The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Last week, AIA leadership attended the NOMA Annual Conference, which was held by the National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA), our alliance partner. AIA and NOMA leadership joined together for a panel on the value of membership, the power of partnerships, and the shared responsibility of leading the profession forward. 2024 AIA President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, moderated the candid discussion between 2025 AIA President Evelyn Lee, FAIA, NOMA; 2025 AIA President-elect Illya Azaroff, FAIA, NOMA; NOMA President Bryan C. Lee Jr NOMA, FAIA; and NOMA President-elect Saundra Little, FAIA, LEED AP, NOMA. This wasn’t our only session at #NOMAKC25: 📌 Securing The Future Of Architecture | Creating A Bias Free Profession, presented by AIA Strategic Council members: Garfield Peart, FAIA, MBA, NOMA, USAF (Ret.); Stephanie Leedom, AIA; Karen Lu, FAIA, NOMA; and Graciela Carrillo, FAIA, NOMA, NCARB, LEED AP 📌 Crisis to Resilience: How Architects Can Combat Disparities and Strengthen Communities, presented by Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC; Stacy A. Bourne, FAIA, NOMA; and Paola Capo, senior manager of climate action and resilient communities at AIA. We also joined attendees at the NOMA Career Fair and Professional Expo, where we highlighted Communities by Design, a dual membership incentive (see the end of the post!), and extensive resources. AIA staff members and 2025 AIA National Associates Committee (#AIANAC) Chair, Darral Tate, AIA, NOMA, engaged architecture students and emphasized AIA resources made specifically for them. ⭐ Dual membership opportunity! ⭐ You shouldn’t have to choose between two organizations with the same goal: A more diverse and equitable profession. NOMA members save 50% when you join or rejoin AIA using code NOMAJOIN50. Don’t take our word for it—in AIA Architect, Andrew Thompson AIA NOMAC NCARB LEED AP BD C, tells his journey of how both organizations benefited his career journey: https://lnkd.in/ekg8D28H #NOMAConference

With the right planning, stakeholders, and combination of tools, it is possible to design restorative communities. Veridian at County Farm provides a compelling case study for how intentional communities can “take a holistic approach to mimicking complex natural systems,” says Matthew Grocoff, Esq., LEED-GA, LFA, founder of THRIVE Collaborative - Ann Arbor, the developer for Veridian’s market-rate housing. (An affordable housing component is also included.) Architect: UNION Studio #Architecture #ResidentialArchitecture

What is regenerative design? 2025 AIA President-elect Illya Azaroff, FAIA, answered this question during a #ClimateWeekNYC interview, which premiered on CBS News. #Architecture #Sustainability

Introducing the 2025-2026 cohort of our Next to Lead program! 🎉 Join us in congratulating them! ⤵️ 📌 Kiruthika Balasubramanian, AIA | Quinn Evans | AIA DC 📌 Chien-Yi Chu, Assoc. AIA | INTEGRUS | AIA Washington Council 📌 Isabel Souza, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, FITWEL AMB. | PMBA Architects | AIA Toledo 📌 Courtney Fisher, AIA, NOMA | Ideation Design Group | AIA Arizona Phoenix Metro 📌 Dorota Gocal, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD C | N2 Design+Architecture, P.C. | AIA Long Island 📌 Whitni Irving, AIA, NOMA, LEED Green Associate | STUDIO ENÉE Architects | Boston Society for Architecture 📌 Allison Lane, AIA, ASID, NOMA, NCARB, NCIDQ, LEED, WELL AP | AECOM | AIA New York | Center for Architecture 📌 Ersa Llakmani, MBA, MArch., NOMA, Assoc. AIA, LEED Green Assoc. | Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) | AIA Connecticut 📌 Rosa Manzo, Assoc. AIA | Davis Stokes Collaborative | AIA Middle Tennessee 📌 Sarah Mathews, AIA, NCARB | Jacobs Engineering Group | AIA Houston 📌 Kristen Petrilak, AIA | Gensler | AIA Pennsylvania 📌 Sonya Shah, AIA, NOMA, NCARB | 720 design inc. | AIA Colorado 📌 Samira Sheikholeslami, AIA | University of Buffalo | AIA Buffalo/WNY 📌 Ranu Singh, Assoc. AIA | NBBJ Design | AIA Seattle 📌 Paria Taheri, Assoc. AIA | WRA Architects | AIA Austin 📌 Sheetal Vora, Assoc. AIA | Perkins&Will | AIA Chicago 📌 Gozde Yildirim, AIA, NCARB | HOK | AIA DC 📌 Wenguel Yohannes, AIA | KAI Enterprises | AIA Dallas Next to Lead is a 10-month association and professional leadership program that guides racially and ethnically diverse women toward volunteer leadership positions. #Architecture

As climate change reshapes our world, architects and designers are tasked with creating resilient, sustainable, and equitable communities. 🌱 At the #AIAWLS Nov. 4 keynote, you will learn cutting-edge strategies in decarbonization, heavy timber, and adaptive design from industry leader Wendy Sullock Rogers, FAIA, CEO at LPA, Inc. Through real-world case studies, leaders in architecture and design reveal how they’re shaping disaster response, driving environmental innovation, and advancing systemic change. Other speakers at this keynote include 2025 AIA President-elect Illya Azaroff, FAIA; Jazz Graves, AIA; Jessica Orlando, AIA, DBIA, WELL AP; and Dr. Alyssa L. Provencio. Leave inspired and equipped with the concrete tools you need! 🎫 Grab your spot at #AIAWLS in Atlanta, Nov. 3-5: https://lnkd.in/e8K6MWMF #ClimateAction #WomenInArchitecture

Congratulations to AIA International on convening a global group of architects in Colombo, Sri Lanka! ✨ Speakers at this year's AIA International conference included AIA 2025 president Evelyn Lee, FAIA, and keynote speaker Moshe Safdie. Click below to learn more. 👇

Have you been considering AIA membership? This is your sign. 👀 If you become an AIA member today, you get the rest of 2025 free when you pay for 2026! The sooner you join, the more free months you enjoy. Don't wait! AIA's of community 100k architects and design professionals is waiting for you ➡️ https://lnkd.in/etCuRnkM #Architect #AECindustry