The AIA Awards, which span nearly 30 categories, recognize outstanding achievements and exemplary design across various practice areas. They represent the pinnacle of industry prestige.
Open award submissions
AIA is currently accepting submissions for the 2025 award cycle for the awards linked below.
- AIA Fellowship (deadline to submit October 9, 2024)
- AIA Honorary Fellowship (deadline to submit December 15, 2024)
- AIA Honorary Membership (deadline to submit December 15, 2024)
- AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education (deadline to submit September 15, 2024)
- Architecture Firm Award (deadline to submit September 15, 2024)
- Edward C. Kemper Award (deadline to submit September 15, 2024)
- Gold Medal (deadline to submit September 15, 2024)
- Whitney M. Young Jr. Award (deadline to submit September 15, 2024)
Serve on a jury
AIA relies on the knowledge, expertise, and dedication of volunteers to serve as members of award juries. The deadline for nominations to serve as a juror on an AIA awards jury is July 29, 2024. If you are interested in participating in a jury, please use the link below.
2025 Submission timeline
Collectively, the AIA Awards portfolio includes nearly 30 categories, recognizing outstanding achievements and exemplary design across various practice areas, representing the pinnacle of industry prestige. The awards cycles vary for each award. Below is the timeline for the submissions for the 2025 awards cycle that will be recognized at the AIA Conference for Architecture and Design in June 2025. For specific information on awards, visit the award page.
2025 AIA Awards submissions cycle |
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| Award | Open | Close |
| AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Architectural Education | July 15, 2024 | September 15, 2024 |
| AIA/ALA Library Building Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Architecture Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Architecture Firm Award | July 15, 2024 | September 15, 2024 |
| Associates Award | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Awards for Excellence in Public Architecture | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Collaborative Achievement Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| COTE Top Ten Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| COTE Top Ten for Students Competition | TBD | TBD |
| Design for Aging Review Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Education Facility Design Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Edward C. Kemper Award | July 15, 2024 | September 15, 2024 |
| Edward S. Frey Award | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Elbert M. Conover Award | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Fellowship | June 24, 2024 | October 9, 2024 |
| Gold Medal | July 15, 2024 | September 15, 2024 |
| Healthcare Design Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Honorary Fellowship | June 24, 2024 | December 15, 2024 |
| Honorary Membership | June 24, 2024 | December 15, 2024 |
| Housing Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Interior Architecture Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Justice Facilities Review Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Regional & Urban Design Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Small Project Awards | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Twenty-Five Year Award | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
| Whitney M. Young Jr. Award | July 15, 2024 | September 15, 2024 |
| Young Architects Award | September 2, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
Each year, AIA celebrates the best buildings and spaces—and the people behind them—with some of the most prestigious awards in the built environment.