A professional organization for architects and design professionals that publishes research, advocacy and resources on design and practice.
The American Institute of Architects, known as the AIA, describes itself as a leading professional organization for architects and design professionals. Its website shares articles, research and reports on topics such as equity in design, regenerative design, compensation and how security influences architecture, and it promotes events and advocacy. Homeowners and business owners in Nashville can use it to learn how the profession thinks about buildings and communities.
We are an independent firm and are not part of the AIA. We use general industry knowledge in our work, and we point you to the official website so you can read its publications and standard contract resources yourself. If you want to understand how an architecture project is structured, which phases it includes and what to ask a firm, reading what the profession publishes is a useful start, and we are glad to walk through it with you.
Visit the official AIA website
A national group for architects and design professionals.
Articles on design, practice and the economy.
Positions on policy that affect buildings and communities.
Conferences and gatherings for the profession.
Information that helps owners understand architecture.
Compare what you read with what a firm proposes.
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The official site and our own project phases guide explain the usual stages in plain language.
No. We are an independent architecture firm and are not part of the AIA. We explain what it publishes in plain language and help you apply it to your own project.
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