Awards

Excellence in Design

The Excellence in Design program is an annual event for Nebraska architects who submit built and unbuilt projects for consideration. Categories for consideration include Architecture, Interior Architecture, Unbuilt and Details. Projects are judged based on a variety of features, including unique design, originality, extended use attributes, sustainability, budget and use of environmental surroundings.Design program is an annual event for Nebraska architects who submit built and unbuilt projects for consideration. Categories for consideration include Architecture, Interior Architecture, Unbuilt and Details. Projects are judged based on a variety of features, including unique design, originality, extended use attributes, sustainability, budget and use of environmental surroundings.

2019 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2018 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2017 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2017 AIA Central States Region Excellence in Design Awards

2016 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2015 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2014 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2013 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2012 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2012 AIA Central States Region Excellence in Design Awards

2011 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2010 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2009 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2008 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2007 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2006 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2006 AIA Central States Region Excellence in Design Awards

2005 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2004 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

2003 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards

The Harry F. Cunningham Gold Medal

The Harry F. Cunningham Gold Medal is the highest honor AIA Nebraska can bestow upon an individual and is awarded in recognition of the most distinguished achievement in architecture or service to the profession of Architecture.

The Gold Medal commemorates the achievements of Harry Francis Cunningham who came to Nebraska as lead architect for Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue's office during completion of the tower phase of construction for the State Capitol following Goodhue's death in 1924. It was Goodhue's revolutionary building design which won the nationwide competition in 1920 for the creation of the state house in Lincoln. Cunningham subsequently established the first school of architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Click here for more information and a list of past recipients.

Legislator of the Year

In 2010, the AIA Nebraska Government Affairs Committee established a biannual award to recognize outstanding legislative contributions to the profession and the practice of architecture by a member of the Nebraska Legislature. The Legislator of the Year will have demonstrated leadership and an active role in advancing the legislative priorities of AIA Nebraska. The award will bestowed upon two Legislators at the AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Gala on October 2, 2014.

Art x Architects

"A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind." – Eugene Ionesco

Art x Architects is an opportunity for architects & associates to showcase their creative artistic talents, whether it was developed for a client or purely for pleasure.