The 2026 AIA Education Facility Design Award winners show that inclusion and sustainability can reinforce one another as core tenets and outcomes of design excellence.

The 2026 Regional & Urban Design Award winner provide inspirational ideas for designers who want to positively influence environmental and social well-being in communities.

No matter how you approach downtown Richmond, VA, your eye will catch a glimpse of something special. Standing tall among the historic structures of the city center is a shimmering building clad with glass, a bright yellow ribbon and colorful fins: the new Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR) at VCU Patient Tower...

When football fans make way to their seats at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, they behold things never before seen at a sports venue. They look through open air concourses and see a diverse Southern Californian landscape — a newly designed local ecosystem that preserves and restores natural resources.

An iconic design that transformed Times Square from “the crossroads of the world” into the one of the most visited public gathering spaces on the globe.

East Towers is an investment in the future of the neighborhood that Howard University has called home for more than a century and a half.

Nestled in the hills of North Central Pennsylvania is an unlikely place that, for me, defines the design of summer. A picture-perfect setting for modest family vacations, Knoebels opened in 1926 as destination swimming pool with nearby cottages for rent. Now celebrating its 100-year anniversary, it is the largest free admission amusement park in the country with dozens of rides and attractions across several hundred acres in Elysburg, PA.

In 2014, about a year after I graduated college, I got sidelined by depression. But when I emerged from below 42nd street into the Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal for a few moments each morning, things were nice.

I don’t care if it’s cliché: Fallingwater is where I fell in love with architecture. Here's how.

President Barack Obama’s dedication of the Pullman National Monument in February 2015 signified a new move for the National Park Service. A major win after decades of work by Pullman neighborhood leaders, architects, and officials, the precedent-setting designation meant that planned urban areas could now be recognized as vital pieces fabric of our country’s landscape.

Civil unrest following the death of Freddie Gray resulted in property damage across Baltimore and renewed the call for social justice throughout the city. State funding allowed architects and local workforce development contractors to collaborate with shop owners to improve storefronts’ durability, security, and curb appeal.

Small galleries, nonprofit museums, and community art centers require partnerships with architects to fulfill their mission of bringing art to the public.

Summer internships are not simply a rite of passage for architecture students; they are one of the profession’s most powerful pipeline development tools.

For architects considering pursuing an expanded role as a developer, the experiences of those already doing double duty provide insight into why it may be a beneficial career move.

In a profession defined by constant change, architecture and design conferences offer a rare chance to pause and reconnect with the bigger picture. They convene people from disparate disciplines, firms, and points of view for conversations that influence the industry. Whether you’re drawn to learning new approaches or simply the energy that comes from being around others who care about design as much as you do, these events create space for professionals to think differently. Here are five ways...