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Built Works
This resource demonstrates the expertise architects contribute to community design. Built Works projects have changed the economic, environmental and physical landscapes of communities nationwide.
Communities by Design Built Works

AIA Center for Communities by Design Presentations
“Communities by Design.” This presentation outlines the mission of the AIA Center for Communities by Design, illustrates the AIA’s Ten Principles for Livable Communities, and discusses how livability issues can be promoted and implemented.
Download in PowerPoint (1.8 MB)
Download as PDF (1.8 MB)

Flyers and Posters
These materials illustrating AIA’s 10 Principles for Livable Communities can be part of public presentations or information packages.
10 Principles Flyer/Hand Out (PDF 600 KB)
10 Principles Poster (PDF 2 MB)

Sustainable Design Assessment Teams (SDATs)
Introduced in 2005, the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) program is modeled after the R/UDAT program. SDATs provide communities with broad assessments to help frame future policies or design solutions in the context of sustainability. SDATs work with local stakeholders and community members to forge a sustainable relationship between humans, the natural environment, and place. More
SDAT Information Packet
List of SDAT Communities

Disaster Assistance Program
The AIA’s Disaster Assistance Program provides resources and support to architects helping communities recover from a disaster.
Architects often respond to disasters not only by helping with immediate recovery, assessing the stability of damaged structures, and advising on repairs, but also in the long term by helping communities to rebuild better than before. Such aid is most effective when a disaster response is organized through the AIA state or local component. More
Handbook for Disaster Assistance Programs
Register as a Disaster Assistance Program volunteer
Handbook for Disaster Assistance Programs
“Good Samaritan” Legislation
Other Disaster-related Resources

Livability Benchmarking Tools
As part of a continuing effort to provide resources in support of livable communities, the AIA Center for Communities by Design introduces the first draft of a selection of guidelines and indicators to illustrate the wide-ranging field of community sustainability. More
Prominent Sustainability Practices related to the Built Environment

AIA Roundtables on Sustainable Design
The AIA hosted a series of five Roundtables on Sustainable Design from 2004 to 2006 so that national organizations could begin working together toward the goal of sustainability. With participants from other leading organizations, the AIA sought to create a spirit of cooperation to advance our collective efforts in the pursuit of sustainability. More
Roundtable I Summary: Housing
Roundtable II Summary: Economic Opportunity
Roundtable III Summary: Measures of Sustainability
Roundtable IV Summary: Preservation and Utilization of the Existing Built Environment