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What Biden's "Building Back Better" Could Mean for Architecture

Deane Madsen

February 23, 2021

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The new administration's first actions suggest climate change will be a top priority.

ASLA Releases Biden-Harris Policy Recommendations in New Report

Kara Mavros

January 26, 2021

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The report, titled “Landscape Architects Design Vibrant, Resilient, and Just Communities for All," promotes racial, social, and environmental justice in design.

Biden: Major Infrastructure Plan Is on the Way

Tom Ichniowski Bruce Buckley Pam McFarland

January 20, 2021

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The new president is expected to unveil a major proposal for roads, bridges, water and energy, and boost labor and climate resilience.

UK Architects Face Uncertainty in EU Post-Brexit

Tim Abrahams

January 20, 2021

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The UK's departure from the European Union on January 1 cost British architects the blanket right to work across continental Europe.

February Editor's Letter: The People’s House

The violent assault on the U.S. Capitol attacked the democratic symbolism that our most significant architecture conveys.

Cathleen McGuigan

January 14, 2021

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There are few great buildings in the world whose significance extends beyond the quality of architecture, history, or function. The U.S. Capitol reflects not only that trifecta of values but is the single most potent symbol of America’s republic.

AIA Suspends ArchiPAC Contributions

Kara Mavros

January 14, 2021

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Following January 6, the organization is pausing all political activities.

Bedlam at US Capitol Renews Debate Over Permanent Security Fence

Jutin Rice

January 8, 2021

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Engineering News-Record reports on the aftermath of the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

UK Architects' Qualifications No Longer Valid in EU

Laura Raskin

January 4, 2021

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The Architects Registration Board announced this week that UK architects will no longer be able to automatically practice in the EU’s 27 countries, as they had before Brexit.

AIA Responds to Executive Order Mandating Classical Design for Federal Architecture

December 21, 2020

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The organization condemns the order and pledges to work with President-Elect Biden to reverse it.

Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Classical Architecture for Federal Buildings

Kara Mavros

December 21, 2020

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The new order, titled Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture, encourages the use of classical architecture for new Federal buildings. Read the AIA's response.