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It is my great honor and privilege to serve as the President of AIA Arizona in 2025. As we enter this new year, we embrace the opportunity to strengthen our profession, engage with our communities, and drive innovation in architecture. Our collective efforts continue to shape the future of the built environment in Arizona and beyond. First, I would like...

On Thursday, January 23, AIA Arizona members and attendees joined the Committee on the Environment (COTE) to kick off the year with a special presentation on urban design for health and wellness. Guest speakers shared knowledge about the health and wellness of alternative transportation within the urban environment. In addition, a portion of the discussion examined evidence-based design interventions and...

The Arizona architecture community gathered at the Heard Museum on Saturday, November 16, 2024, to celebrate the impressive winners of the 2024 AIA Arizona Design Awards! Jones Studio was celebrated as Firm of the Year, Damon Leverett, AIA, was honored with the Arizona Architects Medal, and Brian Farling, AIA, was recognized with the Chairman’s Award....

A number of people and projects from the Arizona architecture community were celebrated at the 2024 AIA Arizona Design Awards on November 16 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.  The awards were presented by 2024 Awards Chair Phil Weddle, FAIA, of Weddle Gilmore Architects in Scottsdale and Jury Chair Dana Tang, AIA, a partner at Gluckman Tang Architects in New York. View all award winners here. And...

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...

2024 AIA Arizona Advocacy Highlights  In 2024, AIA Arizona was very active in advocating for the statewide architecture profession at the state legislature. Our advocacy efforts had a positive impact resulting in the passage of the bill for the continuation of the Arizona Board of Technical Registration (BTR) for 6 years. AIA Arizona leadership was pleased that Governor Katie Hobbs...