AIA Trust Week 2025 | Building Resilience—Empowering Architects for the Future
AIA Trust Week connects architects with leading experts to explore the tools, insights, and strategies that build resilience—in business, in design, and in leadership. Watch all ten sessions on demand to strengthen your practice and prepare for the future of the profession.
Access on‑demand sessions from AIA Trust Week—your year‑round library of learning focused on resilience, leadership, and smarter practice management.
AIA Trust Week is the Trust’s annual opportunity to connect architects with industry experts, explore emerging trends, and share practical, actionable strategies—all without leaving your desk.
In 2025, the week’s theme—Building Resilience: Empowering Architects for the Future—focused on strengthening the architectural profession across three key dimensions: • Personal Resilience: skills and insights to adapt, lead, and grow. • Professional Resilience: smarter, more secure, future-ready practice strategies. • Environmental Resilience: tools to design for a changing climate and built environment.
Over five days, more than 3,000 architects and design professionals—from across the U.S. and abroad—joined their peers for expert-led webinars designed to help firms thrive in a rapidly changing industry. Participants earned valuable HSW and LU credits while gaining insights from nationally and internationally recognized leaders in architecture, risk management, and practice innovation.
Session Library
Missed a session or want to revisit your favorites? Recordings from all ten AIA Trust Week 2025 programs are available below.
Resilient by Design: Creating a Financial Foundation for Uncertain Times 1.5 AIA CE LU
Speaker: Ryan Sullivan, PE, Founder, Off the Beaten Path Financial
When projects slow and uncertainty rises, too many firms get caught in the feast-or-famine cycle. Learn the mindset shifts and proven financial strategies—both personal and business—that can help you build lasting stability and thrive in any market.
Where Innovation Meets Empathy: The Future of Architectural Practice 1.5 AIA CE LU
Speakers: Mark R. LePage, AIA, NCARB, Founder, EntreArchitect & Jeff Echols, Fractional Chief Innovation Officer, Guiding AEC Leaders on Innovation
As technology reshapes the profession—from AI to remote collaboration—architects face a choice: adapt or be left behind. Discover how to embrace innovation without losing the empathy, storytelling, and human connection that make architecture meaningful.
Designing for the Future: Climate Risk, Legal Exposure, and a New Tool to Build Resilience in Practice 1.5 AIA LU/HSW
Speakers: Yvonne Castillo, Director of Risk Advisory, Victor Insurance Managers, LLC & Dom McGough, Senior Managing Consultant, Marsh Advisory
As climate risks accelerate, architects face growing expectations to design for foreseeable hazards—and document their awareness. Learn how the Climate Risk Factsheet Tool, now endorsed by USGBC, can help integrate climate projections into design processes, reduce liability, and strengthen both environmental and professional resilience.
Volumetric Modular Construction: Managing Design Liability to Protect Public Health, Safety & Welfare 1 AIA LU/HSW
Speaker: Frank Musica, Professional Liability Risk Advisor, Victor Insurance Managers LLC
Off-site construction is evolving from simple prefab to complex volumetric modular projects—bringing new risks and responsibilities for architects. See how the latest AIA Contract Documents address design liability, clarify roles, and help protect your firm while delivering successful modular projects.
Generational Powerhouse: I Think We Can Help Each Other 1.5 AIA CE LU
Speaker: Jane Walton, Jane Walton Consulting
Forget the stereotypes—your firm’s greatest untapped advantage might be the very differences you’ve been warned about. In this energizing workshop, discover how to transform generational divides into a powerful engine for innovation, collaboration, and growth.
Legal Resilience for Architects: When to Seek Counsel & How to Be Prepared 1.5 AIA CE LU
Speakers: Jacqueline Pons-Bunney, Esq. & Peter L. Stacy, Esq., W&D Law, LLP / LegaLine
Strong design skills aren’t enough—you also need a smart legal strategy. Learn how to recognize when to call a lawyer, prepare for that conversation, and put proactive legal safeguards in place.
Mastering Financial Planning for the Sandwich Generation 1.5 AIA CE LU
Speaker: Stephen B. Dunbar III, JD, CLU, Equitable
Being part of the sandwich generation means supporting both dependent children and aging parents while striving for your own financial security. A disciplined approach to your finances is key to achieving this balance.
Using the New AIA Design-Build Documents for Effective Risk Management 1.5 AIA CE LU
Speaker: Frank Musica, Professional Liability Risk Advisor, Victor Insurance Managers LLC
Traditional design-build can expose architects to significant liability and uninsurable risks. Explore the new AIA design-build agreements—including the first progressive design-build documents—that foster collaboration, clarify scope, and reduce risk for design teams.
Stabilize Your Firm with Strategic Business Planning 1.5 AIA CE LU
Speaker: Valerie Puchades, FSMPS, CPSM, AVEC
In an unpredictable market, growth won’t happen by accident. Break down the business planning process into clear, actionable steps to align purpose, finances, marketing, and operations—so you can chart your firm’s future with confidence.
The Hidden Risk to Your Firm’s Future: Why Continuity Planning Isn’t Optional 1.5 AIA CE LU
Speakers: Michael Murphy, Gallagher Insurance & Christopher Caiazzo, New York Life
What happens if you—or a key team member—can’t work tomorrow? Learn the strategies that keep firms moving forward, from key-person planning to disability coverage and group benefits, so you can safeguard your people, cash flow, and the future you’ve built.