Graciela Carrillo, FAIA, NOMA, is vice president, treasurer, and a cofounder of the Immigrant Architects Coalition (IAC). She is also a huge fan of the Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS), an event ...

AIA is sending a delegation to attend the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, from Nov. 10 -Nov. 21. WASHINGTON – November 12, 2025 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is ...

As AIA prepares for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, a summit focused on accelerating the implementation of the Paris Agreement, I’m reminded that climate action is not about the destination—it’s about the ...

Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives have undergone intense backlash and rollbacks stemming from a January 2025 executive order mandating the elimination of federal EDI efforts.

The pace of publishing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports has slowed among large U.S. companies. But architecture firms have good reasons to ...

AIA kicked off the Women’s Leadership Summit yesterday in Atlanta, convening the nation's premier event for women in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). ATLANTA – November 4, 2025 – The ...

Registration now open! Connect with the AEC industry’s largest network of women who are leading change—shaping their careers and transforming the built environment. Experience the AEC industry’s ...

As the largest design organization in the world, AIA is working to transform the day-to-day practice of architecture to achieve a zero-carbon, resilient, healthy, just, equitable built environment, ...

After increasing by more than 20% last year, spending on nonresidential buildings will see a much more modest 4% increase in 2024, at a pace that will slow to just over 1% growth in 2025. Spending on ...

The 2025 COTE® Top Ten program is in its 28th year and highlights projects that meet the AIA Committee on the Environment's rigorous criteria for social, economic, and ecological value. An AIA award ...