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AIA Arizona was honored to host a reception and thoughtful conversation with 2025 AIA National President Evelyn Lee, FAIA. In conversation with AIA Arizona Executive Director John Czarnecki, Evelyn offered remarks from her perspective as AIA President, sharing insights on leadership, innovation, and the future of architecture. Her thoughtful words left us energized and encouraged us to think boldly about...

Fellows of AIA Arizona—25 renowned architects from across the state—gathered for dinner last week in Phoenix. 2025 AIA Arizona Fellows Chair Dino Sakellar, FAIA, welcomed the group and thanked the Fellows for attending. And Renee Cheng, FAIA, dean of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and a senior vice provost at Arizona State University (ASU), offered remarks about...

Canstruction Phoenix Metro is a non-profit event that brings together creative minds for a friendly design competition. Each year, teams compete to create the most impressive sculptures made entirely out of canned food. After the event, all the food is donated to the St. Mary’s Food Bank to help fight hunger in our community. The 2025 theme was Nostalgia. 37,222...

On Tuesday, August 19 AIA Arizona Committee on the Environment (COTE)  hosted this educational webinar on Critical Factors in Designing Living Walls presented by David Brenner, Founding Principal and Lead Designer at Habitat Horticulture, an AIA Arizona Allied member. Viewers learned important design considerations meant to ensure long-term Living Wall success, as well as the different Living Wall systems and...

On Wednesday, July 30, in celebration of Disability Pride Month, members and students joined AIA Phoenix Metro Women in Architecture and the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) Committee for an insightful panel on Design for Accessibility: Beyond the Code and a tour of Ability360 Sports and Fitness Center. This was an engaging discussion on designing for accessibility—the panelists expertise...

The AIA Phoenix Metro Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) got off to a great restart at the 2025 kickoff meeting at DWR in Scottsdale, June 26th, with a large number of attendees ranging from architecture students to AIA Fellows. AIA Phoenix Metro President Sue Gray, AIA, welcomed the audience, and AIA Arizona Executive Director John Czarnecki facilitated the discussion with...