The Gold Medal is the highest honor that the American Institute of Architects can bestow on an individual. It is conferred by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.
Past Gold Medal Recipients

Submissions

2009 Gold Medal Submission Memo
2009 Gold Medal Submission Forms

The required number of photos and forms has doubled so nominators will be using two official binders per submission. All exhibits must be submitted in two AIA uniform binders, obtained by contacting AIA Honors and Awards, 202-626-7586.  


Eligibility

Any individual (not necessarily an American or an architect), living or dead, whom the Board believes qualified is eligible to receive the Gold Medal. No more than one such award shall be made in any year.

Nominations that are made by an AIA component, Knowledge Community, or a member of the Institute’s Board of Directors will be accepted for review by the Gold Medal/Firm Award Advisory Jury. The jury will also accept nominations by petition if a nominee receives signatures from either 5 Fellows or any 10 AIA members in good standing. Petition signers may not be a principal and/or employee of the nominee or the nominee’s firm.

Criteria

Candidates will be evaluated on how well they meet the program criteria as established by the Board, which may include:

• The candidate shall have evidenced great depth, having a cumulative effect on the profession of architecture.
• The candidate shall have evidenced great breadth, having influenced the direction/profession of architecture.
• The candidate shall be an individual whose contributions to the profession of architecture have consistently been directed toward the future as well as respectful of the past.
• The candidate shall have evidenced the ability to transcend specific areas of expertise or shall have made connections between areas, in the event that the candidate's areas of focus might be considered circumscribed.
• The candidate shall be widely known by the quality of his or her products: by those who practice architecture, by those who teach architecture, and by those who perhaps do neither.

Jury

Edward J. Vidlak, AIA, Omaha (Chair)
LEO A DALY

Thomas B. Braham, AIA, Chicago
Gensler

Andrea Cohen Gehring, FAIA, Santa Monica, Calif.
WWCOT

Michael Graves, FAIA, Princeton, N.J.
Michael Graves & Associates

Gerald Hines, AIA, Bethesda, Md.
National Institutes of Health

Michael Johnson, Assoc. AIA, San Francisco
Em Johnson Interest Inc.

Sharon C. Park, FAIA, Washington D.C.
Smithsonian Institution

Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA, Boston
Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects Inc.

Contact:
Molly Roche
202-626-7586
mroche@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

The Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor that the American Institute of Architects can bestow on an architecture firm for consistently producing distinguished architecture. It is conferred by the Board of Directors.
Past Architecture Firm Award recipients

Submissions

2009 Firm Award Submission Memo
2009 Firm Award Submission Forms

The required number of photos and forms has doubled so nominators will be using two official binders per submission. All exhibits must be submitted in two AIA uniform binders, obtained by contacting AIA Honors and Awards, 202-626-7586.  

Eligibility

Any firm or successor firms, whether an individual or an organization of architects, in which the continuing collaboration among individuals of the firm has been the principal force in consistently producing distinguished architecture for a period of at least 10 years, is eligible for the Architecture Firm Award. While serving on the Board of Directors, Board members and their firms are ineligible to be nominated for this award. No more than one such award shall be made in any year.

Nominations that are made by an AIA component, knowledge community, or a member of the Institute’s Board of Directors will be accepted for review by the Gold Medal/Firm Award Advisory Jury. The jury will also accept nominations by petition if the nominee receives signatures from either 5 Fellows of the Institute or any 10 AIA members in good standing. Petition signers may not be an employee of the nominated firm.

Criteria

Candidates will be evaluated on how well they meet the program criteria as established by the Board, which may include

• The firm shall have evidenced great depth, having a cumulative effect on the profession of architecture.
• The firm shall have evidenced great breadth, having influenced the direction/profession of architecture.
• The firm’s work shall be a product of a collaborative environment that has consistently directed itself toward the future as well as respectful of the past.
• The firm shall have evidenced the ability to transcend specific areas of expertise or shall have made connections between areas, in the event that the firm’s areas of focus might be considered circumscribed.
• The firm shall be widely known by the quality of its products—by those who practice architecture, by those who teach architecture, and by those who perhaps do neither.

Jury

Edward J. Vidlak, AIA, Omaha (chair)
LEO A DALY

Thomas B. Braham, AIA, Chicago
Gensler

Andrea Cohen Gehring, FAIA, Santa Monica, Calif.
WWCOT

Michael Graves, FAIA, Princeton, N.J.
Michael Graves & Associates

Gerald Hines, AIA, Bethesda, Md.
National Institutes of Health

Michael Johnson, Assoc. AIA, San Francisco
Em Johnson Interest Inc.

Sharon C. Park, FAIA, Washington D.C.
Smithsonian Institution

Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA, Boston
Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects Inc.

Contact:
Molly Roche
202-626-7586
mroche@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

The AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education is awarded jointly by the AIA and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) to an individual, who must be living at the time of nomination, who has spent at least a decade primarily involved in architectural education, and whose primary contribution to architectural education has been on the North American continent.

2009 Topaz Medallion Call for Nominations

Submissions

2009 Topaz Medallion Submission Memo
2009 Topaz Medallion Submission Forms

All exhibits must be submitted in an AIA uniform binder, obtained by contacting the AIA Honors and Awards Department, (202) 626-7586 or mroche@aia.org

Please check back later for the 2009 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion submission forms.

Each submission shall contain the following information:

• A nomination letter by the sponsor not to exceed one page
• A biography of the candidate not to exceed two pages
• A statement of contributions not to exceed four pages
• A roster of distinguished students
• Supporting material (e.g., clippings, articles, etc.) relating to the purpose of the award not to exceed four pages
• A maximum of 10 letters of support by those who know the quality of the nominee's products--by those who also taught, by those who practiced architecture, and by those who perhaps did neither; letters should be explicit in their recommendation and contain specific reasons for support. Letters must not exceed one page.

Eligibility

Any colleague, student, or former student may nominate candidates for the Topaz Medallion.

Criteria

• The candidate shall have evidenced great depth, having a cumulative effect on a long line of students.
• The candidate shall have evidenced great breadth, having influenced a wide range of students.
• The candidate shall be a person whose activities have consistently directed themselves toward the future as well as the past.
• The candidate shall have evidenced the ability to transcend specific areas of expertise or shall have made connections between areas, in the event that the candidate's areas of focus might be considered circumscribed.
• The candidate shall be widely known by the quality of his or her products: by those who also taught, by those who practiced architecture, and by those who perhaps did neither.

Jury

To be determined.

Contact:
Molly Roche
202.626.7586
mroche@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
American Institute of Architects

Co Sponsors:
Associate of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Websites:
http://www.aia.org

Helpful Tools
FAIA Frequently Asked Questions
FAIA Online Submission FAQs 

Submissions

AIA Honors and Awards is proud to announce the arrival of the 2009 Fellowship program online submission site.

(Please read the following document carefully before you begin.  The link to the submission site can be found at the end of the Walk Through.)

2009 Fellowship "Walk Through"

Examples of Successful Fellowship Submissions - containing the latest 2008 Best Examples!

Technical questions can be addressed through the submission link in the upper right hand corner labeled “Problems, Questions, Comments?” other questions may be sent to AIA Honors and Awards.  

Demystifying Fellowship Podcast

Fellowship

The AIA Fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession. Election to Fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of the architect as an individual, but also honors before the public and the profession a model architect who has made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.

AIA College of Fellows

Eligibility

Architect members who have been in good standing for at least 10 years may be nominated for Fellowship. Architect members may be advanced to Fellowship under guidelines set by the Board if they have contributed notably to the advancement of the profession of architecture.

Schedule

Nomination materials for the 2009 College of Fellows must be electronically submitted before 11:59:59 pm on October 17, 2008. 

Jury

Walter Schamu, FAIA, Baltimore, Chair
Schamu Machowski Greco Architects

Henry C. Alexander Jr., FAIA, Coral Gables, Fla.
Rizo, Carreno & Partners

Phillip H. Gerou, FAIA, Evergreen, Colo.
Gerou & Associates Ltd.

Allan W. Kehrt, FAIA, Cranbury, N.J.
KSS Architects

Paula J. Loomis, FAIA, Norfolk, Va.
EDAW

Robert D. Loversidge, FAIA, Columbus, Ohio 
Schooley Caldwell Associates

Jim W. Sealy, FAIA, Dallas 
Jim Sealy Architect/Consultant

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

The AIA Honorary Fellowship program was developed as the international counterpart to the Fellowship program. Election to honorary fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of the foreign architect as an individual, but also elevates before the international public and the profession a model architect who has made a significant contribution to architecture and society on an international level.

Submissions

Please check back later for 2009 Hon. FAIA submission forms.

Eligibility

An architect of esteemed character and distinguished achievements who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a resident of the United States and who does not primarily practice architecture within the domain of the Institute may be admitted to honorary fellowship.

Schedule

Nomination materials must be submitted to Lee Polisano, FAIA, Chair of the Jury for Honorary Fellows, c/o The American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20006-5292 and postmarked no later than October 17, 2008. Complete insturctions and materials for the preparation of an honorary fellowship nomination may be obtained by contacting the AIA Honors and Awards Department, ehenry@aia.org.

Jury

Lee. A. Polisano, FAIA, London, Chair
Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects PC

Marilyn Jordan Taylor, FAIA, New York City
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Walter Schamu, FAIA, Baltimore
Schamu Machowski Greco Architects

Henry C. Alexander Jr., FAIA, Coral Gables, Fla.
Rizo, Carreno & Partners

Phillip H. Gerou, FAIA, Evergreen, Colo.
Gerou & Associates, Ltd.

Allan W. Kehrt, FAIA, Cranbury, N.J.
KSS Architects

Paula J. Loomis, FAIA, Norfolk, Va.
EDAW

Robert D. Loversidge, FAIA, Columbus, Ohio
Schooley Caldwell Associates

Jim W. Sealy, FAIA, Dallas
Jim Sealy Architect/Consultant

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
(202) 626-7563
ehenry@aia.org

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Insitute of Architects

Honorary membership is one of the highest honors that The American Institute of Architects can bestow upon a person outside the profession of architecture.

Submissions

All information must be submitted online by the submission deadline date listed below. Please see “Principles Underlying Election to Honorary Membership” for more information.  Component or Knowledge Community sponsors must notify the appropriate regional director of the nomination.


Nominations

Any member of the national AIA Board of Directors, or a representative of an AIA Component or Knowledge Community may nominate:

• Persons of esteemed character who are not eligible for membership in the Institute but who have given distinguished service to the profession of architecture or the allied arts and sciences

• National and component staff members who have served on staff for a period of at least 10 years.

Required Submission Materials

Jury

William E. Holloway, AIA (Chair), Wilmington, Del. 
Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects, PC

Anne J. Swager, Hon. AIA , Pittsburgh
AIA Pittsburgh

Benjamin Vargas, FAIA, San Juan, Puerto Rico 
Bartizan Group Project Managers, PSC

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202.626.7563
ehenry@aia.org

Sponsoring Organization:
American Institute of Architects

All architects licensed in the United States are eligible to submit entries, regardless of project size, budget, style or building type.  Entries are welcomed and encouraged from both established and new practitioners and designers and from small firms and large.  Both new buildings and renovations/restorations are eligible.  Projects may be located anywhere in the world and must have been completed since January 1, 2002.

Submissions

2009 Honor Awards and Twenty-five Year Award Call for Entries

2009 Institute Honor Awards Walk Through 

Jury

David Lake, FAIA, San Antonio (Chair)
Lake | Flato Architects

Carlton Brown, New York City 
Full Spectrum of New York

Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA , Los Angeles
Lehrer Architects

James J. Malanaphy, III, AIA , Anchorage
University of Alaska Southeast

Paul Mankins, FAIA, Des Moines 
Substance Architecture Interiors Design 

Anna McCorvey, Washington, DC 
AIAS Director, Northeast Quad

Anne Schopf, FAIA, Seattle 
Mahlum Architects

Suman Sorg, FAIA, Washington, DC 
Sorg and Associates, P.C.

Denise Thompson, Assoc. AIA, Philadelphia 
Francis Cauffman 


 

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

The Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture acknowledge outstanding building interiors created by architects licensed in the United States. The awards program is intended to draw attention to the broad diversity of interior architecture. Entries may be large or small in scope and may involve new construction, renovation, or preservation/restoration.  Projects may be located anywhere in the world and must have been completed since January 1, 2002.

Submissions

2009 Honor Awards and Twenty-five Year Award Call for Entries

2009 Institute Honor Awards Walk Through

Jury

Mark P. Sexton, FAIA, Chicago (Chair)
Krueck & Sexton Architects

Joan Blumenfeld, FAIA, New York City
Perkins + Will

Gary L. Everton, FAIA, Nashville 
Everton Oglesby Architects, PLLC

Elisabeth Knibbe, AIA, Ann Arbor, Mich. 
Quinn Evans Architects

Arvind Manocha, Los Angeles 
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

The Institute Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design recognize distinguished achievements that involve the expanding role of the architect in urban design, city planning, and community development. The awards identify projects and programs that contribute to the quality of the urban environment.

Owners, individual practitioners, private design firms, public agencies, civic organizations, and public interest groups may submit nominations for projects or programs in which they were involved. Entrants do not need to be architects or members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), but an architect licensed in the United States must be an author of the project.

Submissions

2009 Honor Awards and Twenty-five Year Award Call for Entries

2009 Institute Honor Awards Walk Through

Jury

Jonathan J. Marvel, AIA, New York City (Chair)
Rogers Marvel Architects PLLC

Samuel Assefa, Assoc. AIA, Chicago 
City of Chicago, Department of Planning and Development

Tim Love, AIA, Boston
Utile Inc. / Architecture + Planning 

Ivenue Love-Stanley, FAIA, Atlanta 
Stanley Love-Stanley PC

Stephanie Reich, AIA, Glendale, Calif. 
City of Glendale, Planning Division

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

This award, recognizing architectural design of enduring significance, is conferred on a project that has stood the test of time for 25 to 35 years. The project must have been designed by an architect licensed in the United States at the time of the project's completion. AIA members, AIA components, and knowledge communities are urged to submit projects completed between 1974 and 1984 that have contributed meaningfully to American life and architecture. Past 25 Year Award recipients.

Submissions

2009 Honor Awards and Twenty-five Year Award Call for Entries

Institute Honor Awards Walk Through

Eligibility

• Any AIA member, group of members, component, or Knowledge Community may nominate a project for the Twenty-five Year Award.
• The award is open to architectural projects of all classifications and may be one building or a related group of buildings forming a single project.
• The project may be located either in the United States or abroad, must have been completed between 1974 and 1984, and must have been designed by an architect licensed in the United States at the time of the project’s completion.
• The project must be standing in a substantially completed form and in good condition.
• The project should still carry out the original program. Change of use is permitted when it has not basically altered original intent.
• The project must have excellence in function—in the distinguished execution of its original program and in the creative aspects of its statement by today's standards. Building and site together should be examined. Any alteration to the immediate context shall be taken into consideration. 
•Nominations previously submitted may be resubmitted provided they still meet the stipulated date of substantial completion of the original project. 

Jury

David Lake, FAIA, San Antonio (Chair)
Lake | Flato Architects

Carlton Brown, New York City 
Full Spectrum of New York

Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA, Los Angeles 
Lehrer Architects 

James J. Malanaphy, III, AIA, Juneau, AK
University of Alaska Southeast 

Paul Mankins, FAIA, Des Moines 
Substance Architecture Interiors Design

Anna McCorvey, Washington DC 
AIAS Director, Northeast Quad

Anne Schopf, FAIA, Seattle 
Mahlum Architects

Suman Sorg, FAIA, Washington DC 
Sorg and Associates, P.C.

Denise Thompson, Assoc. AIA, Philadelphia 
Francis Cauffman

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement are given by the American Institute of Architects to recognize and encourage distinguished achievements of allied professionals, clients, organizations, architect teams, knowledge communities, and others who have had a beneficial influence on or advanced the architectural profession. List of Collaborative Achievement Award recipients.

Submission Deadline: to be announced

Eligibility

Any AIA member, group of members, component, or knowledge community may nominate candidates, who must be living at the time of nomination, for Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement. Nominations previously submitted may be resubmitted.

The categories for Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement include, but are not limited to:

Individuals or organizations submitting a significant achievement or body of work in:

• Administration: creation, management, or sponsorship of programs that advance architecture and urban design in institutions, communities, and regional landscapes.

• Art and Craftsmanship: the design, fabrication, or installation of works of art and high craftsmanship in the context of architecture, urban design projects, and built landscapes.

• Collaborative Achievement: advancement of architecture and urban design by teams of architects, allied professionals, administrators, developers, or by the integration of several disciplines. (This specific area of achievement provides opportunities to recognize those allied organizations such as Associated General Contractors, General Services Administration, etc., or teams of allied professionals working with architects for outstanding contributions to the profession.)

• Construction: advancement in contracting, construction technique, construction management, cost estimating, and project delivery.
• Industrial Design: design or manufacture of building systems, equipment, furnishings, furniture, equipment, tools, and other materials affecting architecture and the built environment.

• Information Science: advances in technology, information systems, computer programming, library systems, and applications that contribute to the advancement of architecture, architectural practice, and the built environment.

• Professions Allied with Architecture: acoustics, color and materials, behavioral science, energy, engineering, ecology and environmental science, ergonomics, graphics, interior design, landscape architecture, land use, lighting design, urban and regional planning, preservation technology, public health, transportation, and other fields of consultation with architects.

• Public Policy: contributions to architecture and the built environment in economics law, political service and legislation, and sociology.

• Research, Dissemination, and Education: contributions to the advancement of architecture through research, publication, institutional and noninstitutional programs in education, and public awareness.

• Recording and Illustration: contributions to the advancement of architecture in drawing, film, model-making, photography, video, and other representational and recording media.

• Writing and Scholarship: contributions to the advancement of the understanding of architecture in anthropology, architectural history and theory, archaeology, criticism, geography, history, journalism, psychology, sociology, or other fields of inquiry.

Required Submission Materials

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

The Edward C. Kemper Award honors Edward C. Kemper, FAIA, who devoted nearly 35 years of his life to the Institute as executive director from 1914 to 1948. This award is conferred by the national Board of Directors on an architect member who has contributed significantly to the profession through service to the American Institute of Architects. List of Edward C. Kemper Award recipients.

Submissions

All submissions for the 2009 Edward C. Kemper Award will be made online. Please check back later for a link to the submission Web site.

Eligibility

Members of the national AIA Board of Directors, or a component or knowledge community may make nominations for the Edward C. Kemper Award.

Members of the Board and past officers of the Institute out of office less than three years are not eligible for the Edward C. Kemper Award.

Required Submission Materials

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

Submissions

All submissions for the 2009 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award will be made online. Please check back later for a link to the submission Web site.

Eligibility
This award, in honor of the late Whitney M. Young Jr., who challenged the architectural profession to assume its responsibility toward current social issues, is conferred by the AIA Board of Directors on an architect or architecturally oriented organization in recognition of a significant contribution toward meeting this responsibility.  The type of social issue is purposefully flexible to remain eternally relevant.  Current issues include, for example, housing the homeless/affordable housing, increased participation by minorities or women in the profession, access for persons with disabilities, and literacy. Members of the AIA Board of Directors, a component, or a knowledge community may nominate architects or architecturally oriented organizations. Current members of the Board are not eligible for the award. List of Whitney M. Young Jr. recipients.

Required Submission Materials

If you have any questions, please contact  honorsawards@aia.org or call 202-626-7563.

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Ave., NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

The Young Architects Award is given to individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in an early stage of their architectural career. List of Young Architects Award recipients.

Submissions

All information must be submitted online by October 10, 2008.

Eligibility

Architect members of the AIA who have been licensed to practice architecture fewer than 10 years by the submission deadline are eligible to be nominated; the term young architect has no reference to the age of nominees. Any component, member of the national AIA Board of Directors, knowledge community, or College of Fellows may nominate one or more individuals.

Required Submission Materials

Jury

To be determined

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

Submissions

All information must be submitted online; the Web site will be activated soon. For all questions/concerns, please contact AIA Honors and Awards.  

The American Institute of Architects established the Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture to recognize achievements in the following three categories:

• Private-sector architects who have established a portfolio of accomplishment in the design of architecturally distinguished public facilities
• Public-sector architects who manage or produce quality design within their agencies
• Public officials or other individuals who by their role of advocacy have furthered the public's awareness and/or appreciation of design excellence.

Category One

Thomas Jefferson demonstrated a commitment to excellence in architecture in order to improve the public's understanding of its own potential through various models of quality design. He pursued a more sensitive and responsible government as well as enhanced standards of living and learning for the general public.

The product of good public buildings, such as post offices, recreation centers, libraries, educational facilities, and infrastructure projects that impact a broad cross-section of a community structure, must be recognized for the significance of their lasting contribution to our enhanced quality of life.

Eligibility

Any AIA member, group of members, component, or knowledge community may nominate candidates for category one of the Thomas Jefferson Awards.

Architects licensed in the United States and practicing in the private sector who have made a significant contribution to the quality of public architecture and who have established a portfolio of accomplishment to that end are eligible to be nominated. The nominee shall have evidenced great depth, with a cumulative effect on the quality of public architecture.

Public architecture is defined as any work that is funded in part or wholly by public money.

Category Two

This category recognizes achievements of those public-sector architects who, by their skill, professionalism, dedication, ability, and commitment, have consistently fostered quality in the public built environment and such quality is uniquely attributable to each recipient.

Eligibility

Any AIA member, group of members, component, or knowledge community may nominate candidates for category two of the Thomas Jefferson Awards.

Licensed architects employed in the United States public sector or governmental agencies who manage or produce quality public architecture within their jurisdiction are eligible to be nominated in this category.

Governmental agencies who, by their successful contribution as a whole have fostered quality in the public environment, may be nominated in this category.

Category Three

This category recognizes the critical role of elected officials, public administrators, and institutional leaders who establish or contribute to the development of laws, regulations, and policies that affect the process and product of architecture as well as the public’s perception of such architecture as an important part of our environment, lives, and heritage. Of particular importance is recognition of their advocacy for design excellence as a critical issue in the formulation of such policies and the positive evolution of the public’s perception and demand for design quality.

Eligibility

Any AIA member, group of members, component, or knowledge community may nominate candidates for category three of the Thomas Jefferson Awards.

Public officials or individuals who by his or her role and advocacy have furthered the public’s awareness and/or appreciation of design excellence in public architecture are eligible to be nominated in this category. 

The candidate may be a nonarchitect who by his or her support and actions has significantly influenced or contributed to the promotion of quality design in the public sector.

List of Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture Recipients.

Required Submission Materials

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202-626-7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

The BW/AR awards program will not be scheduled for 2005. If you would like to be placed on the mailing list for the next call for entry, please send a request with your name, address, phone, and e-mail to bwarawards@aia.or

The Business Week/Architectural Record Awards, sponsored by The American Institute of Architects (AIA), honor architects and clients who best utilize good design to achieve important objectives for organizations. Past recipients include a library, preschool, container-shipping facility, bridges, universities, healthcare facilities, and corporate and retail operations.

More Information

202-626-7563
bwarawards@aia.org
1735 New York Ave, NW
Washington DC
United States of America

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects

Co Sponsors:
Business Week
Architectural Record

Websites:
aia.org

The AIA Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community and the American Institute of Architects are pleased to announce that the AIA Housing Awards have gone green!

The AIA Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community established this awards program to emphasize the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit and a valuable national resource. The categories are (1) One and Two Family Custom Residences, (2) One and Two Family Production Homes, (3) Multifamily Housing, and (4) Special Housing.

Submissions

All submissions and payments will be made online for the 2009 AIA Housing Awards. All questions and comments should be directed to the AIA Honors and Awards Department, which can be reached by phone, (202) 626-7586, or by e-mail at mroche@aia.org.

Eligibility

All architects licensed in the U.S. are invited to submit their completed, built projects located in the U.S. In addition, owners of structures or projects fitting the eligibility guidelines may submit those projects for review. Projects completed since January 1, 2002, are eligible.

Jury

To be determined.

Contact:
Molly Roche
202-626-7586
honorsawards@aia.org
1735 New York Ave., NW
Washington DC
United States of America

Co Sponsors:
The AIA Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community

The Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are pleased to announce that the AIA/HUD Secretary Awards have gone green!

The Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community of the AIA, in conjunction with HUD, recognizes excellence in affordable housing architecture, neighborhood design, participatory design, and accessibility. Good design is a cornerstone of thriving homes and communities of all incomes and backgrounds. These awards demonstrate that design matters, and provide examples of important benchmarks in the housing industry. The categories of the program include (1) Excellence in Affordable Housing Design (2) Creating Community Connection Award (3) Community-Informed Design Award (4) Housing Accessibility - Alan J. Rothman Award.

Submissions

All submissions and payments will be made online for the 2009 AIA/HUD Secretary Awards. Please direct any questions/concerns to the Honors & Awards department at 202-626-7586 or mroche@aia.org

Eligibility

AIA-member architects with completed projects, located in the U.S., are welcome to submit. In addition, owners of structures or projects fitting the eligibility guidelines may submit projects for review. Projects completed since January 1, 2002, are eligible. HUD funding is not a requirement for any applicant in this award program.

Past Recipients

For information on past recipients, please visit the awards page on HUD USER, HUD's research-focused Web site.

Jury

To be determined.

Contact:
Molly Roche
202.626.7586
mroche@aia.org
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Co Sponsors:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development