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Establish your work as a benchmark of excellence and innovation with an AIA award. Our 2025 awards program is open and accepting submissions—please see the open awards below to begin your submission. All winners will be announced at architecture's biggest night—the AIA Awards Gala—hosted at AIA25. View program details, jury information, and prior award winners > 

New for the 2025 season

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has long been a beacon of architectural excellence, recognizing and celebrating outstanding achievements in the field through the prestigious award programs in its portfolio. To further enhance the portfolio's impact and accessibility, AIA is streamlining the award submission timelines and improving the submission process beginning with the 2025 season. 

A common, consolidated submission form has been adopted for all project-based awards to provide users with a more cohesive and simplified experience. Further, applicants who elect to submit eligible projects to multiple AIA award programs will benefit from a new submission fee structure, whereby the first submission is $450 and subsequent submission of the same project to additional programs costs an extra $100 per category. 

AIA award programs involved in this consolidated application can be accessed via the application titled "2025 AIA Universal Project-Based Award Submission" and include the following: 

  • AIA/ALA Library Building Award
  • Architecture Award 
  • COTE Top 10 Award
  • Design for Aging Review Award
  • Education Facility Design Award
  • HealthCare Design Award
  • Housing Award
  • Interior Architecture Award
  • Justice Facilities Review Award
  • Regional and Urban Design Award
  • Small Project Award

This unified approach reduces the administrative burden on applicants submitting to multiple award programs, fostering a smoother, more efficient process from start to finish. Moreover, a consolidated submission enables AIA to enhance standardized submission criteria and evaluation metrics across award categories. This consistency ensures each submission is judged fairly and thoroughly, upholding the high standards of excellence that AIA awards represent. We believe these strategic changes promise to enhance the overall experience for AIA award applicants, judges, and the architectural community. 
 

Update to Copyright Language

We have received feedback from members and photographers about changes to AIA's copyright language.

As a result, AIA has removed the language in question until we can engage with the photography association to develop a revised form that strikes a balance between legal protections for AIA and addressing the concerns of contributors, ensuring a sustainable approach moving forward. While this decision requires additional effort, we believe it supports our members, maintains program integrity, and positions AIA for long-term success. Click here to view the updated image copyright release. 

 

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