The annual AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Awards program recognizes excellence in architectural design by AIA Baltimore members and AIA members with projects in AIA Baltimore’s region. Built and unbuilt projects submitted by AIA members are judged by a distinguished jury of AIA architects.
In response to AIA’s commitment to climate action, AIA Baltimore, AIA Chesapeake Bay, AIA Potomac Valley, and AIA Maryland are each introducing new sustainability questions to Design Awards Submissions. Questions are drawn from the AIA COTE Top 10 Toolkit, now the Framework for Design Excellence. All 10 questions are available to answer, and remain as optional.
When you submit a project, you will be given open-ended prompts to describe in a few sentences how your design achieves outcomes for each of the above measures. Projects are not required to address every measure; you should only address those measures that are relevant to your project.
The goal is to promote the sustainable design work of our members and to support AIA’s Resolution for Urgent and Sustained Climate Action.
Design Awards may be given to built or unbuilt architecture, interior architecture, adaptive reuse, planning, renovation, restoration and urban design projects. Architectural projects eligible for submission include, but are not limited to: details, images of models, building segments and renderings.
Eligible projects include:
Built or unbuilt projects designed by AIA Baltimore licensed architect members anywhere in the world.
Built or unbuilt projects built in AIA Baltimore’s region designed by AIA members of other chapters.
Unbuilt projects designed by Associate AIA members of AIA Baltimore.
Projects must be completed on or after January 1, 2018 and cannot have previously received an award from AIA Baltimore.
There is no limit to the number of projects that may be entered by a firm, and all materials included in submissions must be cleared for public reproduction. Entries must be submitted jointly by the architect and client and must credit all members of the design and construction team. Projects must be submitted by or on behalf of an AIA member involved in the project.
