AIA Chicago
The American Institute of Architects Chicago (AIA Chicago) is the second-largest local chapter of licensed architects, emerging professionals, architecture students, and allied professionals in the country.
AIA Chicago offers lectures and continuing education courses; numerous award programs; specialized, issue-specific Knowledge Communities; advocacy for architects; electronic newsletter and social media; through its magazine, Chicago Architect; and help for consumers looking for an architect.
As a resource for its members in service to society, AIA Chicago fosters a culture of design excellence for equitable, sustainable places and spaces.
2025 AIA Chicago Annual Meeting
Proposed Bylaws Amendments: Virtual Town Hall & Q&A; December 1, 2025
Adrian Smith, FAIA, 2025 AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Chicago’s Best New Buildings of 2025 Revealed; AIA Chicago Lerch Bates People's Choice Award Winners
Chicago's Most Stunning New Buildings Revealed: AIA Chicago on Fox32 Chicago
Forging Their Own Paths: Chicago’s 2024 Young Architects Award Winners
Let’s Make Sustainability Artful!
AIA 2030 Commitment: Key Tips for Success
AIA Illinois and AIA Chicago Delegation at AIA Hill Day 2025
2024 AIA Chicago Annual Meeting
Working with an Architect: From Rendering to Reality
Architect as Trusted Advisor: Reimagining an Architecturally Significant Structure
Architect as Trusted Advisor: Save Money and Time with your Home Renovation
Yannell PHIUS Residence: A Model for Decarbonization
Designing for All: How Occupational Therapy Shapes Inclusive Spaces
Intellectual Property Principles and Rights for Architects
Concrete Innovations: Pathways to Reducing Carbon Footprint
SFx Brown Bag Lunch Series: Health Insurance and Liability Insurance for your Small Firm
Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Education
Small Firm Exchange Brown Bag Lunch Series: Chicago Department of Buildings/Zoning Updates
Why Chicago Needs the Clean and Affordable Building Ordinance
Lynda Dossey, AIA on FOX32 Announcing 2024 Lerch Bates People's Choice Award Winners
Linda Searl, FAIA, 2024 AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Submitting for Fellowship: A How-To Session
Designing for Neurodiversity
Submission Success: Mastering the Art of Award Entries in the Digital Era
Alternative Aging in Place Typologies: ADUs and In-Law Suites
DETAILS 2024: Entrez