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The coalition is requesting Chicago City Council create the Bird-Friendly Building Design Ordinance mandatory August 4, 2026, CHICAGO: AIA Chicago, one of the largest local chapters of The American Institute of Architects and the collective voice of over 3,500 licensed architects, emerging professionals, architecture students, and allied professionals, today joined the Chicago Collisions Coalition in advocating for a mandatory bird-friendly...

The Kennedy Center serves as the nation’s living memorial to President John F. Kennedy. Therefore, major changes to the building carry cultural and symbolic significance far beyond Washington, DC. Case Summary AIA joined a broad coalition of leading preservation and architecture groups to file a lawsuit in federal district court in Washington, DC. AIA took this step to require the...

he objective of this Task Force will be to deliver specific, actionable policy and code recommendations to the City of Chicago departments (e.g. Department of Buildings, Department of Planning and Development) and shared transparently with AIA Chicago membership, to accelerate housing production and lower per-unit costs....

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

WASHINGTON D.C., Thursday, February 27, 2025: Yesterday, several AIA Chicago and AIA Illinois members joined over 400 AIA architect members on Capitol Hill to advocate for critical legislation affecting both the architecture profession and community needs. The advocacy day saw architects engaging directly with policymakers to push forward AIA’s legislative priorities. The architects focused on several key areas during their...

AIA supports freedom in design and is extremely concerned about any revisions that remove control from local communities or mandate official federal design preferences that hinder design freedom. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is aware of the recent Memorandum for the Administrator of General Services (GSA) regarding The White House’s request to review the GSA’s Guiding Principles for Federal...