2024-09-19T12:05:00-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150446382/aia-releases-seven-point-advocacy-agenda-for-2024-u-s-elections Josh Niland 2024-09-13T12:45:00-04:00 >2024-09-16T02:03:30-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fd61f0ee39d8aa3a6904e50689684a35.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49568164/the-american-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">American Institute of Architects</a> has released a statement urging action on a number of key priorities related to architecture and the built environment for the 2024 presidential elections following Tuesday&rsquo;s debate between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.&nbsp;</p> <p>"Architects across the country are keen to see greater progress toward key goals related to the built environment and our businesses," 2024 AIA President Kimberly Dowdell says in a preface to the <a href="https://www.aia.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/2024%20Presidential%20Debate.pdf" target="_blank">seven-point agenda</a>. "Our top election priorities highlight critical issues including the need for increased investment in affordable housing, aggressive climate action measures, enhanced resiliency against natural disasters and sound tax policies."</p> <p>"[The] AIA calls on the candidates as well as the incoming new Congress to listen to architects as experts on the forefront of designing a more sustainable future," her statement continues. "Through these priorities, AIA&rsquo;s members will continue to move the built environment forwar...</p>