Encourages membership, participation, and leadership in the AIANY Chapter among young architects (licensed 10 years or less) and emerging professionals in the fields of design and construction.

A forum dedicated to increasing public awareness of the needs of the elderly in an urban environment, and to exploring issues which educate professionals to develop designs which accommodate those needs.

Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas on technology and its influence on design, process, architectural practice and related professions.

Supports empowerment of women in the architecture profession through examples and achievements.

Seeks to map new ground for novel collaborations with practitioners and researchers in the social sciences.

Focuses on planning, design, technical, and policy issues related to transportation and infrastructure, including systems and civic facilities to support marine, aviation, and land-based transit, as well as energy, water, and waste distribution networks.