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

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Join us for the 2026 Housing Forum June 1!

This year’s Housing Forum will explore the intersection of housing policy, design, and delivery, with a focus on the architectural implications of this moment. Local housing leaders will discuss recent policy advances, regulatory reform and construction methods and highlight innovative case studies.

Celebrate Our Member Community at PARTI!

Join us Tuesday May 26 at Town Hall Seattle for PARTI, our individual member awards program that celebrates leadership and achievement in design and the built environment at the local and national level.

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Join us for Session 2 of our 2026 Code Session

Join us May 12 + 13 online for Safety Matters, a two-day virtual training that provides an overview of health and safety principles as they apply to the practices of design and construction.

AHC Spring Conference

The AHC Spring Conference May 15 brings together healthcare design and construction professionals to explore strategies for shaping resilient, flexible, and community-focused healthcare environments.

Advocacy Update – March 2026

This Month in Advocacy: Welcome to our new AIA Seattle Advocacy Manager; Local Advocacy Opportunities; State Legislation Session wins; and National Advocacy News.

What’s to Come in 2026

We look forward to continuing to foster impactful engagement, lifelong learning, and meaningful connection in support of our vision for equitable, resilient, thriving communities.

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.

April Events + Opportunities

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

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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: information and upcoming events in Smith Tower! 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!

AIA Seattle On Demand Learning Opportunities

On Demand Learning Opportunities

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.