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Honors & Awards’ top awards open

Visit the Honors & Awards pages now to begin your submission for Fellowship and other prestigious awards.

NAC call for volunteers

Are you interested in advocacy, mentorship, and other aspects affecting emerging professionals? The National Associates Committee needs volunteers to help improve the industry. This is a great opportunity to have your voice heard at the national level. Apply here >

Register for the Women’s Leadership Summit

Join us in Silicon Valley, Calif. for WLS 2022. The signature event for female & non-binary architects and designers will bring together diverse leaders, with a focus on firm leadership, advancing business knowledge, targeted networking, proactive career management, and empowerment. See you at WLS, September 28 - October 1! Register here >

Design for all with the Young Architects Forum (YAF)

Join the YAF on August 9, from 3-4:30pm EST as a diverse group of architects, designers, and strategists who are committed to designing for all and advocating for universal design standards share methods of incorporating universal design practices in your work and daily lives. Register here >

AIA applauds House Select Committee on Congressional Modernization for unanimously approving architect recommendations

WASHINGTON – July 25, 2022 – The American Institute of Architects applauds The House Select Committee on Congressional Modernization for unanimously approving a slate of recommendations, including many of the recommendations made by Katie Irwin, AIA, in testimony on March 17.

Though Select Committee recommendations are not binding, this is a clear sign Irwin’s testimony, on behalf of AIA, is being heard and heeded on Capitol Hill as the Congressional Members consider ways to update and improve their office space/ practices.

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Firm billings for May 2022

AIA's Architecture Billings Index is a recognized leading indicator for nonresidential construction and is available free for AIA members. May’s index remained strong despite economic headwinds, with a score of 53.5. Firms also reported that 17% of their projects are designed to meet a rating system. Learn more >

AIA Film Challenge 2022 is now open

This year's challenge calls for stories of architects working with civic leaders to design sustainable, equitable communities. Got a story worth sharing? Register by August 22 to submit your 1.5- to 3-minute documentary-style film produced on any kind of device. You could win up to $7,000. For more information, visit aiafilmchallenge.org.

Honors & Awards’ top awards open

Visit the Honors & Awards pages now to begin your submission for these prestigious awards.

Webinar - Adaptive reuse: Transforming big box groceries into community outpatient health centers

Explore the opportunities, challenges, and outcomes of converting a vacant, large-scale retail store into a multi-specialty health care center to bring medical care and ease of access to the community. CE pending.
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