The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Meet the city architect of Kansas City, Missouri! 🎉 #FutureFocused presents Rukhsana A. Reyes, AIA ⤵️ Prior to joining Kansas City in April 2023, Rukhsana was a Capital Project Manager for Los Angeles County, Department of Public Works, overseeing multi-million-dollar capital projects. She has 20 years of experience in the field and has worked on commercial, residential, education, health care, and public projects. We ❤️ city architects. That's why we have AIA's City Architect initiative! 🎉 Architects can provide sustainable solutions for complex issues, like affordable housing, that mayors face. For the last several years, we've partnered with the United States Conference of Mayors to strengthen our relationship with local civic leaders. Last weekend at #Mayors24, AIA EVP/CEO Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE, and 2024 President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, met with over 15 mayors to encourage the hiring or appointment of architects in their cities. 📢❗ We encourage local AIA chapters and members to meet with their mayors and civic leaders to discuss community needs and hire or appoint a city architect to address those needs. #AIA #Architecture #PublicPolicy AIA Kansas City

Dive deep with BuildingGreen, Inc into the recently-announced COTE® Top Ten 2024 recipients! 🌱 Sustainability remains a priority of ours, and we are proud to require sustainability metrics in all #AIAAwards submissions. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eTKYnje6 #AIA #Architecture #Design

Here's a glimpse at the topics we'll cover during this summer's Architects in Action! 📢 This event is the gateway to getting involved in your state and local advocacy. We welcome all AIA members and chapter staff to attend this virtual 🖥️ event. Speakers include members from AIA New York | Center for Architecture, AIA Pennsylvania, AIA Indiana, AIA Colorado, AIA California, AIA Minnesota, & more! Register here: https://lnkd.in/erZFYSQV ➡️ AIA chapters, share this post to get your members involved in advocacy! ⬅️ #AIA #Advocacy #PublicPolicy

We invited The American Institute of Architects (AIA) leaders 2024 President Kimberly Dowdell and CEO Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE to engage with members in Hawaii and they joined us last week! 2024 AIA Hawaii State Council President Reid Mizue and 2024 AIA Honolulu President Wayne Goo welcomed them to Oahu. Our first stop was a ride on Skyline with Jon Nouchi from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services sharing all the complexities of bringing this infrastructure giant to fruition through community engagement, history and culture of place, and costs of constructing in our remote location. While riding, we had a chance to share the Chief Architect initiative with Andrew Sugg, Chief of Staff to Mayor Rick Blangiardi. We also discussed how architects can contribute to achieving Oahu's climate action goals with Matthew Gonser and Ben Sullivan from the City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency. Mahalo to the City and County of Honolulu for taking the time to meet with us and hear how architects can be your partners in progress.

Why become an AIA volunteer? 🤨 One of the most exciting parts is having a voice 📢 at the table to help create the change you want to see. We invite you to help create the future of the #architecture profession with AIA! Explore 70+ different AIA committee leadership volunteer opportunities including awards juries, leadership groups, advisory councils, codes and standards, AIA Knowledge Communities, the AIA Board of Directors, the AIA Strategic Council, and more. Volunteer today. Submit before July 12: https://lnkd.in/gF3zRGWY #AIA #Design #Leadership Nicki Mellado Marrone

Today, we're delighted to celebrate nine project-based #AIAAwards, announced initially at #AIA24! 🎉 During AIA24, we had the first-ever AIA Awards Gala, held at the stunning National Building Museum. Scroll through to view each of the award-winning projects ➡️ Dive into the details of each ⤵️ COTE® Top Ten Award: https://lnkd.in/guQSh6A3 AIA Healthcare Designs Award: https://lnkd.in/gcWZQzdQ Education Facility Design Award: https://lnkd.in/ekHzC_su Housing Award: https://lnkd.in/gJHRBjzz Small Project Award: https://lnkd.in/eZnTXYdG Interior Architecture Award: https://lnkd.in/gcVqRgCe Regional & Urban Design Award: https://lnkd.in/dsrjCq_g Architecture Award: https://lnkd.in/eakisTyN Twenty-Five Year Award: https://lnkd.in/ezWfPmSw #AIA #Architecture #Design

Be your authentic self 🏳️🌈 While #PrideMonth is ending, we had a full schedule of sessions and events at #AIA24 related to the LGTBQIA+ community and how to best support their needs as designers and community members. At Pride Happy Hour at AIA24, we asked attendees, “What does being out in architecture mean to you?” This question was inspired by the book “Out in Architecture,” 📕 which is dedicated to bringing visibility to LGBTQIA+ architects + designers, propelling conversation into institutional change. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/e7muVZhM #AIA #Architecture

What makes architecture's future stars tick? We spoke with some of our recent Young Architects Award recipients about what fulfills them, their dream projects, and more! Featured recipients in the first article of this series: ⭐ Erin Reilly-Sanders, Ph.D., AIA ⭐ Vicky Chan, AIA ⭐ Ryan Kurlbaum, AIA ⭐ Darguin Fortuna, AIA, NCARB ⭐ Gabriella Bermea, AIA, NCARB, NOMA ⭐ Erin K. Peavey, AIA Get to know them: https://lnkd.in/eCZGJG6E Stay tuned as we feature more recipients in the coming weeks! 🎉 #AIA #AIAAwards #Architecture #Architect #AIANAC #AIAYAF

New Economy Update 📉 The AIA/Deltek Architectural Billings Index (ABI) is out today. May ABI score declined to 42.4., as more firms continued to report that the amount of paid architectural work has decreased. Swipe for more insights ➡️ More details here: https://lnkd.in/ekvtk-mx #AIA #Architecture #AECindustry #economy #economicnews

Be the Next to Lead! ✨ SWIPE ▶️ Tag a friend or colleague in the comments who you think would be perfect for this new leadership program. ⤵️ Apply now: https://lnkd.in/e9kjyfbs #AIA #Architect #Association #Leadership