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Southern Arizona Design Award winners were celebrated at the 2025 AIA Southern Arizona Annual Meeting in December 2025, at the Tucson Museum of Art in Tucson. Michael Becherer, AIA, of Tucson was the AIA Southern Arizona Design Awards Chair. Jurors were Michael Jacobs, FAIA; Eric Zabilka, AIA; and Tom Hickey, AIA. DISTINGUISHED ARCHITECTURE HONOR AWARD University of Arizona Grand Challenges...

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 Programming & Analysis exam, with five Thursday evening sessions starting February 5. The...

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 Friday, April 25, Associate members of AIA Arizona gathered for an afternoon of programming and conversation that explored resilience within the architecture & design profession. This annual event was planned and produced by and for Associate members—emerging professionals who are on the path to licensure. Attendees heard insightful presentations from excellent speakers, and were able to connect with each other. Planning...

On Wednesday, February 26, a team of leaders from AIA Arizona, including the presidents and presidents-elect of AIA Phoenix Metro and AIA Southern Arizona chapters, visited the offices of the U.S. Representatives and Senators from our state for the AIA’s annual Hill Day. Overall, more than 400 AIA members met with their members of Congress to advocate for important policies...