Recognized for their significant contributions to their communities and the architecture profession.
Young Architects Award
Melvalean McLemore, AIA
April 2, 2024
An award-winning architect and leader, Melvalean McLemore, AIA, leverages her talents to make her profession and community more inclusive, equitable, and just…
Young Architects Award
Megan Martin-Campbell, AIA
April 2, 2024
Megan Martin-Campbell, AIA, believes that architects need to play an active role in the communities they serve, which has been the driving force behind her…
Young Architects Award
Laura Wheaton, AIA
April 2, 2024
With a unique capacity to pull together people and ideas to accelerate change, Laura Wheaton, AIA, is committed to advancing the profession while amplifying the…
Associates Award
Leslie Tijerina, Assoc. AIA
April 2, 2024
Leslie Tijerina, Assoc. AIA, knows that working in small communities can generate significant impact. To that end, she has dedicated her young career to…
Young Architects Award
Kate Hier, AIA
April 2, 2024
Kate Hier, AIA, operates at the intersection of architecture and scientific discovery. Her young career has been dedicated to transformative designs that…
Associates Award
Heli Shah, Assoc. AIA
April 2, 2024
The route of Heli Shah, Assoc. AIA, from her roots in Mumbai, India, to the numerous leadership roles she has assumed in the profession, is one characterized by…
Young Architects Award
Jay Zapata, AIA
April 2, 2024
Growing up in Panama City, Latin America’s fastest-growing metropolis, a young Jay Zapata, AIA, was inspired to become an architect as he visited construction…
Associates Award
Asa Santa Cruz, Assoc. AIA
April 2, 2024
Few emerging professionals are as deeply engaged as Asa Santa Cruz, Assoc. AIA, whose leadership has profoundly impacted the pipeline for future architects…
Young Architects Award
George Gard, AIA
April 2, 2024
An architect who brings a future-oriented design to existing buildings and urban spaces, George Gard, AIA, champions reuse as a vital component of the built…
Associates Award
Katie Hitt, Assoc. AIA
April 2, 2024
By leveraging her passion, creativity, and the extensive network she has developed, Katie Hitt, Assoc. AIA, has become a catalyst for innovation and a role…
Young Architects Award
Young Architects Award 2025
April 28, 2025
Explore the Young Architects Award 2025 winners—recognized for their exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the architecture profession and…
COTE® Top Ten Award
UC San Diego North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the UC San Diego North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood is the most substantial project in the higher…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Science and Environmental Center
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the Science and Environmental Center creates a net zero carbon learning center to foster social acuity and environmental…
COTE® Top Ten Award
RIDC Mill 19: Buildings A & B
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of RIDC Mill 19: Buildings A & B transforms a former steel mill to welcome the sustainable future of advanced manufacturing…
COTE® Top Ten Award
DPR Sacramento Zero Net Energy Office
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the DPR Sacramento Zero Net Energy Office creates a sustainable work environment that fosters a greater collaboration…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Casa Adelante 2060 Folsom
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of Casa Adelante 2060 Folsom in San Francisco takes advantage of the walkable and transit-rich site to create…
COTE® Top Ten Award
John W. Olver Transit Center
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the John W. Olver Transit Center is the first net zero energy transit center constructed in the United States.
COTE® Top Ten Award
Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex helps shift the typology toward environmental stewardship to…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Confluence Park
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of Confluence Park creates a living laboratory designed to broaden visitors’ understanding of South Texas ecotypes and the…
