On the morning of April 13, 2026, the East Wing Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol architects, AIA PA board members and staff, PaLA representatives, and staff of Senator Tim Kearney all gathered to launch Architecture Week 2026 and celebrate the profession’s deep roots in Pennsylvania’s public life. It was a fitting venue. The Capitol is itself the 2024 AIA

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating three AIA members from AIA Pennsylvania to its prestigious College of Fellows, AIA’s highest membership honor, for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society.

2025 has been an incredible year, filled with many firsts for the Council as well as the continuation of essential work from 2024. We held a virtual Big Think in September 2024, inviting all AIA members to help inform our areas of study. In October 2024,we finalized study group topics and group members, enabling us to start our work before

The Department of Education is proposing a much narrower definition of “professional degrees” for federal student-loan purposes, and architecture is not included on the proposed professional-degree list.  What’s happening: The Department of Education is proposing a much narrower definition of “professional degrees” for federal student-loan purposes, and architecture is not included on the proposed professional-degree list. Why it matters: The federal definition

AIA National is bringing exciting enhancements to AIA.org that will require a temporary system outage next weekend. To help you prepare, they have provided additional details. Here’s what you need to know: Timing: Deployment will begin October 31 at 8:30 pm ET and continue through November 2 at 6 pm ET. During this window, most systems will be unavailable as they

We’re excited to share several AIA National award opportunities currently available that recognize design excellence and innovation. Prepare your submissions and represent AIA PA and your firms on the national architecture stage.