Explore the recipients of the AIA/ALA Library Building Award 2025, recognizing the best projects in library architecture and design.
Architecture Award
Architecture Award 2025
June 5, 2025
Explore the AIA Architecture Award 2025 recipients—recognized as the best in contemporary architecture regardless of budget, size, style, or type.
COTE® Top Ten Award
COTE® Top Ten Award 2025
June 5, 2025
Explore the COTE® Top Ten Award 2025 recipient—recognized for setting the standard in sustainable design excellence.
Young Architect Award
Young Architects Award 2025
April 28, 2025
Explore the Young Architects Award 2025 recipients—recognized for their exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the architecture profession and…
Interior Architecture Award
River Ranch
February 7, 2023
The award-winning interior architecture for River Ranch in Blanco, Texas is an exploration of materials and the benefits they can provide occupants in…
Associates Award
Tannia Chavez, Int’l Assoc. AIA
April 2, 2024
A champion for women in architecture and the thousands of immigrant design professionals whose challenges she deeply understands, Tannia Chavez, Int’l Assoc…
Gold Medal
Gold Medal Award 2026: Shigeru Ban, Hon. FAIA
December 4, 2025
Shigeru Ban revolutionized architecture with renewable materials like paper and timber, creating resilient, sustainable designs like disaster shelters and the…
Architecture Firm Award
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…
Whitney M. Young Jr. Award
Whitney M. Young Jr. Award 2026: Michael Ford, FAIA, NOMA
December 5, 2025
AIA has named Michael Ford, FAIA, NOMA, as the recipient of the 2026 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award. This prestigious honor celebrates an architect who exemplifies…
Edward C. Kemper Award
Edward C. Kemper Award 2026: Vivian Lee, FAIA
December 5, 2025
AIA has bestowed its highest service honor, the Edward C. Kemper Award, upon Vivian Lee, FAIA, a design principal at Gensler. This award recognizes an architect…
Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education
AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education 2026: Sarah Whiting, Assoc. AIA
December 5, 2025
Sarah M. Whiting, Assoc. AIA, a transformative leader in architectural education, has been awarded the 2026 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in…