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RIDING THE VORTEX has today been announced as the 2022 recipient of the AIA’s Whitney M. Young Jr. Award honoring the group’s commitment to challenging social issues. The 50th edition of the award went to the 14-year-old breakout group that was formed after the 2007 AIA conference in San... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects jointly with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture has today announced Yale School of Architecture Dean Deborah Berke, FAIA as the 2022 recipient of the Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education. Berke... View full entry
The AIA Chicago has honored one of its own with a Presidential Citation Award. Current AIA National President Peter Exley, FAIA, RIBA was recognized Wednesday for his ongoing work advancing the architectural profession begun more than three decades ago when the young Newcastle University and... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects has today announced two of its major awards, with the 2022 Gold Medal going to Brooks + Scarpa founders Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa, and the annual Firm Award being given to Boston-based MASS Design Group. The latter was awarded for their years-long... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects has partnered with the University of California Hastings College of the Law to release a new report that details the impacts of bias in architecture. The study covers the experiences, perceptions, and opinions of women, people of color, and other... View full entry
The third edition of AIA’s Small Firm Compensation Report has been released detailing how sole proprietorships and firms with fewer than three architectural staff employees fared during the tumultuous period between 2019 and 2021. The report includes data on compensation trends, employee... View full entry
Lakisha Woods, CAE has been named as the 15th Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer of the American Institute of Architects. Woods is currently the President and CEO of the National Institute of Building Sciences as well as the Secretary and Treasurer of the U.S. Green Building Council... View full entry
Demand for architectural design services has grown for the ninth consecutive month, according to the latest economic report released by the American Institute of Architects. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for October remained at an elevated, positive score of 54.3, softening only slightly... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects released its latest report this morning, marking the eighth consecutive month of increasing architecture billings as a sign of continued economic recovery for the industry. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for September was 56.6, a one-point... View full entry
AIA Executive Vice President and CEO Robert Ivy, FAIA, has been given the Mortimer M. Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Institute of Building Science in recognition of the architect’s “lifetime of dedication to mission and goals of the organization” which focuses on the... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced that they are working with members of Congress to help craft student loan debt relief and create more entryways towards the architecture field. The potential pathways for student loan debt relief include service-based loan forgiveness in the... View full entry
A new economic report released by the American Institute of Architects this morning indicates the seventh consecutive month of increasing architecture billings. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) rose by one point from 54.6 in July to 55.6 in August. New project inquiries and design contracts... View full entry
The AIA has released the latest edition of its Home Design Trends Survey, covering the category of “home features.” The report found that quarantines, working from home, and climate change are among the factors contributing to changing home design trends. Among the key findings from the report... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released the latest edition of their biannual Compensation Report, offering an insight into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on architectural salaries. The report found that despite a steep economic recession during the first half of 2020, salaries... View full entry
Demand for architectural design activity has grown for the sixth consecutive month, according to a new report released by the American Institute of Architects this morning. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for July continued to indicate positive business conditions with a score of... View full entry