AIA is where we network. Celebrate. Collaborate. Socialize. And grow.

We’re a community of passionate individuals bound by common values, standards, and ethics. Most importantly, we’re a community united by a shared drive to create a better world through the power of design. AIA is where we gather to celebrate successes, meet shared challenges, and shape the future of our careers, our practice, our profession, and our world. The power of AIA is you.

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AIA is the largest, most influential network of architectural professionals (94,000 members nationally). Our members share your passion for architecture and your desire to change the world through power of design.

AIA is here to support your career, enhance your practice, and advance the architecture profession. As a member, you’re connected to exclusive resources along with opportunities to drive real, transformative change. Together, we’re tackling this generation’s most urgent issues, from climate action to inequities in the built environment.

We invest in creating new knowledge and supporting the local community innovators and leaders of today and tomorrow. Through grants, fellowships, and scholarships like the Diversity Advancement Scholarship, the Sho-Ping Chin Women’s Leadership Summit Grant, the Upjohn Research Initiative, and the AIA College of Fellows Latrobe Prize, AIA and its philanthropic partner the Architects Foundation seek and support extraordinary problem solvers and their solutions with more than $100,000 in grants and $200,000 in new scholarships each year.

DESIGN ASSISTANCE

AIA’s award-winning Communities by Design (CxD) program has catalyzed billions of dollars in sustainable development in communities all over the world. CxD teams combine a customized range of disciplines and professions in an integrated community design process that brings together government and civic leaders, the business sector, nonprofit leaders and the general public to build collective action plans for key local issues. The program has led to dramatic transformations in small rural towns and large urban jurisdictions and has been adapted widely around the world.

NETWORK

With 94,000+ members, AIA is the largest, most influential network of architecture and design professionals. More than 200 local, state, and international chapters, and dozens of member groups, AIA Knowledge Communities, and regional and national events create endless opportunities to engage, socialize, learn, and lead the profession. Whether you’re a recent grad or an established leader, you’ll find a rich and everchanging landscape of social, professional, and educational experiences designed to advance your career and build professional connections that last a lifetime. You belong here.

From small innovations to crowning career achievements, our community celebrates effort, impact, and accomplishment. AIA's local and national awards are among the most prestigious in the industry and recognize personal successes, honor professional accomplishments, and celebrate architecture’s impact on shaping our communities. Each year, our national program features 30+ awards, including the prestigious Architecture Awards for the best contemporary architecture and the Gold Medal, AIA's highest annual honor.

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

AWARDS

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Design Awards

  • Registration Due: Friday, July 18th, 2025, 11:59 pm

  • Submissions Due: Friday,  July 18th, 2025, 11:59 pm

  • Late Submissions Due: Friday, August 1st, 2025, 11:59 pm (+$50)

Ceremony

  • The Design and Membership Awards Ceremony will be held in person this year at the 2025 AIA|MS Convention on October 2nd, 2025. 

Questions regarding entries and nominations can be sent to Steve Pickering (steve@aiamississippi.org) or Kirk Oldenburg (kirk@ccdarchitects.com).