The Minnesota Conference on Architecture

Earn top-tier professional development hours and connect with the people shaping the profession.

Join Minnesota architects, designers, and industry professionals for three days of rigorous, relevant continuing education and peer connection each November. This annual conference delivers high-caliber learning and fosters relationships and conversations that strengthen your practice.

The 2026 conference is November 9–11 at the Depot Renaissance Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. Registration will open in September.

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Photo credit: Chad Holder

Premier Continuing Education

Earn up to 15 professional development hours for licensure and AIA membership through carefully curated sessions on codes, ethics, AI, sustainability, practice management, and more, led by respected practitioners from Minnesota and across the country.

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Exhibit Hall

Network with industry partners and suppliers and learn about the latest products, materials, and services and how they can move your practice forward at our dynamic exhibit hall, featuring 115 vendors.

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Community

Meet new people and catch up with old friends in the local architecture community at receptions, the Awards Celebration, and in the hallways between sessions.

Call for proposals and exhibit hall booths open now. Sponsorships available soon!

Submit a session proposal

Learn about exhibit hall and sponsorship opportunities

Conference Continuing Education Committee

The Conference Continuing Education (CE) Committee crafts an informative and inspired CE experience for the annual conference and beyond. This group of members and students curates topics of focus and speakers for the keynote and concurrent sessions of the annual Minnesota Conference on Architecture, and additional CE sessions and series, fueling excellence in the Minnesota architecture community and providing opportunities for experts of all career stages to be highlighted and recognized for their work.

Learn more and join the committee.