The American Institute of Architects has issued an update on the EHDD-led campaign to redesign its Washington, D.C., headquarters. The organization this week announced a new initiative aimed at bringing different community members together to better professional practice and advance discourse within the field.

According to the press announcement, the complex will reopen as the AIA Global Campus for Architecture & Design in 2025. The new "home base" for design professionals, students, and civic leaders in architecture aims to increase collaboration and serve the "holistic new vision" outlined by EHDD partner Rebecca Sharkey at the project's April 2022 remodel announcement. AIA EVP/CEO Lakisha Ann Woods says it will become a "place where the public can be inspired by the power of design."

Hartman-Cox, Hood Design Studio, and Point Energy Innovations are serving as consultants for the renovations, while Turner Construction oversees construction management. The rest of the work detailed by EHDD previously will follow the organization's Framework for Design Excellence, which includes a host of energy efficiency upgrades to its 50-year-old Brutalist main building and continued preservation at The Octagon to match the internal AIA 2030 Commitment. The resultant work seeks to stand as a new beacon for "stewardship and sustainability."

Student interns from HBCU colleges are participating in the design process as well. The AIA says they will release a timeline with further project information soon.