A select group of 2025 AIA Awards have opened for submissions, including the Housing Award and Small Project Award. The AIA Awards give you the opportunity to enhance your visibility, gain prestigious industry recognition, and establish your work as a benchmark of excellence and innovation. Receiving an AIA award is the ultimate acknowledgment of impactful, exemplary work that sets new standards and inspires others.
The following awards are now open for submissions:
- COTE® Top Ten Award
- AIA/ALA Library Building Award
- Architecture Award
- Collaborative Achievement Award
- Design for Aging Review Award
- Education Facility Design Award
- Healthcare Design Award
- Housing Award
- Interior Architecture Award
- Justice Facilities Review Award
- Regional & Urban Design Award
- Small Project Award
January 8, 2025 is the application deadline for these 12 awards. Start your submission on the AIA website at this link.
New this year, AIA has introduced a common application to streamline submissions for multiple award programs. You can fill out one application per project, choose the award programs you want to enter, and pay $450 for the first submission and only $100 for every additional program.
The following programs are also open for submissions with the corresponding application deadlines:
- November 15: Associates Award, Awards for Excellence in Public Architecture, Young Architects Award
- December 15: Honorary Fellowship, Honorary Membership
Eligibility information, submission checklists, past successful applications, and more tools are available on the AIA Awards FAQ page. All award winners will be announced at the AIA Awards Gala at AIA25.
See Residential Design’s coverage of previous AIA Design Award winners here.