AASHTO Architectural Compliance Review

What AASHTO Covers for Architectural Review

Design standards for bridges, highways, and transportation infrastructure, mostly relevant to civil and structural review on public works projects is what the AASHTO design standards covers. When it comes to architectural review, the code mostly comes down to means of egress, occupancy classification, fire rated assemblies, accessibility, and space planning. Architects and architectural plan reviewers live in this territory day to day, and it's where most compliance risk actually sits.

Structured AI's QA/QC Compliance Checks run architectural drawing sets against AASHTO provisions before anything leaves the office. Every check comes back with the exact page, the exact spot on that page, what's wrong, and how to fix it. It's a list your team can act on, not a confidence score they have to argue with.

Checks Structured AI Runs for Architectural Review

Structured AI's check library includes named, specific checks relevant to architectural review, drawn from the same library used across every project regardless of which code applies. A sample of checks commonly relevant to architectural drawing sets:

• ACC-002: Lift Provision and Shaft Dimensions
• ADG-005: Ceiling Height Compliance
• FAC-001: Facade Head, Sill, and Jamb Details
• ADG-001: Apartment Size Minimums

These checks run alongside AASHTO-specific provisions covering means of egress, occupancy classification, fire rated assemblies, accessibility, and space planning. The check library grows as firms define additional standards worth enforcing on top of baseline code compliance.

How Structured AI Reviews AASHTO Architectural Compliance

Upload architectural drawings in .pdf, .dwg, .rvt, or .ifc, and Structured AI checks them against AASHTO provisions relevant to means of egress, occupancy classification, fire rated assemblies, accessibility, and space planning. Each finding links back to the exact sheet and location. Teams can also build Custom Checks in plain English on top of the standard AASHTO library, so firm specific standards get enforced right alongside the code.

For AASHTO projects modeled in Revit, the Revit Add-In runs the same architectural checks directly against live geometry, flagging definite fails and items to verify by exact element ID. Nothing needs to be exported first.

FAQ

Does Structured AI replace a licensed architect's code review? No. These are pre submittal checks meant to surface likely AASHTO issues before they reach a plan reviewer or the field. They support a licensed professional's sign off and the jurisdiction's own plan review, not replace either one.

Which projects use AASHTO architectural review? Projects in jurisdictions that have adopted AASHTO, where architects and architectural plan reviewers need to confirm means of egress compliance before permit submittal or during design development.

How is this different from a general AASHTO check across all disciplines? This page is scoped to architectural provisions specifically. Structured AI's check library covers every discipline and every code a firm works with, so the same deterministic, source-linked review runs across a full drawing set rather than one discipline at a time.