Corey Squire Receives AIA Young Architect Award

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced its 2025 Young Architect Award winners, and AIA Oregon is thrilled to celebrate one of our own! Congratulations to Corey Squire, AIA Portland member and at-large member of the AIA’s Strategic Council. He is currently Sustainability Director at Bora Architecture & Interiors in Portland and previously served on the National Committee on the Environment (COTE) Leadership Group, where he co-created the AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence.

Corey is also the author of the book People, Planet, Design A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture’s Potential, available from Island Press.

Congratulations to Corey, and to the other Young Architects recognized for their exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the architecture profession.

Meet the AIA Board Candidates

AIA Oregon Board Meeting - May 9

AIA Oregon members attending the AIA25 conference in Boston are invited to a special Board of Directors meeting on May 9th, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (PT) via Teams. This is a unique opportunity to hear from candidates for national AIA office, engage in a Q&A session with chapter leadership on upcoming AIA business meeting items, and learn how to become a certified delegate, enabling you to vote on behalf of AIA Oregon members. We encourage your participation! Contact info@aiaoregon.org for the link to the Board Meeting.

AIA Town Hall - May 16

AIA Headquarters will also be holding a Townhall on May 16 at 12pm PT Register Here

Call to Action - Restore R&D Deductibiity

Representatives Ron Estes (R-KS) and John Larson (D-CT) have reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act (H.R. 1990), legislation that will repeal the five-year R&D amortization requirement and restore full deductibility of these expenses. ACEC member action is needed to build support for the bill.
 
Congress is working on legislation this year to extend critical elements of the 2017 tax law, and leaders of the House and Senate tax-writing committees have expressed support for restoring the deductibility of R&D expenses as part of this effort.  ACEC is working closely with Representatives Estes and Larson to build support for H.R. 1990, which will help us make a strong case for including this critical reform in the larger tax package.  AIA is also monitoring this Bill, and will be sharing their own call to action soon.

Your help is needed -- please click below to access the ACEC action alert center and contact your Representative, and stay tuned for more info from AIA Headquarters.