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Entries are now accepted for all categories of the 2026 AIA Arizona Design Awards! The early bird deadline is Tuesday, July 14. The final extended deadline for all categories is Tuesday, July 21.  Visit the awards entry portal to begin your entry. To learn more about each category, you may access and download the awards guide PDF at this link....

AIA Arizona strives to serve as the collective voice that uplifts architects, upholds the importance of practice, and promotes the value of architecture, through design inspiration, societal connections, and relationship building. So much of that is on display in our Design Awards program and at one of our largest events, the AIA Arizona Design Awards Gala. As part of ongoing...

In this special webinar held on June 16, attendees learned from the architects behind three recent winners of the SRP Sustainable Design Award presented by AIA Arizona. Each speaker described how they applied the principles of the AIA Framework for Design Excellence, highlighting its ten measures—including design for integration, equitable communities, ecosystems, water, energy, wellness, resources, change, discovery, and beauty—to...

Join AIA Arizona and AIA Phoenix Metro in congratulating member Max Underwood, FAIA, on his elevation to fellowship and retirement as President’s Professor at ASU. Max Underwood, FAIA, was formally honored as a new Fellow of AIA on Thursday, June 11, at the Investiture Ceremony at AIA26 in San Diego. The celebration honored an exceptional class of leaders—the newest AIA...

AIA Arizona is pleased to launch its architecture firm directory, with more than 100 firms statewide! Click through, and see that each firm has its own directory web page. Where to find the directory on aia-arizona.org How has the directory information been collected? All photos, photo credits, logos, descriptive text, and contact information have been uploaded directly by each firm....

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...