Over the weekend as courthouses, monuments, business districts, and public spaces around the country became backdrops to fierce protests seeking justice for the killings of Minneapolis resident George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of police, a collection of architecture, design, and... View full entry

On Thursday afternoon, the United States House of Representatives passed the latest COVID-19-related emergency economic stimulus plan. The plan was approved by the United States Senate on Wednesday and is due to be quickly signed into law by President Donald Trump.  The initiative will... View full entry

The latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) shows that business for the architecture industry has taken a precipitous drop in the weeks since the COVID-19 crisis began to take hold in the United States.  While February’s ABI... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced that its AIA Conference on Architecture 2020 has been cancelled for the foreseeable future.  As part of the cancellation, AIA will be refunding conference registration fees for those who had previously purchased tickets to the three-day... View full entry

A new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) indicates that the COVID-19 crisis has not only thoroughly impacted the day-to-day functions of the architecture industry, but that it has also imperiled its short-term economic future. Between March 17 and 24, AIA collected survey... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the creation of a special task force that aims to educate public officials, healthcare facilities, and other architects on how to adapt existing buildings for temporary hospital use.  According to a statement published by the group this... View full entry

UPDATE: 2020 AIA Conference on Architecture has been postponed On Thursday, March 12th, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a directive to City departments outlining new measures to be taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. With the 2020 AIA Conference on Architecture scheduled to begin... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elevated 116 architects to its prestigious College of Fellows.  The fellowship program, according to the AIA website, "was developed to elevate those architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant... View full entry

Following a great deal of uproar in the architectural community in response to President Trump's proposed "Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” executive order, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has written a letter to the president officially opposing the initiative. ... View full entry

According to a recently published economic report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the nation's nonresidential construction sector is expected to see growth of "just 1.5 percent through 2020," with a "less than a one percent increase" projected for 2021. The report does little to... View full entry

Gruen Associates Partner Debra Gerod has been inaugurated as the AIA California 2020 President.  According to the AIA California website, Gerod aims to focus on expanding the group's efforts to push the state to adopt proposed Zero Code measures that would mandate emissions-free buildings... View full entry

This news post is brought to you by AIA Los Angeles *Competition Update: The open call for faculty submissions has been extended to February 17, 2020AIA Los Angeles is seeking local faculty to design and build this year’s exhibition for the annual 2x8 student competition. The theme “DOMUM”... View full entry

The Guides for Equitable Practice were developed in collaboration with the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota. The aim of the guides are to inform firms on issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion, aiding them in improving these aspects within their office cultures... View full entry

L. Jane Frederick, principal at Frederick + Frederick Architects in Beaufort, South Carolina, has been inaugurated as the American Institute of Architects (AIA) president for the year 2020. Aside from running an award-winning practice and being a Fellow of the AIA, Frederick has played various... View full entry

This post is brought to you by Architecture at Zero*Competition Update: Registration and Submission deadline is May 20, 2020 at 6pm PST The American Institute of Architects, California (AIACA) announces the launch of the ninth annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE)... View full entry