• We ENGAGE recently licensed Architects in leadership to become agents of change within the Institute and the profession overall.

  • We INSPIRE professional growth among recently licensed Architects through fellowship within AIA.

  • We ADVOCATE for issues of particular relevance to recently licensed Architects to the Institute.
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  • We PROMOTE mentorship at all career stages to enhance personal growth, community involvement, and professional development.​

Young Architect Rep.

Young Architect Representatives (YARs) are the primary connection between AIA chapters and the national YAF.

2026-27 Delaware YAR
Email: Lauren DeSimone, AIA
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YAF 2023-27 Strategic Initiatives
​YAF Handbook
YAR Position Description

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Career Resources

YAF-LFRT Future Forward Grant
Opens each March

Presented by the Large Firm Roundtable (LFRT) and the AIA Young Architects Forum (YAF), the Future Forward Grant supports students, emerging professionals, and early career architects in the testing of new ideas that disrupt the traditional conception of practice, process, and product in the field of architecture.

The primary objective of the grant is to perpetuate innovation in the practice of architecture by empowering students, emerging professionals, and early career architects to do things they would not otherwise have the capital or resources to accomplish.

This grant seeks to fund untested ideas and advance exploration, innovation, and disruption in the architecture profession.

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YAF-COF Align Mentorship Program
Opens each October

The Young Architects Forum and College of Fellows Align Mentorship Program is a long-range initiative (think ten years, not one) that connects young architects with AIA Fellows nationally.

The program’s objectives are:
  • To support Young Architects in defining their legacy within the profession while navigating one’s career path.
  • Create a vehicle for mentorship and career development that connects Young Architects and Fellows with peers across the country.
  • Accelerating contributions of Young Architects and developing regionally diverse collectives to contribute more in the future. 

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Burning Out In Architecture - take what you need

AIA Young Architects Forum presents tips on preventing burnout and actionable advice from Young Architect Representatives nationwide.  If you’re feeling burned out, you are not alone.
Take what you need: wisdom, support, hope.

Scan the QR code to read more on the AIA Community Hub and join the conversation.

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Charting Your Own CAREER PATH as a Young Architect

Our career journeys are unique and shaped by personal experiences, values, setbacks and growth. Explore highlights from the conversation on how the panelists have navigated a successful career by charting their own paths. 

​There's no single path in architecture.

An insightful discussion focused on Growth and Career and Evolution.