Center for Practice | AIA Professional

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The AIA Center for Practice themes of Foresight, Facilitation, Firm Engagement, Connectivity, and Integration were consolidated to Access, Benchmarking, and Foresight in 2021.

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The AIA Center for Practice themes of Foresight, Facilitation, Firm Engagement, Connectivity, and Integration were consolidated to Access, Benchmarking, and Foresight in 2021.

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