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Architecture and design roles across the state, filterable by chapter region and role type.
Architect
Licensed roles across the ten chapter and section areas.
Emerging professional
Designer and AXP-supported roles for those working towards licensure.
Firm leadership
Associate principal, principal and practice management roles.
Interior design
Workplace, healthcare and adaptive reuse interiors.
Documents and contract library
AIA standard contract documents, practice guidance and the component's own governance papers.
Contract documents
The AIA's standard agreements between owner, architect and contractor, at member rates.
Practice resources
Continuing education requirements, starting a practice, and professional liability.
Advocacy
Why hire an AIA architect, and the component's submissions in Lansing.
Governance
The Strategic Plan 2020-2025 and the component's own papers.
Why hire an AIA architect?
An architect is licensed by the state, carries professional liability, and is legally responsible for the health and safety of what they design. The AIA credential adds a code of ethics and a continuing education requirement on top of that. This is the page to send a client who has asked what the difference is.