This is a time in your career to expand connections and deepen relationships within the architecture community. Get active in - and pursue leadership positions with - member groups based on issues, geographies, or programs important to you.
Attending the Minnesota Conference on Architecture is a smart move -- the education, networking, and inspiration can propel you forward. Partner with others to propose a session. Speakers and Assoc. AIA members receive discounted rates.
The Saint Paul Prize design competition celebrates innovative ideas from the next generation of design professionals. Open exclusively to Emerging Professionals living and working in Minnesota. Students and multi-disciplinary teams welcome.
The Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Award is a juried design competition, providing young practitioners with funding to advance their education and discovery in architecture through foreign or domestic travel-study.
The Next Gen Award is given to up to two recent graduates of an accredited NAAB architecture program who have demonstrated early leadership potential or exceptional service to the AIA, the architecture profession, or the community at large.
Inform conversations with your current employer around salary, benefits, and paths to promotion, or with a new employer around a move. A copy is kept at the AIA Minnesota office for those who prefer not to purchase their own copy.
Minnesota's resource for open positions in architecture.
Emerging Professionals and firm leaders alike recognize what is learned in school varies by institution and one's experience within it. AIA Minnesota is gathering insights to inform EP-focused training on the skills and knowledge most needed in practice..
In Spring/Summer of 2026, this Task Force will share its recommendations on what mentorship is desired by EPs and what the best in mentorship looks like.
