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AIA calls for "fair and impartial immigration policies"
The American Institute of Architects has expressed "deep concern" that US president Donald Trump's travel restrictions are damaging the country's architecture and construction industries. The AIA joins...
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Michelle Obama announced as keynote speaker for AIA 2017 conference
Former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, will give a keynote speech at this year's AIA National Convention in Orlando – following a protest over the lack of female speakers for the...
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"If we're going to have cities, then we have to invest" says Michelle Obama
Former US first lady Michelle Obama has urged architects to consider working on more community projects in poorer city neighbourhoods, during her keynote at the 2017 AIA conference this week. In her...
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IM Pei's Grand Louvre receives AIA 25-year award
The American Institute of Architects has honoured IM Pei's renovation of the Musée du Louvre in Paris with an award during the organisation's national convention, the same week that the...
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"There should be no top 10 prizes for sustainable architecture"
Awards should not be bestowed on buildings that boast sustainable credentials but lack other design merits, says Aaron Betsky in this Opinion column. If a thoroughly mediocre building uses less energy...
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Architecture "hasn't caught up" with sustainability goals says AIA
Many architects are still not addressing the environmental impacts of their buildings, claims the American Institute of Architects, in response to Aaron Bestky's recent critique of its COTE Top Ten...
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US architecture organisations declare opposition to Trump's climate treaty...
The American Institute of Architects and the US Green Building Council have condemned US president Donald Trump for his decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement, and have vowed to continue battling...
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AIA announces winners of Small Project Awards 2017
Among the 11 recipients of this year's AIA Small Projects awards are student-designed cabins in Colorado, a house overlooking a lake in Washington and toilet blocks clad with weathering steel in Texas....
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AIA urges Trump to continue UNESCO's architecture and design initiatives...
The American Institute of Architects has declared its support for UNESCO after the US announced it is pulling out of the organisation, and encouraged President Donald Trump's administration to preserve...
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James Stewart Polshek to receive 2018 AIA Gold Medal
The American Institute of Architects has announced James Stewart Polshek as the recipient of its highest accolade, to be awarded next year. Polshek founded Polshek Partnership, a firm that transitioned...
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AIANY calls for emerging architecture firms to enter New Practices New York...
Dezeen promotion: submissions are now open for newly established architecture and design studios to enter the New Practices New York 2018 Awards, presented by the city's American Institute of...
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AIA announces best projects by American architects in 2018 Honor Awards
An angular museum in a Canadian forest, buildings for New York's dump trucks and road salt, and a girl's school in Afghanistan are among the 17 winners in the American Institute of Architects' Honor...
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New York's best emerging architecture studios of 2018 revealed
Five young architecture studios based in the Big Apple have been selected for this year's New Practices New York awards, set up to promote the city's best up-and-coming talent. Agency–Agency, MABU,...
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AIA awards North America's best new housing of 2018
The American Institute of Architects has announced its top 11 residential projects for 2018, including a house in New York that takes design cues from its past as a Quaker settlement and a remote...
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AIA recognises the best small projects in the US for 2018 awards
The American Institute of Architects has announced the top small projects in the US as part of its 2018 awards programme, including a wooden playground in Massachusetts and a micro home that aims to...
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AIA demands "blanket ban" on asbestos following new EPA regulation
The American Institute of Architects has denounced a US government proposal that could allow the manufacture of new asbestos products, following a significant backlash from the architecture community...
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"Architects have a role to play in addressing school violence" says AIA
The American Institute of Architects has revealed plans for a series of initiatives that will use "the power of design" to help address violence in US schools and create safer environments for...
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AIA updates code to "end sexual harassment in the workplace"
The architectural profession "must redouble efforts" to improve safety and equity in practices, according to the American Institute of Architects, which has updated the rules in its members' ethics...
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Richard Rogers scoops AIA Gold Medal 2019
British architect Richard Rogers has won the top prize awarded by the American Institute of Architects, a choice backed by his peers Moshe Safdie, Renzo Piano and Deyan Sudjic. The founding principal...
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American architects implore Trump to address climate change
The American Institute of Architects has called on members of the profession to sign an open letter to president Donald Trump, which outlines the organisation's "outright opposition" to his policies on...
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Venturi Scott Brown's postmodern Sainsbury Wing wins AIA 25 Year Award
The American Institute of Architects has bestowed its 25 Year Award upon Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery in London. Described by the American Institute of...
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AIA selects best buildings by American architects in 2019 Honor Awards
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the winners of its 2019 Honor Awards, which include David Adjaye's African American history museum, a preserved university building in Virginia,...
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Polish modernist Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak is celebrated in Manhattan...
A scale model of a concrete housing complex features alongside architectural photography in this New York exhibition, detailing the works of Polish modernist architect Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak....
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AIA announces winners of Small Project Awards 2019
BIG's tiny cabin in Upstate New York, a prayer room in Arizona and an outdoor toilet with gabion walls are among the 12 winners of this year's AIA Small Projects Awards. Announced today, the annual...
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AIA makes climate crisis "top priority"
The American Institute of Architects has released a five-point action plan for climate change after announcing it a "critical issue" for the architecture profession. AIA unveiled the Where We Stand:...
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AIA denounces Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
The American Institute of Architects has called for Donald Trump to reverse his "shortsighted decision" to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement amid the global climate crisis. AIA president William...
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Marlon Blackwell to receive 2020 AIA Gold Medal
Arkansas architect and educator Marlon Blackwell has been named the winner of the highest accolade awarded by the American Institute of Architects in recognition of his work in the country's South....
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AIA announces best buildings by American architects in 2020 Honor Awards
The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of its 2020 Honor Awards, which include Snøhetta's Calgary library and the Glenstone Museum in Maryland. The 2020 AIA Institute Honor...
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AIA opposes President Trump's draft rules for Making Federal Buildings...
The American Institute of Architects has called on members to sign an open letter to the Trump Administration after a plan to introduce an order that all federal buildings should be built in the...
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AIA postpones 2020 architecture conference due to coronavirus
The American Institute of Architects' annual conference, which was set to feature Virgil Abloh as keynote speaker, has been postponed this year following US outbreaks of coronavirus. The 2020...
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Small architecture firms call for US government help amid the coronavirus crisis
The American Institute of Architects has urged Congress to support small architecture firms and their employees as they struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic. The call comes as small creative...
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AIA task force to offer advice on converting buildings into healthcare...
The American Institute of Architects has launched a task force to consult on how to adapt buildings into healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. Announced yesterday, the initiative by...
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AIA conference cancelled until 2021 due to coronavirus
The American Institute of Architects has cancelled its annual conference, which was set to take place in a month, as the US continues to battle the spread of coronavirus. The AIA had previously planned...
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AIA outlines how people can safely return to offices post pandemic
The American Institute of Architects has released a tool kit that provides strategies for limiting exposure to coronavirus in buildings as restrictions begin to ease. The AIA released the Re-occupancy...
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"As a predominantly white profession, we recognise that we have contributed...
In the light of the murder of George Floyd, architects must accept they have not done enough to tackle racial inequality, write Karen Lu and Mary-Margaret Zindren of the Minnesota chapter of the...
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AIA "strongly opposes" Trump administration's rollback of fair housing rule
The American Institute of Architects has criticised the federal government's termination of a provision introduced to help dismantle racial segregation in housing. The organisation "strongly opposes"...
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Edward Mazria wins AIA Gold Medal for 2021
American architect Edward Mazria has scooped the 2021 AIA Gold Medal prize in recognition of "his unwavering voice and leadership" in the architecture industry's fight against climate change. The...
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AIA bans design of execution facilities and solitary confinement spaces
The American Institute of Architects has banned members from designing spaces for the US justice system used for execution, torture or confinement of imprisoned people, as part of a commitment to...
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AIA pledges to undo Trump's "beautiful" architecture order after he leaves
The American Institute of Architects says it "unequivocally opposes" new architecture rules signed by outgoing US president Donald Trump and vows to undo them as soon as his successor takes office....
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Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa win AIA Gold Medal for 2022
American architects Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa of Brooks + Scarpa have been awarded the 2022 AIA Gold Medal for their "pioneering brand of architecture that profoundly enriches the human...
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AIA reveals winners of 2022 Architecture Awards
The American Institute of Architects has named 11 winners of its 2022 Architecture Awards, which include Olson Kundig's Space Needle renovation, Kieran Timberlake's US Embassy in London and The Shed in...
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AIA reveals America's best homes for 2022
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the winners of its annual Housing Awards, including multiple residences by Olson Kundig Architects and Alterstudio. Fourteen projects were...
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Kimberly Dowdell to become AIA's first Black woman president
The American Institute of Architects has appointed Kimberly Dowdell as president of the organisation, making her the first Black female architect to lead the institution. Dowdell, who works as a...
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Sprawl in America "is not good for our climate" says Barack Obama
Former US president Barack Obama has called on architects and policymakers to tackle urban sprawl and to "create livable density" in American cities. Speaking at the 2022 annual conference organised by...
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Architects should be "more involved" in abortion access says AIA Los Angeles...
Architects and designers should take a more active part in response to the overturn of Roe V Wade, the Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion, according to speakers...
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"Unrivaled architect for the people" Carol Ross Barney wins 2023 AIA Gold Medal
Chicago-based architect Carol Ross Barney has been awarded the 2023 Gold Medal by the American Institute of Architecture. Bestowed almost continuously since 1907, the yearly Gold Medal is the highest...
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Architects need to "take responsibility for shaping the world" says Thom Mayne
Morphosis founder Thom Mayne, who is reportedly working on Saudi megacity The Line, explained his desire to work on complex, city-scale projects in a talk in New York City. Speaking at a talk hosted by...
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California limits embodied carbon in statewide building code
The state of California has recently adopted changes to its building code that will limit embodied carbon emissions in commercial and school buildings. The California Building Standards Commission...
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David Lake and Ted Flato win 2024 AIA Gold Medal
David Lake and Ted Flato of Texas studio Lake Flato Architects have been awarded the 2024 AIA Gold Medal for their engagement with "controversial environmental and socio-political issues". Lake and...
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"Now's the time to shelter all species" say 2024 AIA Gold Medal winners
AIA Gold Medal winners Ted Flato and David Lake share their views on how "architecture is being driven forward by a response to climate" in this exclusive interview. Flato and Lake of Lake Flato...
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