5 Reasons to send your team to AIA25!

AIA25 drives firm & individual success

AIA25 is so much more than this year’s premier AEC industry event, it’s a strategic investment that empowers your team for long-term success. Here are five reasons why sending your team to AIA25 is good for business.

1. Customized professional development

Success of a firm is directly linked to the growth and development of its individual team members. In fact, 82% of all firms and 86% of large firms pay for employees to attend conferences and workshops. That’s why AIA25 offers a diverse range of courses, events, and experiences tailored to different career needs, including getting licensed, developing leadership skills, or winning new work. With 450+ CE sessions earning HSW credit and five themed tracks, there’s something for everyone at your firm—plus the opportunity for them to earn their CE for the year!

Associates

Career Advancement & Leadership Track: Courses on skill development, getting licensed, advocacy, and professional growth to prepare the next generation of architects.
Tips From the Top: Architects Share Their Advice for Success (SA102): Learn insights from renowned architects on how to kick-start your career, along with strategies for process, inspiration, and personal growth.
Maximizing Mentorship Relationships to Elevate Individual & Firm Growth (WE120): Gain mentorship skills, set goals, and maximize success through meaningful connections and guided support.

Architects

Design Excellence Track: Courses on exemplary design in commercial, residential, health care, education, and public architecture that balance aesthetics, function, and societal impact.
Resilient Design for Rapidly Evolving Natural Disaster Risks (SA305): Learn to assess climate and natural hazard risks to drive resilient, data-driven solutions that protect communities and meet evolving regulatory and industry expectations.
Architectural Visualization With AI: A Hands-on Workshop (WE121): Demystify generative AI, explore powerful visualization tools, and gain practical strategies to integrate AI into your architectural workflow.

Firm owners

Business & Firm Prosperity Track: Courses on winning new work and achieving firm operational success, profitability, and global practice expansion.
Seven Strategies of Highly Successful Firms (TH101): Discover key strategies that set highly profitable architecture firms apart, balancing financial success with a thriving, sustainable workforce.
Moments That Matter: Designing the Client Experience (WE122): Learn how to balance technical expertise with a service mindset to build trust, drive value, and create impactful client experiences that set elite architecture firms apart.

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2. Team learning & bonding

AIA25 isn’t just about individual growth—it’s a team learning event designed to foster collaboration and innovation within your firm. Your team can participate in workshops, tours, seminars, and beyond that encourage teamwork and group problem-solving. By sending your team together, you’ll cultivate a culture of continuous learning while they earn their HSW, GBCI, RIBA, and AIA LU credits for the year.

Time for team bonding is one of those intangibles that builds internal relationships and camaraderie. See how other firms do it by checking out open studios—which take you inside Boston’s leading design firms—and relevant education sessions. By participating together, you can create social support and develop the mentorships that come from mixing staff at various career stages.

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3. Networking with future collaborators

AIA25 is more than just a conference—it’s a networking platform like no other, drawing thousands of architects, designers, and AEC industry professionals.

Take your pick from nearly 100 networking events to build new contacts, discover potential design partners, and identify specialty consultants for future projects. Every new connection represents potential revenue.

Key networking events:

AIA Awards Gala: AIA will be announcing its award winners live at an inclusive, red-carpet style celebration. Don’t miss this opportunity for your team to meet the best in architecture and design.
Women’s Leadership Luncheon: Female team members will find a unique space where women gather to network, celebrate, and grow—leading to potential mentorships and/or career opportunities.
Small Firm Meetup: The perfect opportunity to make new connections with fellow small firms and learn about small firm practice resources available through AIA.

4. The latest products & materials

The AIA25 Expo is the go-to place for the latest and greatest building products, materials, and solutions. Featuring 600 exhibiting companies, the expo is your team’s key to staying competitive long-term. Whether you’re a product specifier or involved in any facet of project design, the expo is the best opportunity of the year to get hands-on with cutting-edge products, innovative materials, and state-of-the-art technologies all in one place.

Plus, we know architecture professionals don’t always have access to technical experts to answer their important product questions. That’s why AIA25 is proud to offer you and your team the ability to schedule one-on-one time for technical advice with leading exhibitors on the expo floor. You can schedule meetings in the AIA25 app before the show to plan as a team.

5. Discounted member rates

Sending your entire team to AIA25 in Boston is an investment. That’s why AIA25 offers special AIA member pricing—saving you up to $1,140 per attendee, depending on the rate. These savings, combined with all the benefits of participating together, make attending AIA25 as a team even more cost-effective.

Early bird discounts for AIA members:

Architect member, $859
Associate member, $699
New member, $159

Take advantage of early bird discounts (until April 9) to maximize the value of your investment.