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Courtney Fisher, AIA, Director of Architecture at Ideation Design Group in Phoenix, recently completed Next to Lead, a national AIA professional leadership program that removes barriers to AIA volunteer leadership positions for racially and ethnically underrepresented women in architecture. As a part of the 2025–2026 Next to Lead cohort, Fisher engaged in a ten-month program aimed at enhancing association leadership...

On Wednesday, May 13, all were welcome to attend this special webinar focused on Camp Naco in southern Arizona near the U.S. border with Mexico. Attendees learned about the challenges and opportunities involved in restoring this culturally significant site. Presented by the AIA Phoenix Metro’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) committee, in recognition of Historic Preservation Month, this was...

Members of AIA and NOMA gathered together on Thursday, February 19, for an ice cream social that was jointly organized by the AIA Phoenix Metro Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Committee and NOMA Arizona. The event was held at skoop in Scottsdale, designed by DeBartolo Architects, which won an Honor Award in Distinguished Architecture in the 2024 AIA Arizona...

On Wednesday, October 29, AIA Arizona and the AIA Phoenix Metro Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Committee hosted an informative webinar outlining the steps to becoming a licensed architect in Arizona. The chairman and staff from the Arizona Board of Technical Registration (AZBTR), along with select AIA members, shared valuable information and personal insights about the licensure process. The...

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...

In this webinar, Kay Sargent, senior principal and director of thought leadership in HOK’s Interiors group, was in conversation with AIA Arizona Executive Director John Czarnecki. Based in Washington, D.C., Sargent brings four decades of design expertise to her newly released book, “Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces: Advancing Sensory Processing and Cognitive Well-Being in the Built Environment” (Wiley). The future of the...