Learn from the latest news and information from AIA Arizona, AIA Phoenix Metro, and AIA Southern Arizona.

The Arizona architecture community gathered at the Heard Museum on Saturday, November 16, 2024, to celebrate the impressive winners of the 2024 AIA Arizona Design Awards! Jones Studio was celebrated as Firm of the Year, Damon Leverett, AIA, was honored with the Arizona Architects Medal, and Brian Farling, AIA, was recognized with the Chairman’s Award....

A number of people and projects from the Arizona architecture community were celebrated at the 2024 AIA Arizona Design Awards on November 16 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.  The awards were presented by 2024 Awards Chair Phil Weddle, FAIA, of Weddle Gilmore Architects in Scottsdale and Jury Chair Dana Tang, AIA, a partner at Gluckman Tang Architects in New York. View all award winners here. And...

AIA Phoenix Metro was pleased to partner with the City of Phoenix in 2024 to host and produce a competition for schematic design of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). The open competition attracted entrants from multiple states, and was supported by a national AIA College of Fellows Component Grant. For the competition, ADUs were designed to be no larger than 1,000...

AIA Arizona is planning an Architect Advocacy Day at the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, once again in collaboration with USGBC and NOMA. Architect and Associate members are welcome to attend. This half-day event will be from morning through lunch with legislators in the Historic Senate Chamber. If you are interested in attending and representing your profession,...

AIA Arizona offers ARE 5.0 Exam Prep courses throughout the year for emerging professionals working toward licensure. Courses, which vary from 5 to 8 weekly evening sessions, are facilitated by Arizona-based licensed architecture professionals in a group setting via Zoom. The next course will focus on the Practice Management exam, with five Tuesday evening sessions starting February 4. Beginning with...

Recognizing the large and growing number of architects and related professionals engaged in healthcare design in the Phoenix area, the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) was initiated in AIA Phoenix Metro in May 2024. Still a new initiative, more members are welcome as we further build AAH in 2025. Serving the needs of this community specializing in healthcare...