Practicing ArchitectureAwards

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

List of Past Recipients

Submissions

The deadline for the 2013 program has passed.

The 2014 information will be posted in the summer of 2013. Until that time we encourage you to use the 2013 Honorary Membership Walk Through as a guideline.

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.

Eligibility

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 and have given distinguished service to the profession of architecture or the allied arts and sciences.

2013 Jury

Douglas Benson, AIA, Chair
MCM Architects, PC, Portland, Oregon

Brenda Henderson, Hon. AIA
Temple Hills, Maryland

Jane Nylander, Hon. AIA
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Year Awarded: 2013
Submission Deadline: October 5, 2012
Award Category: Achievement, Membership

Contact:
Kathleen L. Daileda, Hon. AIA
The American Institute of Architects
1735 New York Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-626-7474
kdaileda@aia.org