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Individual tickets are now on sale for the 2026 AIA Arizona State Conference, to be held Friday, October 23, 2026, at The Clayton House in Scottsdale! Special early bird ticket rates are available now through September 30 only! Chaired by 2026 AIA Arizona President-elect Dan Maher, AIA, a Regional Executive with Kitchell, the conference is a full day of speakers, camaraderie, insight,...

The 2026 final extended entry deadline was July 30. Winners will be notified by late September, and will be honored at the AIA Arizona Awards Gala at the Heard Museum on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Individual tickets for the awards gala will go on sale in September. Information on sponsorship opportunities for both the awards gala (Nov. 14) and the state conference (Oct. 23) is...

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 2026 theme was CANimals. 30,775...

A large number of Architects, Associates, and Allied members gathered on July 23 for the latest AIA Arizona Small Firm Exchange (SFx) event at Holly Street Studio in Phoenix. Diane Jacobs, FAIA, and Michael Jacobs, AIA, gave a brief presentation about their firm, Holly Street Studio, from early visioning through shifting economic cycles and the realities of running a design-driven...

Carlos Murrieta, AIA, was appointed in early July by Governor Hobbs’ Office of Boards and Commissions to be a public member of the Arizona Board of Technical Registration (BTR). Murrieta fills a previously vacant public-member position that has a term that spans from June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2027. The Arizona BTR reviews applications for architects, engineers, geologists, land...

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 Project Management exam, with six Tuesday evening sessions: August 25; September 1, 8,...