Sidebar: A Framework for All: How AIA Is Democratizing Excellence
The 2023 Framework for Design Excellence: Principles + Outcomes
The Framework for Design Excellence represents “the defining principles of good design in the 21st century,” according to AIA’s website, which also explains that the framework is “comprised of ten principles and accompanied by searching questions.” The ten principles are:
Design for Integration
Design for Equitable Communities
Design for Ecosystems
Design for Water
Design for Economy
Design for Energy
Design for Well-being
Design for Resources
Design for Change
Design for Discovery
The June 2023 update additionally emphasizes four “outcomes”:
