AIA Indiana needs your help. Please consider contributing to the Architects for Indiana Political Action Committee (ARCHPAC). Your support helps AIA Indiana advocate for good design, protect the profession, and ensure architects remain at the table during critical legislative debates. ARCHPAC allows us to build relationships, educate lawmakers, and advocate effectively for public safety and the value of architecture. Please contribute to ARCHPAC today. Your support directly strengthens our ability to protect the profession and advance good design across Indiana. CLICK HERE to contribute...

AIA Indiana will host the 2026 AIA Indiana Healthcare Design Symposium (November 12) / 2026 AIA Indiana Convention (November 13) presented by Tru-Steel HD® at the Dallara IndyCar Factory in Speedway, Indiana. This unique two-day event provides an opportunity to connect with architecture firm leaders from across the Hoosier State in a relaxed and engaging environment. All sponsorships and exhibitor opportunities are for both days. We offer a variety of sponsor and exhibitor packages and hope you will choose to be part of this exciting event! CLICK HERE to learn more.

This year’s design awards were presented during the 2025 AIA Kentucky/AIA Indiana Convention on Friday, September 19, at the Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington, KY. Through the Design Awards program, AIA Indiana asks a jury of peers to select projects by leading Indiana registered architects that serve as a tribute to design excellence. This year’s jury was from AIA Oklahoma and chaired by Lisa Chronister, FAIA. Other jurors included: Joshua Hill, AIA – Studio Architecture; Sally Talley, AIA – Winterrowd Talley Architects; Shane Aaron, AIA – Narrate Design; and...

This year’s service awards were presented during the 2025 AIA Kentucky/AIA Indiana Convention on Thursday, September 18, at the Kentucky Theater in downtown Lexington, KY. This year’s awards included the AIA Indiana Architecture Outstanding Service Award, the Walter S. Blackburn Award, the Tony Costello Young Architect Award, the Juliet Peddle Award, the Next Gen Award, the Distinguished Firm Award, and finally, AIA Indiana’s highest honor, the Gold Medal. All awards, except for the Gold Medal and the Outstanding Service Award, were selected by the 2025 AIA Indiana Service Awards Jury,...

The AIA Indiana CKLDP is a year-long program consisting of nine half-day sessions attended by a competitively selected cohort of 16 emerging professionals. (An emerging professional is defined as someone who has graduated from college with an architecture degree and is within 10 years of their initial licensure.) Prospective participants must complete an application process for selection, during which proven career success, community involvement, and firm support are considered. The curriculum focuses on core professional skills such as entrepreneurship and firm management; teamwork and collaboration;...

The AIA Indiana Emerging Professional (EP) Friendly/Exemplary Firm Recognition is a newly established annual designation approved by the AIA Indiana Board of Directors. This program celebrates firms that provide exceptional support and opportunities for early professionals. It also aims to foster dialogue among firms across the state to encourage the development of policies and practices that promote innovation, professional growth, and progressive workplaces for future members of the design profession. An early professional (EP) is defined as an architectural staff member who has been...