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About the Academy

The AAH mission is to improve both the quality of healthcare design and the design of healthy communities by developing, documenting, and disseminating knowledge; educating design practitioners and other related constituencies; advancing the practice of architecture; and affiliating and advocating with others that share these priorities. Join AAH by updating your AIA Account.

Healthcare Design Awards 2018

Story County Medical Center Outpatient Unit Expansion in Nevada, Iowa, designed by INVISION Architecture. Photo credit: Cameron Campbell

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected seven recipients with its Healthcare Design Awards for cutting-edge designs that help solve aesthetic, civic, urban and social problems while also being functional and sustainable. View all recipients >

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    Small Firm Guide to AIA25

    By: Scott Busby AIA 2 days ago
    Posted in: Small Firm Exchange (SFx)

    The AIA national Small Firm Exchange board hand-selected the following sessions and events for small firm leaders at AIA25. WEDNESDAY JUNE 4 First-Timers Orientation: AIA Conference on ... more

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    Meet the COD Miami: Design at the intersection of Climate, Culture, and Beauty Speakers!

    By: Alison Karfeld 3 days ago
    Posted in: Committee on Design

    Jeffrey Huber, FAIA Principal, Director of Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Planning, BROOKS + SCARPA, and Professor, School of Architecture, Florida Atlantic University Jeff’s talk at the ... more

Knowledge Repository

The Academy is a major sponsor and contributor to this robust resource, enabling healthcare architects to perform rapid literature searches for research findings to inform their project work. Since launching in 2012, it has grown to have over 550 key point summaries. 

The Knowledge Repository is a searchable database of research studies, articles, and scholarly papers hosted and maintained by the Center for Health Design. It is a ‘bridge’ between the research community and architects and designers by providing summaries of studies in the database identifying key findings, limitations, and applicability. Members of the AAH Research Initiatives Committee sit on its advisory team to guide its structure and content to ensure that it is developed as a significant and usable tool. 

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    Webinar: Learning the fundamentals of building performance s ...

    By: Luz Angela Toro Acuna Intl. Assoc. AIA 24 minutes ago
    Posted in: Building Performance Knowledge Community

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    AIA Future Forward Grant - FAQ

    By: Kathleen McCormick 2 days ago
    Posted in: Young Architects Forum

    DEFINITIONS AIA: American Institute of Architects LFRT: The Large Firm Roundtable is a 501c6 member ...