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Member spotlight: Mahbuba Khan, AIA, Public Architects Committee Chair

By Alison Karfeld posted 3 days ago
The Immigrant Architects Coalition, a 501©(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering foreign- born architects and designers to build successful careers in the United States has released City Shapers, Volume II, edited by Mahbuba Khan, AIA, PAKC ...
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The Road Less Traveled: Interview with new Fellow, Etty Padmodipoetro, FAIA

By Alison Karfeld posted 3 days ago
Etty Padmodipoetro, FAIA, NOMA Loeb Fellow . Photo by Joe Allegro Congratulations to the Public Architects Committee, BoKnoCo, representative Etty Padmodipoetro, AIA Massachusetts, NOMA Loeb Fellow, who was elevated to the AIA College ...
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AIA Practice Management Digest - June 2026

By Eva Read-Warden, AIA posted 17 days ago
Financial Discipline How systems, strategy, and everyday decisions shape more profitable, resilient architecture practices Letter from the editor By Eva Read-Warden, AIA, Principal, Arkitex Studio Stewart Brand, in his book Maintenance: ...
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Leadership beneath the surface: Jeffrey Huber on practice, profit, and discipline

By Jaime Sobrino, FAIA posted 17 days ago
by Jaime Sobrino, FAIA Editor's note: Coming to AIA26? Join us on Friday for a deeper dive into these topics: Jeff Huber, FAIA is our Practice Management Luncheon speaker! Learn more > Architectural leadership is often visible only ...
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Why most architecture firms bleed — and what to do about it

By Darguin Fortuna, AIA posted 17 days ago
By Darguin Fortuna, AIA, Alyse Makarewicz, AIA & Joshua Zinder, AIA Part 1: The problem nobody names out loud By Darguin Fortuna, AIA Architecture school teaches you how to design buildings. It rarely teaches you how to ...
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Why architecture firms stay stuck in the boom-bust cycle (and how to break it)

By Eva Read-Warden, AIA posted 17 days ago
By Ryan Sullivan, PE Architecture firms operate within an inherently cyclical environment. Project demand is influenced by broader economic conditions, including interest rates, access to capital, and development activity. While these external ...
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Getting paid without getting sued

By Eva Read-Warden, AIA posted 17 days ago
Introduction by Eva M. Read-Warden, AIA, PM Digest Editor As a firm owner it is part of my job to watch the books. How does that Accounts Receivable report look? What is the percentage of invoices that are being paid in a timely manner, ...
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Embedding circularity in your design process

By Melanie De Cola posted 22 days ago
Article 1 authors: Melanie De Cola, AIA Director of Climate Action Pledge Programs, LEED Green Associate; Brad Guy, AIA , of Material Reuse LLC ; and Rodolfo Perez, Ph.D. of IWBI | All photos curtesy of Brad Guy. AIA’s ...
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AIA 2026 CAE Spring Conference Reflections

By Alison Karfeld posted 29 days ago
From April 28 through May 1, education planners, architects, designers, educators, and thought leaders from across the country gathered in Seattle for the 2026 AIA Committee on Architecture for Education Spring Conference. Centered around the theme Designing ...
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Post-Chicago COD Spring Conference Update: Third Places – Architecture that Belongs to Everyone

By Alison Karfeld posted 05-18-2026
OPC Obama Presidential Center Image: TWBTA, Antonio Dickey Rubenstein: University of Chicago, David Rubenstein Forum Image: Patrik Argast It was with great excitement that we welcomed nearly 100 AIA Committee on Design ...
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RUDC Letter from the Chair (May, 2026)

By Alison Karfeld posted 05-06-2026
RUDC is excited to announce that the Call for Speakers is now open for the RUDC Symposium this fall, developed in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture as part of the Intersections Conference . We’re also looking ahead ...
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IAKC May Letter from the chair: Candice Rabovsky, AIA & Bob Dillon, AIA

By Alison Karfeld posted 05-06-2026
Happy May from the IAKC committee! We have a busy few months ahead starting with our next Knowledge Salon on May 19. May also marks the end of our inaugural Interior Elevations Mentorship Program , and our mentors and mentees will soon convene ...
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RUDC Insight Article: An Urban Design Lens: City Parks and Community-Shared Green Spaces

By Alison Karfeld posted 05-01-2026
City parks and community-shared green spaces are a critical part of the infrastructure of a city. City-park land is renowned as a public and urban recreational land use with potential benefits to the local ecological system, stormwater management, and ...
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My experience in CCA: An interview with Shaili Patel-Legge, AIA

By Shaili Patel, AIA posted 05-01-2026
By Shaili Patel-Legge, AIA, responding to questions shared by CCA leadership Name / Title / Company / Years in the profession Shaili Patel-Legge, Architect, Colby Company, LLC, 12+ What gets you up in the morning to go to work? ...
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May 2026 AIA Corporate Partners COTE Newsletter Article: James Hardie

By Ellie Falcon posted 04-30-2026
Building Resilience with Fiber Cement Siding: Insights from James Hardie Discover how fiber cement siding—drawing on practices from James Hardie—enhances building resilience and sustainability. Explore practical design strategies and key benefits for ...
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AIA IDKC Project Spotlight: Scarsdale Synagogue

By Alison Karfeld posted 04-30-2026
Image: Joshua Zinder What and where is this project? Scarsdale Synagogue, Scarsdale, NY The congregation of Scarsdale Synagogue sought to redesign their sanctuary to meet 21st century accessibility and flexibility ...
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What it means to save a brick: Sustainability in Texoma

By Ellen Mitchell, AIA posted 04-24-2026
Ellen Mitchell, AIA, interviews Joe Ross, AIA, about what sustainability in rural Texas can tell us. Mitchell is the 2026 chair of the Committee on the Environment . This article is part of a series that she hopes will bring more voices to ...
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Practice management content at AIA26

By Emma Tucker posted 04-23-2026
If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA26) this year (June 10-13 in San Diego), there is an official PMKC event plus many more great sessions to consider! This guide provides you with an inside look at some of the sessions ...
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Climate Action at AIA26 | The COTE Guide to the AIA Conference

By bruce boul posted 04-22-2026
COTE’s Climate Action Guide to AIA26 Climate Action, Community, and Connection in San Diego June 10–13, 2026 | San Diego The AIA Conference on Architecture returns to San Diego June 10–13, and the AIA Committee on the ...
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