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There is still time to win up to $7k

The AIA Film Challenge is open! Share your story of architects, civic leaders, and their communities working together to achieve a zero-carbon, resilient, healthy, just, and equitable built environment. This year, we’re asking for 1:30- to 3-minute short documentary films that you can produce from any device. The submission deadline is August 16. Learn more >

Call for submissions: 2021 Herman Miller Scholarship

Do you know a young professional with an interest in healthcare design? This program provides assistance to attend the 2021 Healthcare Design Expo and Conference in Cleveland, OH on October 23-26, 2021. Submissions are due by 5pm ET on August 9. Learn more >

Licensure candidates: Apply now for ARE Scholarship

Applications are open through August 27 for the 2021 Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship. Apply today for this grant covering the full costs of the Architect Registration Examination, as well as study materials and access to ArchiPrep®. Apply today >

Creating an Effective Custom Residential Contract

On Aug. 3, AIA Contract Documents will release two new agreements for use in single family custom residential design and construction. Join a free webinar to learn about these new contracts and how to use them as a tool to discuss responsibilities, scope, and compensation with your clients. Earn 1 LU. Register >

Unpacking the newly released Ventilation Standard for Healthcare Spaces

Hear from an engineer who chairs the Standard 170-2021, an architect and FGI member who worked with ASHRAE to align the two documents, and an authority having jurisdiction who interprets and enforces both standards. Earn 1 LU/HSW. Learn more >

Navigating San Francisco’s Debris Recovery Requirements

The American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE) recently released an updated Standard 170-2021. This course will outline Standard 170, which defines ventilation system design requirements that provide environmental control for health care facilities. Earn 1 LU/HSW. Learn more >

The Farnsworth House

This session covers the fascinating personalities and history behind the Farnsworth House, and the struggle to save the modernist icon by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We'll also consider the conservation efforts underway, and the innovative programming that allows visitors to see the house in new ways. Earn 1 LU/HSW. Learn more >

Architects: Call to Action

Members of Congress are still deciding what to include in the infrastructure package and are about to adjourn for the August recess. Please act NOW!

"If we act now, we can upgrade America's buildings to make them more resilient to structural threats and to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions," said AIA 2021 President Peter Exley, FAIA, in an article published in The Hill "That's why it's critical the infrastructure debate move beyond the proverbial roads and bridges to prioritize buildings: homes, schools, hospitals, offices, and civic centers."

This package could be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring to scale the contemporary planning, building materials, design, construction, and operational techniques that make our communities more resilient and our buildings more energy efficient. 

Please email or tweet a message to your members of Congress now, and ask them to include federal investments for the building sector in the final infrastructure package

Thank you, 

Mike Davis, FAIA, Chair, AIA Government Advocacy Committee

Lanny McIntosh, FAIA, Chair, ArchiPAC Steering Committee

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Firm billings for May 2021

AIA's Architecture Billings Index is a recognized leading indicator for nonresidential construction and is available to AIA members for free. May’s index showed billings continue to climb, with a strong ABI score of 58.5. Firms also reported the work on existing buildings account for more than half of firm billings.
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Call for submission: Membership Honors

Each year, AIA Celebrates the best buildings and spaces and the people behind them. Submissions are now open for Gold Medal, Fellowship, the Whitney Young Award and more. Deadlines for submitting nominations are quickly approaching from July 27 - October 5. Learn more >

Call for submissions: 2021 Innovation Awards

This program recognizes exemplary use and implementation of innovative technologies and progressive practices among designers, collaborators, and clients to support project design, delivery, operation, and research. Share your innovative work! Submissions are due by 5pm ET on August 5. Learn more >

Call for submissions: 2021 Justice Facilities Review

Projects should align with the AIA Framework for Design Excellence and demonstrate community engagement, rehabilitation, sustainability, accessibility, and safety. Designers and allied professionals, such as justice planners and community organizers are encouraged to submit. Deadline is August 19 at 5pm ET.
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Licensure candidates: Apply now for ARE Scholarship

Applications are open through August 27 for the 2021 Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship. Apply today for this grant covering the full costs of the Architect Registration Examination, as well as study materials and access to ArchiPrep®. Apply today >