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Nominate EPs for health care design’s Best Under 40

Celebrate individuals making a significant contribution to the advancement of health facilities design! U40 List winners will receive a stipend to attend the AAH/ACHA Summer Leadership Summit in July. Submit by May 3 at 5pm ET. Learn more > 

Firm billings for February 2021

AAIA's Architecture Billings Index is a recognized leading indicator for nonresidential construction and is available to AIA members for free. February's index showed billings return to the positive side for the first time in a year. Firms also reported they expect fewer employees to work full-time in the office post-pandemic. 
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New! Architect’s primer on renewable energy

Incorporating renewable energy into your projects is easier and more affordable than ever. AIA’s newest resource is a starter guide to help your members meet their client’s goals while contributing to a more sustainable, distributed electric grid. Learn more >

Design for Water: Resilience and discovery

This session explores how design engages with water, conservation, water quality protection, and how resilient design responds to rainfall, storms, and flooding. We will also discuss how design offers teachable moments of water as a resource and mutable element. Learn more >

Download Academy of Architecture for Health Journal

The AAH Academy Journal explores subjects of interest to the fields of healthcare architecture, planning, design, and construction. Topics in the 22nd Edition include handwashing, telehealth, and choice-based design. Get your copy today. Download >

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Latest residential firm trends

The AIA's Home Design Trends Survey is a recognized source of emerging trends in residential design and business conditions at residential firms. Review the latest release to see the increase in popularity of hands-free sensor faucets in kitchens and bathrooms and the demand for larger pantry space, likely due to COVID-19.  Learn more >

Learning Futures: On the ground

A year into this pandemic, what will be the longer-term impacts on education spaces? Join Fxcollaborative and the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education for an event exploring how COVID-19 has illuminated issues of technology and access, equity, social justice, and our relationship to the natural environment and climate change. March 25 at 2pm ET; Earn 1 LU/HSW. Learn more >

Innovative strategies for measuring the success of housing

This session will present the most common and the most innovative techniques for assessing how a building performs for the wellbeing of its residents. You'll learn how to identify barriers to formal post-occupancy evaluation and strategies to mitigate them. May 3 at 12pm ET | Earn 1 LU/HSW. Learn more >

New Post-Occupancy Evaluation toolkit for courthouses

This Academy of Architecture for Justice toolkit provides the opportunity to gather and analyze information about several aspects of a building’s performance, such as functional area operations, user and occupant satisfaction, maintenance requirements, technical performance, and safety and security. Learn more >

2021 Design for Aging fellowships

These research grants support students and emerging professionals as they increase their understanding of senior environments. Awards range from $5,000-15,000 for topics on the built environment, resident quality of life, and future models of care. Submit by April 30. Learn more >

2021 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference call for papers

AIA and ACSA are accepting abstracts for the 2021 Intersections Research Conference until May 5, 2021. This year’s theme is Communities; and will bring together researchers and designers from practice and academia. There will be five tracks: Equitable Communities, Healthy Communities, Zero-Carbon Communities, Community Localism, and Post-Pandemic Communities. Learn more and submit >

2021 Henry Adams Medal submissions

Submissions are now open through October for the 2021 Henry Adams Medal. Schools may submit the name of one graduate of a BArch, MArch, or DArch program, who displays general excellence throughout his or her academic career for this medal and certificate. Nominate your student >

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AIA Issues Statement on Racial Violence

WASHINGTON – March 17, 2021 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) issued the following statement:

“Violent racism tears at the fabric of modern society. The latest spate of violence targeting members of the Asian community is yet another example of the pernicious impact of racism and inequity in our society. It is another clear call to act to ensure that equity, diversity, and inclusion are central to all that we do, as people and professionals. The challenges ahead and the dreams we share will only be achieved through diverse experiences, perspectives, and talents. Marginalizing, brutalizing, and silencing any group in society, harms and diminishes all of us. We all have a duty to speak up and to act to stop words and deeds that seek to devalue, ostracize, injure, or oppress anyone because of their gender identity or expression, physical disability, who they love, where they come from, the color of their skin, native tongue or any other perceived difference.”

Visit AIA’s website to review the AIA Board statement on systemic racial injustice issued on June 4, 2020.