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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced that they are working with members of Congress to help craft student loan debt relief and create more entryways towards the architecture field. The potential pathways for student loan debt relief include service-based loan forgiveness in the...
With the Memorial Day deadline now passed for President Biden’s massive new $2.25 trillion infrastructure bill, architects and planners are watching closely and with interested eyes to see what is included in any future version of the bill that has the potential to make outsized impacts in...
Press release AIA praises proposed legislation aimed at easing & bolstering retirement planning for architects WASHINGTON – May 5, 2021 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) commends Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, (D-OR), Rep. Darin LaHood, (R-IL), and Rep. Danny Davis, (D-IL), on the recent reintroduction of The Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. The proposed legislation, H.R.2917, allows employers to make matching contributions to a 401(k)-retirement plan when their employees make student loan repayments. Under this proposal, recent graduates who cannot afford t...
AIA EVP/Chief Executive Officer Robert Ivy, FAIA, to retire in December 2021 News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than a decade successfully leading The American Institute of Architects (AIA), EVP/Chief Executive Officer Robert Ivy, FAIA, today announced he will retire at the end of 2021. Robert Ivy, FAIA "Robert's leadership and vision have been instrumental in successfully moving the organization forward through challenging times, realigning its values with today's membership, and positioning the organization to address so...
Architects and filmmakers share their stories By AIA Staff Look Up Film Challenge winners announced at Chicago Architecture Biennial The winners of the Look Up Film Challenge were announced in Chicago on Saturday as part of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, sponsored in part by the AIA. The grand prize winner, My City Listens, filmed in downtown Los Angeles and submitted by Andrew Jeric and Soha Momeni, is about the interplay between personal identity and the city’s textures. But in My City Listens, the city plays two roles: an object to discover and a subjec...