Academy

In this Chapter Leadership Academy (CLA) session, Veronica Whitaker, IIDA HQ Design Competitions Manager, shares best practices and strategies to help you enhance or launch your local design competition.

In the first episode of the 2025 season, we convene a panel of experts and sustainability leaders to discuss topics like circularity and reuse, and to share best practices, next practices, opportunity spotting, and key strategies to boost sustainable practice now and lay the groundwork for a more sustainable future. This episode is sponsored by Interface.

This webinar discusses the science of biophilia and biophilic design and how it can promote health-conscious built environments and furniture to meet the functional, aesthetic, and technological and experiential needs of a diverse clientele.

This program discusses the importance of Interior Design Legislation as well as Idaho’s current status in the legislative process.

In this Collective Design special series, sponsored by Tarkett, IIDA convenes design leaders for a discussion on ideas that will help cultivate greater diversity in the design industry. We examine how to create new and strengthen existing pathways for more diversity in design, starting with efforts that empower young designers.

In this Collective Design special series, sponsored by Tarkett, IIDA convenes design leaders to examine the current state of design for diverse populations of all types, designing inclusive spaces, and refining actionable strategies around EDI for the design industry.

In this Collective Design special series, sponsored by Tarkett, IIDA convenes design leaders for a discussion on designing for sustainability through the lens of diversity and community. We look at different approaches to community-based sustainability practice and the ways in which design can help foster equitable communities.

Are you ready to elevate your chapter's outreach and professional development through the power of podcasting? Have you considered starting your own professional podcast to advance your career? Join IIDA as we dive into the world of podcasting, a dynamic and engaging medium for connecting with your community and advancing your career.

In the fourth episode of the 2024 season, we convene emerging designers for a discussion around how they see design’s future evolving; what their priorities are; how they are cultivating career success; how they communicate with clients, manufacturers, and firm principals as young leaders.