Design Excellence / Residential

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, commissioned projects that are primarily residential in nature.

Eligible projects must be designed by a licensed Architect who is an AIA Palm Beach Chapter member in good standing, and who practices within Palm Beach County. Projects submitted may be located anywhere in the world, but must have been completed within the immediate past five calendar years.

Entries may include new single-family residences, multi-family residences, affordable housing projects not related to an institutional facility or public sector, live/work units where the residential component is more than 50% of the project area, dormitories, boarding houses, convents/monasteries, fraternity/sorority houses and/or assisted living facilities. Award winners are subject to verification.

Design Excellence / Non-Residential

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, commissioned projects that are primarily non-residential in nature.

Eligible projects must be designed by a licensed Architect who is an AIA Palm Beach Chapter member in good standing, and who practices within Palm Beach County. Projects submitted may be located anywhere in the world but must have been completed within the immediate past five calendar years.

Entries may include commercial, industrial, hotel/hospitality, healthcare, day-care facilities, retail and/or restaurant projects. Award winners are subject to verification.

Design Excellence / Civic / Institutional

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, commissioned projects of a public, societal and/or institutional nature.

Eligible projects must be designed by a licensed Architect who is an AIA Palm Beach Chapter member in good standing, and who practices within Palm Beach County. Projects submitted may be located anywhere in the world but must have been completed within the immediate past five calendar years.

Entries may include public buildings, religious/worship facilities, schools/educational facilities, museums, sports arenas/stadiums, theatres, libraries and/or correctional facilities. Award winners are subject to verification.

Urban Design / Planning

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, Master Planning or Regionally Scaled Plans.

Entries may be urban design projects, planning programs, civic improvements, campus plans, environmental programs or redevelopment projects. Projects should not be individual buildings.

Object Design / Furniture Design / Unique Small Project

This award is designed to reward an exceptionally well-designed small structure, such as a gazebo, entry feature or pavilion, or a custom furniture piece or custom designed object.

Test of Time Award

This award is designed to reward a project that was constructed at least 25 years ago and is still an outstanding example of Design Excellence. It may be a Civic, Commercial or Residential project.

The project must have been designed by an AIA Palm Beach Member Architect and still be in active use and in good condition.

Historic Preservation

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, commissioned projects that strive to preserve our architectural history, heritage and legacy.

Eligible projects must be designed by a licensed Architect who is an AIA Palm Beach Chapter member in good standing, and who practices within Palm Beach County. Projects submitted may be located anywhere in the world, but must have been completed within the immediate past five calendar years.

Entries may include the preservation, renovation, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction and/or adaptive re-use of a building or group of buildings that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; is a contributing property in a National Register-listed district; is designated as historic property under an official municipal, county, special district or state designation, law, ordinance or resolution; or is determined eligible by a State Historic Preservation Officer for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Sustainable

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, commissioned projects that strive to promote awareness of the built environment through environmentally sensitive design practices.

Eligible projects must be designed by a licensed Architect who is an AIA Palm Beach Chapter member in good standing, and who practices within Palm Beach County. Projects submitted may be located anywhere in the world but must have been completed within the immediate past five calendar years.

Entries may include buildings or groups of buildings of any type. Entries must demonstrate the successful use of design elements, techniques, materials and/or other strategies that have a positive effect on the natural environment.

Projects must have been granted or fully applied for LEED certification or another green building designation/program, such as those offered by Green Globes, Florida Green Building Coalition or another nationally or regionally established program.

Interiors

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, commissioned architectural building interiors.

Eligible projects must be designed by a licensed Architect who is an AIA Palm Beach Chapter member in good standing, and who practices within Palm Beach County. Projects submitted may be located anywhere in the world but must have been completed within the immediate past five calendar years.

Entries may include new construction, additions, renovation or historic preservation/restoration. Award winners are subject to verification.

Unbuilt

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent, commissioned architectural designs not yet built or complete.

Eligible projects must be designed by a licensed Architect who is an AIA Palm Beach Chapter member in good standing, and who practices within Palm Beach County. Projects submitted may be located anywhere in the world but must have been designed within the immediate past five calendar years.

Entries may include buildings or groups of buildings of any type, urban designs, master plans, additions or renovations. Entries must be commissioned for compensation on behalf of a client. Construction must not be substantially complete prior to the deadline for receipt of entries. Award winners are subject to verification.

Theoretical and Research Award

The Theoretical & Research Award recognizes work by AIA Palm Beach members including architects, associates and interns.

The entrant must designate whether the project is academic, a competition entry or theoretical/research. Theoretical/research projects must be executed in the interest of the advancement of the profession. Projects submitted by professionals must not be compensated.

Student Project – No Fee

This award recognizes outstanding examples of recent architectural designs by students.

Eligible projects must be designed by a student or group of students who are currently enrolled in an accredited architectural degree program and are residents of Palm Beach County. Projects submitted may be located anywhere in the world but must have been designed within the immediate past five calendar years.

Entries may be academic projects, competition entries or theoretical/research projects executed in the interest of advancing the profession. Award winners are subject to verification.

We encourage our members and firms to pass on this information and encourage any students and/or student interns they may know or work with to submit their projects. The standard entry fees will be waived for Student Projects.

The James H. Anstis, FAIA Gold Medal Award

This award recognizes an individual architect in Palm Beach County who has distinguished himself or herself in a manner resulting in a profound impact on the profession over an extended period of time.

This is the highest award that AIA Palm Beach can bestow on one of its members and only one may be given in a year. Any individual who has been a member of AIA for a minimum of 10 years is eligible.

The individual's long-term, noteworthy accomplishments in the AIA, as well as community organizations or governmental bodies, must demonstrate distinguishable results characterizing one's career in a manner over and above what is normally expected.

AIA Palm Beach members in good standing are eligible by nominations made by any AIA Palm Beach member. Individuals may not nominate themselves.

John Stetson, FAIA Service Award

AIA Palm Beach Chapter has established this award in the memory of John Stetson, FAIA, whose devoted service to the AIA Chapter was over and above his official capacities. It is hoped that this award will perpetuate John's memory and those things for which he stood in our profession.

This award will be given to an AIA Palm Beach Chapter member for outstanding service to the chapter. Nominations may be made by any AIA Palm Beach member. Individuals may not nominate themselves.

Hilliard T. Smith Community Service Award

In honor of AIA Florida Past President Hilliard T. Smith of Palm Beach, this award is given to recognize an architect whose leadership in community activities and service has been a direct benefit to the profession or community.

The individual's leadership and service must demonstrate qualities, outcomes in works of art, programs or civic influences that have benefited the profession or the community.

Any member of AIA Palm Beach Chapter in good standing whose leadership in a community fulfills the intent and purpose of this award is eligible. Nominations may be made by any AIA Palm Beach member. Individuals may not nominate themselves.

Firm of the Year Award

This award recognizes outstanding achievement in design, community services, education, and service to the profession and the AIA by an architectural firm.

Projects, accomplishments and service submitted must reflect a period of at least 10 years. The firm's principals must be AIA Palm Beach members in good standing.

Landscape Architect of the Year Award

This award will be given to a landscape architect in Palm Beach County who has exemplified interest, ingenuity and outstanding performance which enhances the architectural built environment. Nominations may be made by any AIA Palm Beach Chapter member.

Consulting Firm of the Year Award

This award will be given to a consulting firm, such as a structural or MEP firm, in Palm Beach County that has strived to respect and/or enhance the architectural built environment through the ingenuity of building systems and/or components. Nominations may be made by any AIA Palm Beach Chapter member.

Associate Member of the Year Award

This award will be given to an Associate AIA Member whose leadership, activities and service to AIA Palm Beach Chapter have been a direct benefit to the profession.

Nominations may be made by any AIA Palm Beach Chapter member in good standing.

Emerging Professional Mentorship Award

This award recognizes an architect or firm who has shown an unwavering commitment to mentoring and developing Associates and Emerging Professionals in his or her/their firm and/or elsewhere in the Palm Beach County region.

Any licensed architect member of AIA Palm Beach in good standing or firm with a principal who is a licensed architect member of AIA Palm Beach is eligible for this award.

Candidates may not nominate themselves. Nominations may be made by any AIA Palm Beach Chapter member or AIAS member in good standing.

Educator of the Year Award

This award will be given in recognition of an educator in Palm Beach County whose outstanding performance has made a significant contribution to the advancement of architectural education through college or university teaching.

Nominations may be made by any AIA Palm Beach Chapter member. Individuals may not nominate themselves.

Builder of the Year Award

This award recognizes a company or firm in Palm Beach County who has exemplified a sincere and genuine interest in encouraging and affecting outstanding craftsmanship and workmanship in the performance of work on a specific project.

Such company may be a general contractor or subcontractor. Any company licensed in Palm Beach County who has fulfilled the intent and purpose of this award may be nominated.

Bob Graham Architectural Awareness Award

The Bob Graham, Honorary AIA, Architectural Awareness Award is given to an individual citizen or public official who is not an architect, and who by their interest, activity and concern for the profession of architecture, shall have advanced the cause of good design and planning and/or contributed to the dignity and value of the architectural profession.

The Award is named in honor of Bob Graham, two-time Governor of Florida and member of the U.S. Senate, who was designated an honorary member of the AIA for his outstanding support of architecture in both his public and private life.

Any person who is not an architect is eligible. Submission is not required by the nominee. Nominations may be made by any Palm Beach Chapter AIA member.

Craftsman Award

This award will be given to a craftsman in Palm Beach County, Florida who has exemplified interest, ingenuity and outstanding performance in the pursuit of one's trade or craft.

This award pertains to outstanding craftsmanship performed in any phase of construction. Any craftsman who is a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida and who has performed outstanding workmanship in the pursuit of a craft or trade is eligible.

In order to recognize the talent in our state, the immediate past recipient is ineligible. Submission is not required by the nominee. Firms may be nominated by any Palm Beach Chapter AIA member.

Allied Member of the Year

The award recognizes an AIA Palm Beach allied member who has gone above and beyond to support the association and the architecture profession.

The nominee must be an AIA Palm Beach allied member in good standing. Any AIA Palm Beach member may nominate.

Developer of the Year Award

This award recognizes a developer working in Palm Beach County who has demonstrated a sincere and sustained commitment to advancing exceptional and responsible development through the execution of a specific project.

The recipient exemplifies leadership in setting high standards for construction excellence, collaboration and attention to detail, resulting in work that elevates the built environment and reflects pride in construction quality.