AIA Arizona 2026 State Conference
About this Event
Join colleagues and friends at the AIA Arizona State Conference on Friday, October 23 at Clayton House in Scottsdale! More than 400 architecture professionals will gather for an inspiring day!
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The conference is chaired by 2026 AIA Arizona President-elect Dan Maher, AIA, a Tucson-based Regional Executive with Kitchell. With the theme of Liminal, the conference is a day of insight, inspiration, and connection with an excellent lineup of featured speakers.
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A liminal place or moment is a transition—a threshold or an intermediate state, phase, or condition—often with extraordinary potential. At a time between familiar paradigms and an uncertain future, the 2026 AIA Arizona State Conference will explore the liminal nature of this moment in which technological, environmental, and cultural forces are reshaping the discipline. As established boundaries are dissolving and new possibilities are emerging, architects can redefine the boundaries of practice, expanding our role as designers, advocates, and stewards of the built environment.
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General Timing for Friday, October 23:
7:00 a.m. Registration opens, with coffee and light breakfast
8:00 a.m. Program begins
5:00-6:30 p.m. Closing Reception
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Sponsors will receive unique codes by September 9 to then register their complimentary seats. Not yet a sponsor? Sponsorships remain available from $425 to $2,000.
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Deeply discounted early bird individual ticket prices are available now through September 30. See ticket prices below.
Attendees from Tucson
AIA Arizona is offering a free roundtrip bus from Tucson (departs CAPLA at 5:30 am, and departs the conference at 6:00 pm) for all attendees, students and professionals alike. If interested in this transportation, you will answer "yes" to the question about the bus as you register. On the morning of the conference, you will find the bus in the parking lot next to CAPLA prior to the 5:30 am departure. More detail will be provided to those who click "yes" to the question about the bus.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS [confirmed as of August 20]
Title Sponsor
Arcadia
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Platinum Sponsors
Amrize / Arizona Architecture Foundation / Arkance / DWL Architects + Planners / Kimley-Horn / McCarthy Building Companies / Primak Construction Group / Sherwin-Williams / SWBR / USA Shade
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Patron Sponsors
Arizona Restaurant Consulting / Century Sign Builders / coLAB Studio / Concord General Contracting / Corgan / DLR Group / Gensler / Kovach / Nelsen Partners / Optima / PK Associates / Salt River Project / SmithGroup / Sundt Construction / Terracon / triARC Architecture & Design / Walter P Moore / Weddle Gilmore Architects / Western States Metal Roofing
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Gold Sponsors
Airpark Signs / BWS Architects / GLHN / Meyer Borgman Johnson / Professional Underwriters / Telgian Engineering & Consulting / YKK AP
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Coffee Cart Sponsors
180 Degrees Design + Build / Caliente Construction / Commercial Lighting Industries / Dibble Corp / Daltile / KCL Engineering / PENTA Building Group / Repp + McLain Design & Construction / Schaefer Structural Engineering
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Luncheon Sponsors
1GPA / AIA Phoenix Metro / Arizona Masonry Council / Dig Studio / Gammage & Burnham / Grace Design Studios / High Peak Advisors / PHX Architecture / Sazan Group / Schneider Structural Engineers / Swaim Associates
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Student Advocate Sponsor
DeBartolo Architects
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Tucson Bus Sponsor
University of Arizona CAPLA
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Agenda: subject to change
🕑: 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Light Breakfast and Coffee
🕑: 08:00 AM
Program Begins
Info: Introductory remarks by AIA Arizona Executive Director John Czarnecki, President Elizabeth McLean, AIA, Conference Chair Dan Maher, AIA, and emcee John Cary.
Exact speaker timeslots to be announced and updated here
FEATURED SPEAKER: ONE
FEATURED SPEAKER: TWO
Presentation About the Eames Institute: John Cary
Lunch Hour
Info: Lunch is included with all tickets. The lunch hour will include book signings with multiple featured speakers.
FEATURED SPEAKER: THREE
FEATURED SPEAKER: FOUR
FEATURED SPEAKER: FIVE
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Closing Reception
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 330.00
