Peter Exley

Peter Exley’s career is committed to an equitable and inclusive built environment for children, families, and communities. As co-founder of Architecture Is Fun, he uses the power of design to build places and spaces that reflect the values, ambitions, and purpose of every stakeholder on myriad civic, cultural, private, and not-for-profit agencies. As a Dean and teacher, he is nurturing future architects as the primary and credible resource with the explicit training and qualification to lead the creation of healthy and equitable net-zero place-making. As the 97th President of the American Institute of Architects, he led AIA’s delegation to COP26 in Glasgow, and began the AIA Headquarters renewal project embodying the urgent need for climate action alongside a dramatic transformation for workplace, member, and community experience.