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. 

List of Whitney M. Young Jr. recipients

Eligibility
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.

2010 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award Walk Through

Submissions

All information for the 2010 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award must be submitted online before 8 pm Eastern Standard Time on October 9, 2009. All submission materials must be included as one single .PDF file smaller than 6 MB.

Required Submission Materials

A portrait of the nominee will be uploaded in a different section of the online submission site along with a Copyright Permission, Intern Declaration, and Release Form.

Begin your submission here.

(2010 Jury Coming Soon)

Year Awarded: 2010
Submission Deadline: October 09, 2009
Award Category: Achievement

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202.626.7563
ehenry@aia.org
1735 New York Ave., NW
Washington DC

Sponsoring Organization:
The American Institute of Architects