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09.26.25

Carole Wedge, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, selected AIA Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer

Wedge will serve as the next EVP/CEO of The American Institute of Architects. WASHINGTON – September 26, 2025 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to select Carole Wedge, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, as the next AIA Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer. “It is with tremendous excitement that AIA begins a new chapter with Carole...
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In Conversation with the Leaders of Chicago’s Architecture Schools

How Chicago’s architecture schools—and AIA Chicago—are shaping the next generation of design professionals AIA Chicago has long included a Student Director on its Board, with the position historically rotating among the city’s three schools of architecture. In 2022, Chapter members approved a bylaws change that expanded student representation, establishing three dedicated Student Director roles—one for each school. These directors offer...
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09.24.25

Architecture Firms Continue to Face Soft Business Conditions

The return of billings to a stable level after nearly two years of decline signals potential improvement across the industry....
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09.19.25

AIA Chicago Announces Winners of the 2025 Design Excellence Awards, Unbuilt Award, Decarbonization Award, Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award and Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards

Winners were announced and Lifetime Achievement Award conferred at Designight 2025, AIA Chicago‘s signature award program, held at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park on September 18 For Immediate ReleaseMedia contact: Dan O’Connell, dan@danoconnellmedia.com, (617) 480-6585AIA Chicago Digital Media Kit SEPTEMBER 19, 2025, CHICAGO – AIA Chicago, the second largest local chapter of The American Institute...
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AIA Chicago Foundation to Honor Sara Fetterolf, AIA, with 2025 Dubin Family Young Architect Award

Sara will be celebrated at the AIA Chicago’s Designight 2025 event held on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at The Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park For media inquiries: David Chase, dchase@aiachicago.org, (312) 376-2745View Media Kit AUGUST 20, 2025: CHICAGO: The AIA Chicago Foundation, the charitable, independent not-for-profit organization that supports scholarships, grants, and awards to strengthen Chicago’s...
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09.03.25

AIA Chicago Announces Finalists for the 2025 Lerch Bates People’s Choice Award as Public Voting Opens

Winners selected by the public in open voting starting today will be announced on September 18th at Designight 2025, AIA Chicago‘s signature award program, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park For Immediate Release:Media contact: Dan O’Connell, dan@danoconnellmedia.com, (617)480-6585AIA Chicago Digital Media Kit SEPTEMBER 3, 2025: CHICAGO – AIA Chicago, the second largest local chapter of...
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