If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to plug into the AIBD community, the next few months are full of member-focused AIBD Events that deliver education, connection, and inspiration. Here’s what’s coming up. Live AIBD Webinars Our Residential Design Webinars are designed to tackle the issues you’re facing in practice right now, while earning you Primary-credits toward your CE requirements. High-Performance Homes Team – “The Steel Framing Discussion Continues” (1.0 P4 CE) Date: April 21,...
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April 13, 2026, Edition #CreatingWherePeopleLive This weekly newsletter is created by and for those designing homes in North America. Its editorial staff is the American Institute of Building Design, Inc., the premier association of residential design professionals. Here's what you get: Field Notes Nuts & Bolts Highlights Workshops & Gatherings What We're Up To Amazing sponsors who help keep this newsletter free for the industry. Let's dive in. Email servers may truncate this newsletter...
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Every award-winning design tells a story — not just about a home, but about the craft, precision, and creativity behind it. If you’ve ever looked at a winning ARDA entry and wondered, “How did they do that?” — now’s your chance to find out. The American Residential Design Awards (ARDA) is more than a competition; it’s a masterclass in design excellence. Past winners reveal what’s possible when professionalism meets innovation — and how thoughtful presentation makes all the difference. At...
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AIBD members often tell me, “I had no idea AIBD offered that.” Even though we send several messages each week highlighting programs and benefits, it’s clear there’s still more I can do as your Communications Director to connect you with everything that’s available. So this email is a bigger‑picture overview of the webinars, events, and educational resources you have access to—what’s coming up live, what’s available on‑demand, and how you can tap into it when you need it. (If this email looks...
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Hello Reader, Congrats on surviving Monday and crushing Tuesday. Now, Wednesday beckons you to take a break and step into a pattern of discovery. Welcome to the Midweek Meander. Did someone forward this to you? Please consider subscribing. There are times in design history when a single voice doesn’t just respond to the world—it quietly reshapes how we understand it. Richard Joseph Neutra was one of those voices.Born in Vienna on April 8, 1892, Neutra’s early life was framed by a Europe in...
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Preview How Light and Movement Affect Decorative Glass Decorative Glass Gallery Decorative window and door glass is a stunning upgrade that boosts the curb appeal of a home. Ornamental designs bring artistry to standard glass, and privacy glass allows light to filter in while obscuring the view. But the selection process can be challenging for your customers—flat images in a brochure cannot depict the way light, shadows, and movement affect the design's appearance. The ProVia Decorative Glass...
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April 6, 2026, Edition #CreatingWherePeopleLive This weekly newsletter is created by and for those designing homes in North America. Its editorial staff is the American Institute of Building Design, Inc., the premier association of residential design professionals. Here's what you get: Field Notes Nuts & Bolts Highlights Workshops & Gatherings What We're Up To Amazing sponsors who help keep this newsletter free for the industry. Let's dive in. Email servers may truncate this newsletter...
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You’re on this email list for a reason. You design, support designers, teach designers, or do business with them. And whether you’re just getting started, already established, or running a firm, if you’re on this list, there’s a membership level built for you at AIBD.org/join. Today, I want you to find your level, claim your benefits, and stop going it alone. AIBD isn’t just another association. It’s the professional home for the people actually doing the work of building design — and the...
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We're excited to share three incredible new professional development courses and invite you to an important event this summer. Three Expert-Led Courses Now Available We're offering a collection of expert-led courses from last year's Design+Build Asheville conference. These recordings showcase the caliber of content you'll experience at our annual gathering: 2025 Smart Home Insights - Learn how to seamlessly integrate smart home technologies into custom residential designs Designing For High...
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