AIA’s latest update highlights advocacy wins and national visibility across several fronts. On federal procurement, a proposed FAR Part 15 rule would restrict the 6% A/E fee limitation to cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts, addressing a longstanding AIA concern, while AIA also opposed an SBA proposal to raise the architectural services size standard from $12.5 million to $135 million, warning it would squeeze

Late on Friday, July 17, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) circulated a near-complete draft of a sweeping rewrite of the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (36 C.F.R. Part 800) to Council members and requested a vote by this Friday. These regulations govern how federal agencies consider impacts to historic properties during project planning and delivery. This

Submissions accepted through Saturday, August 1, at 11:59 pm AIA Pennsylvania annually recognizes and celebrates the great work that Pennsylvania’s architects are doing to affect positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes for their clients and communities in the Commonwealth and beyond. The Architectural Excellence Design Awards celebrate the exemplary design achievements of members and the impact of architecture regardless of

Architecture Week 2026 brought hands-on learning, creativity, and design education to communities across Pennsylvania through library events and statewide outreach. On The Spark, Amyra Weiss of AIA Pennsylvania and Board President Elysia Mikkelsen discuss the effort behind Architecture Week, which included more than 60 volunteers leading story hours and design activities in libraries across 23 counties. The initiative also received a proclamation from