If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA25) this year (June 4-7 in Boston), there are a few official HCD events plus many more great sessions to consider! This guide provides you with an inside look at some of the sessions and events that HCD members might be most interested in. If you work in a small firm, you might also be interested in the Small Firm Exchange's guide to Conference.

HCD events

Equity & Excellence: AIA Housing and Community Development Knowledge Community Open Forum
June 5 | 11:00am–12:30pm | EV119

AIA Housing and Community Development Reception: A Celebration of the Housing Awards
June 6 | 6–7:30pm | EV149 | Cost: $40; $20 (for Associates)

Design Excellence: AIA Housing Award Winners
June 7 | 10:30–11:45am | WE125 | 1.25 LU / HSW

Other sessions of interest

JUNE 4

Building the Future: Modular Mass Timber & Multi-Unit Housing

June 4 | 11:00am-12:00pm | WE118 | 1 HSW/RIBA/LU

Financing Green Building & Climate Action Through IRA Tax Credits

June 4 | 11:00am-12:00pm | WE114 | 1 HSW/RIBA/LU

Multifamily Residential Facilities With Public Funds & Programs AND Access

June 4 | 1:00Pm-5:00pm | WE123 | 4 HSW/RIBA/LU

2147 Washington Street: Catalyzing Local Arts through Passive House Development

June 4 | 1:45pm-3:45pm | ET114 | 1.5 HSW/RIBA/LU/GBCI

JUNE 5

Custom Residential Architects Network Forum: Behind the Facade

June 5 | 11:00am-12:30pm | EV117

Housing Trends Shaping the Front-End of the Economy: Q&A with Kermit Baker, AIA Chief Economist, and Chris Herbert, Managing Director of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies

June 5 | 11:45am–12:15pm | TH316 | 0.5 RIBA/LU

Tackling the Housing Crisis through Innovative and Inclusive Design

June 5 | 4:00pm-5:15pm | PR0100 | 1.25 HSW/RIBA/LU

JUNE 6

Revitalizing Housing Through Adaptive Reuse & Landscape Design

June 6 | 11:00am-1:30pm | ET158 | 2 HSW/RIBA/LU

The Kenzi: Empowering Affordable & Sustainable Housing

June 6 | 1:00pm-3:15pm | ET138 | 1.5 HSW/RIBA/LU