The AIA Board has approved the AIA Strategic Plan 2026-2030, and chapter leaders engaged in an interactive session at Leadership Summit to explore priorities and discuss implementation. 

The American Institute of Architects' Strategic Plan 2026–2030 is a bold, member-informed roadmap for a profession ready to lead, focusing on what architects and firms need to thrive. 

AIA is setting the PACE

AIA’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 is designed to help architects succeed—with strong careers, resilient firms, and a profession equipped to shape a rapidly changing world. Developed through extensive engagement with members and stakeholders, the plan prioritizes practice success, coordinated action, practical climate leadership, and expanded access at every career stage.

The plan is organized around four interconnected goals— PACE—that reflect what members told us matters most:  

• Practice success that strengthens firms and careers
• Advocacy that supports and elevates architects  
• Climate leadership that is ambitious, achievable, and embedded in practice
• Equity that expands access, participation, and advancement across the profession

See The AIA Strategic Plan