Award winners

An AIA award is the ultimate acknowledgment of impactful, exemplary work in architecture and design. Browse AIA award recipients across nearly 30 categories whose work sets new standards of excellence and inspires others to innovate.

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Architecture Firm Award 2026: Duvall Decker
December 4, 2025

In a celebration of purpose-driven design, Duvall Decker has been honored with the 2026 AIA Architecture Firm Award. This recognition highlights the Mississippi-based firm’s unwavering commitment to…

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Small Project Award
Small Project Award 2023
December 5, 2023

Explore the projects that won an AIA Small Project Award 2023, which recognizes the best in small project design regardless of the limits of size and scope.

2023 AIA/ALA LIBRARY BUILDING AWARD RECIPIENT MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY NEW MAIN LIBRARY
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
AIA/ALA Library Building Awards 2023
December 5, 2023

Explore winners of the AIA/ALA Library Building Award 2023, recognizing the best projects in library architecture and design.

Young Architect Award
Young Architects Award 2023
December 5, 2023

Explore the 2023 Young Architects Award recipients—recognized for their exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the architecture profession.

2023 AIA INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AWARD RECIPIENT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEMORIAL LIBRARY, WASHINGTON, DC, OTJ ARCHITECTS AND MECANOO
Interior Architecture Award
Interior Architecture Award 2023
December 5, 2023

Explore the AIA Interior Architecture Award 2023 winners—recognized as the best in interior architecture and design.

Honorary Membership
Honorary Membership 2023
December 4, 2023

Recognized for their notable contributions and service outside the architecture profession.
 

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Housing Award
Housing Award 2023
December 1, 2023

Explore the Housing Award 2023 winners—recognizing the best in home and housing design across five categories. 

 

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Twenty-five Year Award
Twenty-Five Year Award 2023: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
June 9, 2023

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao—recipient of the 2023 AIA Twenty-five Year Award—upends preconceived notions of what art museums can be and revitalizes Spain’s Basque…

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COTE® Top Ten Award
COTE® Top Ten Award 2023
April 20, 2023

Explore the 2023 COTE® Top Ten Award winners—recognized for setting the standard in sustainable design excellence. 

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Collaborative Achievement Award
Collaborative Achievement Award 2023: Parks for Downtown Dallas
March 6, 2023

The award-winning urban design of the Parks for Downtown Dallas delivers four priority parks where diverse communities can gather and thrive—greatly enhancing…

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Award for Excellence in Public Architecture
Award for Excellence in Public Architecture 2023: David M. Powell, FAIA
January 24, 2023

David M. Powell, FAIA, is the recipient of the 2023 AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture. His music-inspired designs of Nashville’s public spaces…