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2025 AIA PA Architectural Excellence Awards Winners

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! We are so proud to celebrate the best of PA’s architectural heritage, architects and architectural students, and those who support the profession of architecture. Special Awards 50 Year Timeless Architecture Award: Carnegie Museum of Art – Sarah Mellon Scaife Galleries Architecture Firm of the Year Award: studio d’ARC architects Medal of Distinction: Frank
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IMPORTANT BUILDING CODE UPDATE

October 29, 2025
2021 International Codes will take effect on January 1, 2026 Last week the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) reviewed and approved the rule making updating 34 Pa. Code, Part XIV, Chapters 401 and 403 (Pennsylvania UCC).  The effect of this action is the updates to the Uniform Construction Code of Pennsylvania, including the move to the 2021 International Codes
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AIA PA takeaways from Mayor Wanda Williams State of the City Address

October 21, 2025
The Harrisburg Regional Chamber recently hosted Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams for her State of the City address. We’re pleased to share key highlights that demonstrate the Capitol City’s commitment to growth, accountability, and community investment.  Architects have a vested interest in the conversation surrounding the revitalization of the city, the improvement and development of its community spaces, the reuse of
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Architects Action Day 2025 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

March 28, 2025
AIA Pennsylvania at The Hill for Architects Action Day AIA PA’s Architects Action Day and our March meeting of the Board of Directors brought our leaders to Harrisburg on March 24th and 25th. We were honored to host legislators, legislative staff, and agency officials at our reception, Board dinner, and Action Day breakfast and luncheon. We met with legislators and
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2025-2026 Legislative Survey Insights

March 19, 2025
Ranking the Profession’s Priorities 2025-2026 Legislative Survey Insights Every year, AIA Pennsylvania conducts a legislative survey to gather insights from our members on the most pressing issues affecting the architecture profession and the built environment. This year, we polled our over 3,000 members to better understand their priorities and concerns, ensuring that our advocacy efforts align with the needs of
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Future of Pennsylvania’s Construction Statute of Repose Hinges on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Ruling

March 17, 2025
by Anthony Potter, Offit|Kurman
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AIA Pennsylvania and Component delegates hold meetings on Capitol Hill

February 28, 2025
Delegates of AIA PA, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Central PA, and Northeastern PA visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday to engage with legislators on key policy issues affecting the architecture profession and the built environment. Advocating for design freedom, sustainable design, fair tax and fee policies, equitable development, and investments in public infrastructure, architects met with lawmakers to emphasize the critical role of
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