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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,...

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...

Discover the inspiring work and stories of our AIA Arizona members who have been featured in recent episodes of America ByDESIGN. Each episode highlights the creativity, innovation, and impact these architects bring to the built environment, offering a closer look at their design philosophies and the projects that define their practice. The featured projects all happen to have been recent AIA Arizona Design...

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...