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Archtober and the AIA Center for Architects Invites You to Share Space

Archtober 2025: Sharing Spaces, The 15th edition brings together architects, artists, and the public for a month of events exploring how New Yorkers share and shape their city.

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Archtober Invites You to Trace the Future of Architecture

Archtober 2024: Tracing the Future, taking place October 1–30 in New York City, aims to create a roadmap for how our living spaces will evolve.

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Executives of America’s A&D Associations Highlight Pressing Industry Issues

For the ASID, AIA, and IIDA, the answers lie in futurism, data collection, and advocacy.

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A New Series of Talks is Shedding Light on the Impact of Architect Paul R. Williams

A new series of talks is underscoring the importance of work by Hollywood's first black starchitect.

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5 Ways Architects and Designers are Responding to COVID-19

3D printed face shields, hospital conversions, material donations, and deployable intensive care units are just some ways architects are stepping up during the pandemic.

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A Quiet Revolution: The Origins of Sustainable Design in the U.S.

On the 30th anniversary of the AIA Committee on the Environment, it is time to reflect on the pioneers who took up the cause of sustainability (Metropolis among them) when few others would.

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Five Takeaways from the AIA’s Guide for Equitable Practice

Today, the American Institute of Architects issued the first of three sets of guidelines on workplace culture. But will it impact the profession for the better?

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Hip-Hop Architecture’s Philip Johnson Moment

A new show at AIA New York’s Center for Architecture makes the case for a growing global design movement that is forging its own canon.

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Center for Architecture Unpacks the Legacy—and Unfinished Business—of Activist Whitney M. Young

The gallery at the AIA New York Chapter takes an unflinching look at the civil rights leader’s call to action, 50 years later.

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The Architecture Lobby Stages a Radical Alternative to the AIA Conference on Architecture

The non-profit hosted a participatory day-long “Think-in” taking aim at the profession’s most hot-button issues including labor and equity.

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VIDEO: “Architecture Is Experiencing a Relevance Revolution,” Says 2018 AIA President Carl Elefante

Elefante spoke to Metropolis about the Conference on Architecture in New York City, which is exploring the many challenges and opportunities facing the architecture profession.

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AIA New York Rescinds 2018 Design Awards From Richard Meier and Peter Marino

Following a string of harassment allegations, AIANY says, it “cannot in good conscience confer these awards under these circumstances.”

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AIA Urges Senate to Watch Its Language in New Energy Bill

Legislative advocates oppose the repeal of targets to reduce carbon emissions in federal buildings—and that’s not their only concern.

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Behind the Book: The AIA’s 2017 Disaster Relief Handbook

We speak with resilience expert Illya Azaroff to understand why it took the AIA almost a decade to update this vital resource—and why it's better than ever.

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Architects Respond to Trump, AIA’s "Endorsement"

Donald J. Trump's election as president of the United States, and the AIA's subsequent statement, has provoked the architectural world to respond.