AIA Seattle champions the central role of architects in creating and sustaining a better built environment.

Interested in AIA Seattle + Seattle Design Festival Board Service?

Your nominations for the AIA Seattle + Seattle Design Festival aligned boards are critical to our chapter’s ability to recognize and encourage design leadership across the breadth and diversity of our profession. Join us February 5 to learn more about potential Leadership Pathways and nominate by February 13.

What’s to Come in 2026!

We look forward to continuing to foster impactful engagement, lifelong learning, and meaningful connection that align with our Mission, Values, & Imperatives and are in support of our vision for equitable, resilient, thriving communities.

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A Year of Transition – 2025 in Review

In 2025 AIA Seattle + Seattle Design Festival refreshed our strategic direction, re-imagined our home, and recommitted to pushing design forward through advocacy, educational programs and deeper community engagement. Thank you all for your partnership, participation, and leadership! Read the full End of Year message here. 

On Demand Education

AIA Seattle offers on-demand learning opportunities to expand the impact and accessibility of our programs. Check out our quality on-demand learning through our partnership with aecKnowledge, AIAU, and other chapters’ programming.

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This Year in Advocacy

In 2025, AIA Seattle members impacted policies on housing, land use, and climate resilience through the Comprehensive Plan Work Group and the Housing Advocacy Committee. Plus – learn how AIA National is taking action against federal policy failing to recognize architects as professionals.

Why Join AIA

AIA Seattle is a community of architecture and allied professionals who engage in education, advocacy, committees and connection through in-person and virtual events.

January Events and Opportunities roundup

January Events + Opportunities

Check out our new monthly roundup of educational events, involvement opportunities, and programs tailored to our Washington design community.

Behind the Vision

The Behind the Vision is a communication series to provide our AIA Seattle community with information about activities that steward our mission, vision, and values forward. This month: how our programming is developed in collaboration with member leadership and staff expertise – plus, share your ideas by February 6 for our Timely Topics Series. Catch up here on the whole Behind the Vision series.

Upcoming Committee Events

AIA NW Washington - a section of AIA Seattle

Northwest Washington

AIA Northwest Washington (NWW) serves our members in North Puget Sound, supporting and promoting the design profession through educational programs and other activities.

Congrats to the winners of the 2025 AIA Northwest Washington Design Awards!

Partnership with America ByDesign

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with the TV series America ByDesign: Architecture to feature projects awarded through AIA Seattle’s Honor Awards program!