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

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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.

Congrats to our 2025 Honor Award Winners!

Congratulations to the winning teams of the 76th Annual Honor Awards for Washington Architecture, held November 3 at Town Hall Seattle! Read the full announcement here.

Latest in Advocacy News

This Month in Advocacy: AIA National responds to White House Ballroom Project; Join AIA Seattle’s Housing Advocacy Committee meetings; Katie Wilson as mayor-elect; and Seattle’s Comp Plan Update going to City Council for vote in weeks ahead.

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!

Events

CANCELED: Committee Meeting: Committee on the Environment December 16 2025

Committee Meeting: Seattle International Architecture Forum December 17 2025

Committee Meeting: Small Practice and Residential Committee December 18 2025

Committee Meeting: Code December 19 2025

Committee Meeting: Young Architects Forum December 23 2025

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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.

Upcoming Committee Events

COHO’s Happy Hour Meeting at Stoup Brewing | December 11
More to come in the New Year! Stay tuned to our Events Calendar for committee meetings and other 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.

The 2025 AIA Northwest Washington Design Awards were held on Thursday, October 2. View our announcement of the winners here – congrats to all!

Behind the Vision

This edition of Behind the Vision – Community Reuse of Items from the Center for Architecture & Design. The partner organizations of CfAD prepared to exit our shared space for multiple years, and the decommissioning and move out of 1010 Western is now complete. As the needs of each partner organization’s space have evolved over time, our values have remained steadfast, including our shared belief in responsible reuse. Read more in the latest Behind the Vision blog post. Or catch up here on our Behind the Vision series.