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AIA Phoenix Metro, in partnership with the City of Phoenix Aviation Department (AVN), invites design professionals and students to envision the future of transportation through an ideas competition focused on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). AAM is an emerging frontier in aviation, centered on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and innovative approaches to moving people and goods through the...

AIA Phoenix Metro was pleased to partner with the City of Phoenix in 2025 to host and produce a competition to create a new urban block typology that elevates civic identity, drives sustainable growth, and fosters an inclusive, 24-hour urban environment. Participants were asked to propose visionary, conceptual designs for one of three prominent parcels located at the southwest (SW),...

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...