AIA Illinois Provides Professionals &
Emerging Talent With Tools for Success
Architecture Resources
Find resources and tools curated specifically for architects and aspiring professionals here at AIA Illinois. Our collection of resources empowers you to elevate your craft, embrace innovation, and navigate the ever-evolving architectural landscape with confidence. From valuable insights to practical guidance, our mission is to nurture creativity, foster excellence, and shape the future of architecture across Illinois and beyond.
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Emerging Professionals
Leadership
AIAspire Student Leadership Conference
The AIAspire Student Leadership Conference, exclusively tailored for AIAS members and architecture students, offers a unique platform to gain insights into traditional and alternative career paths within the field of architecture. The conference features engaging keynote speakers and provides students with the opportunity to interact with industry professionals in small group settings.
FELLOWSHIP
Advancement to Fellowship is one of AIA’s highest honors, recognizing exceptional work and contributions to society and the profession. Only 3% of AIA members receive this distinction. Architects with 10 or more years of cumulative AIA membership are eligible to apply. AIA Illinois has recognized a new committee supporting potential Fellowship candidates from the Eastern, Northeast and Prairie Chapters. The committee will accept resumes or profiles from interested members until July 11, 2025.
FELLOWSHIP Resources
- About Fellowship, Resources, Objects, Schedule https://www.aia.org/design-excellence/awards/fellowship
- Demistifying Fellowship Webinar (scroll down to Submitting For Fellowship Presentation and click the arrow) https://aiachicago.org/collegeoffellows/
Accredited Architecture Programs in Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- B.S.A.S., M.Arch, M.S. in Arch Studies, PH.D
- B.A in Arch Studies, B.A. in Interior Design, M.Arch
Illinois Institute of Technology
- B.ARCH, M.ARCH, M.L.A., M.S.ARCH
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- M.Arch
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
- B.S.A.S, B.SID, M.SAS
University of Illinois at Chicago
- B.SArch, B.A. in Arch Studies, M.Arch, MAD-Crit, MSArch
Continuing Education
Online Learning
- AIAU
- AIA Contract Documents
- AIA Trust
- NCARB Continuum Education
- Whole Building Design Guide
- Great Lakes ADA Center Training: Accessibility Online series
- Smart Energy Design Assistance Center
- International Masonry Institute
WoodWorks - American Institute of Steel Construction
National Glass Association - aecKnowledge
- Architect Magazine
- BDCUniversity
- Hanley Wood University
- Architectural Record CE Center
- The Continuing Architect
- CE | STRONG (The Architects Newspaper and AN Interior)
Group Training
Group Training
- Traliant
- Everfi
- Kantola
- Emtrain
- Clear Law Institute
Events
AIA Member Education Requirements
For AIA members, your annual requirement for AIA is to complete 18 hours of continuing education each calendar year, and 12 of those hours must be in HSW topics. These hours must be shown on your AIA transcript, which can be accessed at www.aia.org >>> log in.
Don’t forget to self-report learning gained from providers other than an AIA Continuing Education Provider. Do that through your AIA record. Sexual harassment prevention training can be self-reported, for example.
Associate AIA members are encouraged to meet this annual requirement, but it is not mandatory. Emeritus AIA members are required to complete one hour of learning.
New AIA members do not need to meet this requirement until their first full year of membership but are encouraged to start participating now.
AIA Illinois is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number A129. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or their learning programs may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
EP Friendly Firms
We’ve compiled a list of firms in Illinois championing an “EP Friendly” ethos in their policies, practices, and procedures. These firms undergo evaluation based on survey responses, with those surpassing the established threshold being recognized as EP Friendly Firms, fostering a supportive environment for emerging professionals within the architectural community.
HKS
Chapter Representation: Chicago
FGM Architects
Chapter Representation: Chicago, Northeast Illinois, Prairie
HOK
Chapter Representation: Chicago
Williams Architects | Aquatics
Chapter Representation: Northeast Illinois
Legat Architects
Chapter Representation: Chicago, Northeast Illinois, Prairie
Partners by Design
Chapter Representation: Chicago
We encourage emerging professionals to attend AIAspire & EP Summit events!
Annual Sexual Harassment Training
In the year 2020, a new law set by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation came into effect, ushering in a vital requirement for sexual harassment training for licensure renewal under the Civil Administrative Code. Though this mandate does not increase Continuing Education hours, it stands as a significant component of Mandatory Continuing Education hours.
Also, all Illinois employers are obligated to offer annual sexual harassment prevention training to their employees, encompassing all workers within the state. Employers must either create a customized training program that aligns with or surpasses the minimum standards delineated in Section 2-109(8) of the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), or utilize the comprehensive model training provided by the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) to meet this essential obligation.
Requirements & Trainings
Visit these resources to learn more details about the requirements for annual sexual harassment training
Tours
AIA Trust
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Risk Management for AIA Members
Insurance
Legal
Retirement
Resources
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Resources
AIA Illinois provides a comprehensive list of organizations and initiatives dedicated to combating injustice and promoting awareness. These resources aim to bridge the gap between knowledge and action to advance equity and inclusion in the architectural profession and beyond.
Community Building
- My Block My City My Hood
- Blacks In Green
- Communities Partnering for Peace
- Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation
- Neighborhood Network Alliance
- Southwest Organizing Project
- Folded Map Project
- LISC Chicago
- Illinois Diversity Council
- Hispanic Housing Development
- National Public Housing Museum
- Arquitectos