Evelyn Lee
Evelyn Lee delivering the AIA25 Conference mainstage remarks to a full hall, June 2025.

AIA25 Conference mainstage, June 2025

Architect · Advisor · Keynote Speaker

Designing a practice that can hold a life.

I'm Evelyn Lee. Architect, 2025 President of the American Institute of Architects, and founder of Practice of Architecture. I speak with firms, at conferences and AECO organizations about what it takes to transform how this profession works, and how humans and AI build that future together.

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101st

President of the American Institute of Architects, 2025

82,000+

Practice Disrupted listeners worldwide

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In conversation: Evelyn Lee, AIA President · ByDesign TV
What I learned as President of the AIA · Bespoke Careers
AIA25 mainstage remarks · The American Institute of Architects

The business of architecture deserves the same design rigor as the buildings.

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What I speak about

01

Humans AND AI: the AI-first practice

What an AI-first practice actually changes.

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02

Build the firm differently

The case against optimizing a broken model.

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03

Architecture, And

Careers the degree doesn't predict.

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