In the days since the AIA issued a short statement on the election of Donald Trump, AIA CEO Robert Ivy’s words have sparked a firestorm of responses from many members of the profession who found his statement—as described by architecture critic Michael Sorkin —“temperate, agreeable, indeed feckless.”

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) chief executive officer Robert Ivy has issued a statement on the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Ivy's statement is below.

America is having a Frank Capra moment.