Housing Survey. The findings stress the need for collaboration between local, state, and federal governments, with the support of professionals like architects. USCM and AIA are calling for the largest and most comprehensive investment in housing in our nation’s history, coupled with updates and reforms to current federal housing policies and programs. “The housing crisis isn’t just a local issue—it’s a national emergency,” said Evelyn Lee, FAIA, NOMA, 2025 AIA President. Access the full survey and its findings here: https://bit.ly/4jE1Lji #Architecture #Advocacy

🔎 Call for Architects’ Expertise! The O*NET Data Collection Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, is your chance to ensure your role as an architect is accurately portrayed in the nation’s leading occupational database. ▶ Do you qualify? ✅ 1+ year of experience working in the occupation ✅ 5+ years in combined practice, education, or management in architecture. ✅ Actively involved in the field and based in the US ▶ What’s in it for you? If selected, you’ll help define your craft while receiving a $40 VISA gift card and a U.S. Department of Labor certificate of appreciation. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3VWzIBx #Architecture #Architect #Research

Share if you agree. AIA is aware of the recent Memorandum for the Administrator of General Services (GSA) regarding The White House’s request to review the GSA’s Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture. AIA is extremely concerned about any revisions that ➡️ Remove control from local communities; ➡️ Mandate official federal design preferences, or otherwise hinder design freedom; and ➡️ Add bureaucratic hurdles for federal buildings. AIA will monitor and participate in the process laid out in the memo and provide feedback from AIA’s over 100,000 members. #Architecture #Policy #Advocacy