AIA Leadership Institute

AIA Leadership Institute is a leadership training provider in Charleston, SC. The institute equips emerging and established design professionals, including architects, urban designers, landscape architects, and engineers, with the skills necessary to lead projects, people, and practice. Through a hybrid delivery model consisting of live online cohorts and in-person intensives, the institute provides specialized training in practice leadership, project and team leadership, and civic and impact leadership.

The curriculum focuses on developing core capabilities for multidisciplinary design offices, covering areas such as financial literacy, strategy, communication, equity, and climate action. Participants engage in studio-style workshops, case studies, and coaching to build competence in managing firm profitability, risk, and growth. The institute offers practical toolkits, including facilitation scripts, meeting agendas, and QA/QC loops, to help professionals manage integrated teams and advance decarbonization and resilience strategies. Training is designed for a range of professionals, from those with three to ten years of experience to firm owners and principals seeking to refine organizational culture and strategy.

Located on Lockwood Drive, the institute is situated near Alberta Sottile Long Lake, Alberta Long Lake Park, and the Charleston Yacht Club.

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The AIA Leadership Institute provides essential professional development for the architecture and design community in Charleston.

Services:

• Civic Engagement
• Financial Literacy
• Project Management
• Strategy Development
• Team Leadership