Member Directory
A convenient searchable index of all AAO Member sites and programming areas. A current listing of Individual Members is found on this page, as well.
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Actar Publishers is committed to investigating the culture of the architectural, urbanism and landscape disciplines through innovative design, theory, criticism and pedagogy. Actar is focused on the works and research of established and emerging practitioners, professors, and thinkers.
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A non profit organization comprised of architects, artists and designers to broaden the range of discussion of the design of the built environment.
Anchorage, AK -
Dedicated to the vibrant social, economic, and environmental future of cities; and provider of design leadership training and technical assistance to hundreds of elected officials, public-private partnerships, education leaders, business leaders, and other key local decision makers in the design process.
Washington, DC -
The AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals and allied partners, serving as the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for our members in service to society.
Washington, DC -
The American Planning Association provides leadership in the development of vital communities by advocating excellence in planning, promoting education and citizen empowerment, and providing our members with the tools and support necessary to meet the challenges of growth and change.Chicago, IL -
Produced by the Archimedia Workshop, the 2010 film "Make No Little Plans" explores the life and legacy of visionary architect and city planner, Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912).
Chicago, IL -
Architects use the power of design to solve problems, transform lives, and create a better world. The Architects Foundation, the philanthropic partner of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), celebrates architecture’s value by advancing tomorrow’s design leaders and preserving architectural treasures of the past.
Washington, DC -
Presenting the work and ideas of the world’s most interesting and influential architects and designers to New York, national and international audiences, through lectures, exhibitions and publications.
New York, NY -
A leading independent centre for arts, architecture and design which aims to inspire people to become thoughtful and engaged stewards of the world around them.
Hyderabad, INDIA -
Promoting awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the ways in which architecture and urban design influence and enhance the quality of life in the Houston community.
Houston, TX -
The Architecture Foundation is a non-profit agency that advances architecture and urbanism to enrich life now and in future. We are independent, agile and influential. We bring together the public and professionals to cultivate new ideas and talent, stimulate discussion, and improve the quality of the built environment.
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Conceived by a group of senior BC architects in 1999, the Architecture Foundation of BC recognizes and encourages excellence in architecture through a variety of programs and initiatives. The Foundation also organizes various fundraising events to build a fund from which it can provide grants and contributions to support its mission to promote awareness, understanding and appreciation of the built environment in British Columbia.
Vancouver, BC -
Supporting Oregon’s quality of life and creating awareness of our designed environments through education, advocacy, philanthropy, and inspiration.
Portland, OR -
The ARC’s mission is to increase general architectural literacy and design awareness through K-12 educational programs to improve arts and cultural literacy, community awareness, and environmental consciousness.
New Haven, CT -
Art Omi: Architecture facilitates projects that explore the intersection of architecture, art, and landscape by architects. This unique program offers 60 acres to exhibit physical structures such as pavilions, installations, landscape interventions, and constructed environments designed by architects, as well as indoor gallery exhibitions.
Ghent, NY -
ACSA, unique in its representative role for schools of architecture, provides a forum for ideas on the leading edge of architectural thought.
Washington, DC -
Founded in 2012, the Architecture & Design Center is an independent, non-profit cultural organization dedicated to bringing together architecture and design professionals and aficionados to promote high quality design and connect Atlanta’s design culture to the world.
Atlanta, GA -
Improving the Austin community by advancing the value of architecture.
Austin, TX -
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) celebrates design and the built environment. Launched in 1987, BAF encourages people to explore Baltimore architecture: to be mindful of the area’s history, and recognize Baltimore’s architectural heritage, and appreciate its design innovations.
Baltimore, MD -
Advancing the knowledge and recognition of women’s contributions to architecture.
New York, NY -
A nonprofit educational corporation with a mission to promote public awareness of Boston's rich architectural and historical heritage through its guided tours, lecture series and other activities.
Boston, MA -
The Boston Society for Architecture is Boston’s leading center for architecture and design, and is home to the Boston Society of Architects/AIA and the BSA Foundation.
Boston, MA -
The Lipsey Buffalo Architecture Center (BAC) explores excellence in architecture and city planning as demonstrated by Buffalo’s outstanding architectural heritage.
Buffalo, NY -
Building Matters Ann Arbor inspires curiosity about, appreciation of, and agency over our built environment by illuminating and interpreting it. Our people and programs cultivate meaningful connection, civic engagement, and community transformation.
Ann Arbor, MI -
The Center was founded as an independent non-profit in 2003 by the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Philadelphia). The Center provides the public with a place to explore architecture, urban planning, and design, allowing them to understand how these disciplines affect us all in our daily lives.
Philadelphia, PA -
The Center for Civic Design (CCD) is an interdisciplinary hub of designers whose focus is bringing together diverse groups around the planning, development, and design of our towns and cities. Through such service and engagement, CAP students will have invaluable immersive learning experiences.
Muncie, IN -
The Center for Design Institute helps visitors and scholars understand the role of design in our lives. The Center embraces the field of design through the preservation of a distinctive design collection.
Seattle, WA -
The Chicago Architecture Biennial is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to creating an international forum on architecture and urbanism through the production of exhibitions and public programs.
Chicago, IL -
The Chicago Architecture Center is the leading organization devoted to celebrating and promoting Chicago as a center of architectural innovation, and it inspires people to discover why design matters.
Chicago, IL -
The Visitors Center actively markets the uniqueness and advantages of the Columbus/Bartholomew County community while engaging and educating visitors, overnights guests and residents.
Columbus, IN -
The Center for Architecture and Design is a volunteer collective of creative professionals formed to help architecture and design lead the way in shaping the future of how our community looks, acts, and feels.
Columbus, OH -
A community design center that provides pro bono preliminary design services to nonprofit organizations in greater Philadelphia, offers unique volunteer opportunities to design professionals and raises awareness about the importance of design in community revitalization.
Philadelphia, PA -
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. Cooper Hewitt educates, inspires, and empowers people through design by presenting exhibitions and educational programs and maintaining active publications.
New York, NY -
The Cranbrook Art Museum invites viewers to discover relevant and transformative moments in modern and contemporary art, architecture, and design. Through our exhibitions, collections, programming, and publications, we bring together people from our region and around the world to provoke new ideas about art, creativity, and the built environment.
Bloomfield Hills, MI -
Providing a continuing and challenging public discourse on architecture and urban design, the forum serves as an inclusive arena where people interested in and concerned with the built environment, non-professionals and professionals alike, may interact intellectually and socially.
Dallas, TX -
AD EX, the Architecture and Design Exchange works to encourage the conversation about why architecture matters to YOU. Supported by AIA Dallas and the Architecture and Design Foundation, AD EX presents a variety of public programs, including walking tours, film screenings, exhibitions, panel discussions and family programs. We also support a scholarship/traveling fellowship program that awards thousands of dollars to the next generation of architects and design professionals.
Dallas, TX -
Denmark’s national centre for the development and dissemination of knowledge about architecture, building and urban development.
Copenhagen -
The Denver Architecture Foundation inspires people to explore our dynamic city, experience the importance of design to our quality of life and envision an exceptional future for Denver.
Denver, CO -
Design in Public promotes design to create a healthier, more livable city.
Seattle, WA -
Committed to improving the design, utility and understanding of New York City's parks, plazas, streets and public buildings and bringing together neighborhoods, public agencies and design professionals to find innovative opportunities for change.
New York, NY -
Exhibit Columbus is the flagship event of Landmark Columbus, whose mission is to care for the architectural legacy of Columbus and inspire communities to invest in architecture, art, and design to improve people’s lives and make cities better places to live.
Columbus, IN -
America’s most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed Fallingwater for his clients, the Kaufmann family. It instantly became famous, and today it is a National Historic Landmark. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is entrusted to preserve Fallingwater for generations to come.
Mill Run, PA -
Enhancing and fostering awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of architecture and the built environment.
Santa Fe, NM -
Making project-based grants to individuals and organizations and producing public programs to foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society.
Chicago, IL -
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is widely recognized as one of the world's top design schools, and is consistently ranked number one in North America. The school produces a robust calendar of public lectures, publications, exhibitions and awards related to architecture, urbanism and design culture, all of which compliment the academic mission of the school.
Cambridge, MA -
A foundation that connects people to the profound influence of design and stimulates education and public engagement in shaping Hawaii's island communities.
Honolulu, HI -
Enhancing appreciation and understanding of architecture and the built environment through exhibitions, lectures, charettes, symposia, and other forms of public engagement. Our collection of nearly 6,000 objects – from the late 18th century to present day – includes drawings, models, photographs, artifacts, games, ephemera, and the world’s third-largest collection of plaster architectural casts.
Pittsburgh, PA -
The present time is marked by radical technological, economic, cultural and social changes. The new Institute aims this changing world map and visualize, while promoting discussion for both the professional design field as a wider audience.
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Historic Milwaukee Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of and commitment to Milwaukee’s history, architecture, and the preservation of our built environment through education and advocacy. HMI is an affiliated member of the Wisconsin Historical Society, a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Visit Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, WI -
The Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles, CA -
The Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design is an independent nonprofit organization that instigates dialogues on design and the built environment through public programming, exhibitions, and publications. L.A. is a catalytic place for architecture and design, offering lessons that extend globally. Our curatorial stance frames and challenges what architecture means in an evolving city.
Los Angeles , CA -
The Louisiana Architecture Foundation works to advance Architecture in Louisiana by serving as a link between the public and the architectural profession. This linkage includes public awareness of Architecture, public support for Architecture, and public participation in processes that shape the environment.
Baton Rouge, LA -
Materials & Applications (M&A) is a Los Angeles-based non-profit cultural organization dedicated to building a public culture of experimental architecture. With a focus on architectural ideas and processes, M&A curates critical exhibitions and commissions new work by under-recognized architects, designers, and artists.
Los Angeles, CA -
An organization that strives to provide a venue where the architecture profession and the general public can meet and initiate conversations which will allow Miami and the South Florida region to continue to emerge as a vibrant and diverse community and where architecture and design play a vital role.
Miami, FL -
The American Institute of Architects Minnesota, founded in 1892, is the professional association for architects in the state of Minnesota.
Minneapolis, MN -
A non profit organization that fights for intelligent urban design, planning and preservation through education, dialogue and advocacy.
New York, NY -
The Museum of Architecture (MoA) is a charity and pop-up platform that creates exhibitions and programming with the mission to provide resources for architects to be better entrepreneurs and create opportunities for architects to engage with other industries and the public to be better informed about the people and places for which they are designing.
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America’s leading cultural institution devoted to the history and impact of the built environment and to advancing the quality of the built environment by educating people about its impact on their lives.
Washington, DC -
The National Design Alliance is a new 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization focused on supporting cities and schools through change and transformation. Through its inaugural program Reimagine America’s Schools, the National Design Alliance brings together local civic and education leaders in design thinking workshops, charrettes, and leadership development sessions to help them develop a clear and implementable vision for the future of their communities and institutions.
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The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) mission is to champion diversity within the design professions by promoting the excellence, community engagement, and professional development of its members.
Washington, DC -
New London Architecture (NLA) is an independent forum for discussion, debate and information about architecture, planning, development and construction in the capital.
London -
The AIA New York Chapter / Center for Architectre is dedicated to three goals: design excellence, public outreach and professional development.
New York, NY -
NEXT.cc is an eco web of informal art, science and design opportunities that develops ethical imagination and environmental stewardship.
Milwaukee, WI -
Open House New York celebrates the best examples of design and planning throughout the five boroughs, from historic to contemporary, and helps foster a more informed conversation about how architecture and urban design sustain New York as a vibrant place to live, work, and learn.
New York, NY -
An independent, not for profit organisation that aims to be at the centre of creating better places – and a better city - through championing excellence in design quality and advocating for an inclusive and informed approach to the development of our city.
London -
The Orlando Foundation for Architecture is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to public education that inspires people to discover WHY DESIGN MATTERS. The Foundation provides college scholarships to students that participate in the 2+2+2 program at Valencia College, UCF and UF Citi-Lab Orlando.
Orlando, FL -
PlayBuild NOLA is a start-up non-profit based in New Orleans. Since late 2012, we’ve been on a mission to transform under-utilized urban spaces into exciting kid-friendly environments for play and learning. In August 2013, after 8 months of planning we opened our flagship site in Central City.
New Orleans, LA -
The Institute for Planning and Development of the City of Prague (IPR Prague) is the main conceptual workplace for the City of Prague, for the fields of architecture, urbanism, development, creation and administration of the city. IPR Prague processes strategic, urban and territorial development documents, and works to strengthen partnerships between universities, professional institutions, and nonprofit organizations withing the Czech Republic and internationally.
Prague, Czech Republic -
Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build strong communities. We are the central hub of the global placemaking movement, connecting people to ideas, resources, expertise, and partners who see place as the key to addressing our greatest challenges.
New York, NY -
The Rice Design Alliance, formed in 1972, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of architecture, urban design, and the built environment in the Houston region through education, discussion, and innovation.
Houston, TX -
An organization that champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and with government to improve the design quality of public and private structures.
London -
The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) is a national design award that recognizes transformative urban places that contribute to the economic, environmental, and social vitality of American cities.
Cambridge, MA -
The Center for Architecture + Design enhances public appreciation for architecture and design, both locally and internationally, through exhibitions, lectures, tours, films and other programs that reveal the richness of the design arts.
San Francisco, CA -
A non profit organization that promotes good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area through research, education and advocacy.
San Francisco, CA -
Connecting people to the architecture, design and history of Seattle through entertaining workshops, dynamic tours, educational seminars and enthusiastic community advocacy.
Seattle, WA -
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) promotes the study, interpretation, and conservation of architecture, design, landscapes, and urbanism worldwide for the benefit of all. SAH serves a network of local, national, and international institutions and individuals who, by vocation or avocation, focus on the built environment and its role in shaping contemporary life.
Chicago, IL -
Columbia, SC -
This unique school, now fifty years old, is the only public school of architecture in New York City. With this perspective in mind, City College places emphasis on the urban situation as a generator of ideas about the appropriateness of programs and forms in the city landscape is one of the most original aspects of the school.
New York, NY -
Taliesin is the home, studio, school, and 800-acre estate of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959). Located in the Driftless Region of southwestern Wisconsin near Spring Green, Taliesin is the name of Wright’s 37,000 square foot home as well as the estate that includes buildings from nearly every decade of Wright’s career from the 1890s to the 1950s. In 1976, Taliesin was designated as a National Historic Landmark.
Spring Green, WY -
AIA East Tennessee is the local chapter of The American Institute of Architects that serves architects and the public in 25 counties of middle and upper East Tennessee. The chapter was chartered on November 21, 1953 and currently serves over 250+ members.
Knoxville, TN -
Providing a credible voice for and expertise in the area of historic preservation and related issues in Tulsa.
Tulsa, OK -
UVA School of Architecture aspires to excellence in all that they do, and aim to live their values, advance their academic mission, and ensure their impact as proactive agents of change in relation to the conception and design of our collective future.
Charlottesville, VA -
Van Alen Institute is a nonprofit organization that uses the tools of design competitions, research, and public programs to bring the power of design to bear on pressing challenges.
New York, NY -
Through its many programs the Washington Architectural Foundation demonstrates how design improves the quality of life for everyone in the Greater Washington, DC metropolitan region.
Washington, DC -
The Westcott House is a volunteer-powered, membership-strong, non-profit organization that inspires people to connect with their community in dynamic and powerful ways.
Springfield, OH
Associate Members
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Ric Bell
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Greg Brown
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Marisa Brown
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Jennifer Brundage
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Shirley Buss
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Amery Calvelli
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June Freeman
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Zoe Gizara
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Bruce Hamilton
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Casey Jones
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Reed Kroloff
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Kathleen Kupper
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Mike LaVista
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Jessica Leconte
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Marianna McJimsey
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Gayle McKeen
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Charles McKinney
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Daniel McPhee
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Alonzo Nedic
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Pamela Nuccitelli
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Jody Nyboer
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Margie O'Driscoll
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Cindy Olnick
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Sarah Rafson
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Prescott Reavis
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Mary Roberts
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Jordan Rohrback
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Caroline Stevens
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Danielle Willkins
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Edmund Worthy