AIA Ohio 25 Year Award | Program Guidelines

Program Dates: April 1 – July 1


The test of time is used to single out the executed projects that receive this award.

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Jury

The Design Awards Jury shall select the winner of the Twenty-Five Year Award.

ELIGIBILITY

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This award is open to architectural projects of all classifications and may be one building or a related group of buildings forming a single project completed between 25 and 35 years prior to submission. The project must be located in Ohio and must have been designed by an AIA Ohio member licensed in Ohio. The project must be standing in a substantially completed form and in good condition. The project should still carry out the original program. Change of use is permitted when it has not basically altered original intent. Nominations previously submitted may be resubmitted provided they still meet the stipulated date of substantial completion of the original project.

Nominations

Any AIA Ohio member, group of members, chapter, or committee may submit one or more entries on the required form within the established nomination period.

Submission Requirements

All exhibits must be submitted online via the AIA Ohio Awards Submission portal. Each submission shall contain the following information:

  • The first page shall be a nomination statement by the sponsoring AIA Ohio member, group of members, or component, and shall include the name of the sponsor by whom the nomination is made and the current contact information for the sponsor.
  • The second page shall be a short description of the original project; a statement of the condition of the project with respect to use and general appearance at the time of the submission; a brief outline of the transformations, if any, that may have taken place in the interim period; the current location and name of the project; and the name of the original architect.
  • A minimum of ten photographs and site and floor plans to properly illustrate the project in its original condition must be included. If available, include up to six additional images illustrating the extent of intervening changes, if any.

All nominations must be submitted to the AIA Ohio Design Awards Committee, in a format determined by AIA Ohio, by the deadline identified in the AIA Ohio Design Awards Call for entries.

Selection

The jury may select one 25 Year Award recipient each year.

Jury

The Design Awards Jury shall select the winner of the Twenty-Five Year Award.

ELIGIBILITY

This award is open to architectural projects of all classifications and may be one building or a related group of buildings forming a single project completed between 25 and 35 years prior to submission. The project must be located in Ohio and must have been designed by an AIA Ohio member licensed in Ohio. The project must be standing in a substantially completed form and in good condition. The project should still carry out the original program. Change of use is permitted when it has not basically altered original intent. Nominations previously submitted may be resubmitted provided they still meet the stipulated date of substantial completion of the original project.

Nominations

Any AIA Ohio member, group of members, chapter, or committee may submit one or more entries on the required form within the established nomination period.

Submission Requirements

All exhibits must be submitted online via the AIA Ohio Awards Submission portal. Each submission shall contain the following information:

1. Nomination Statement:

The first page shall be a nomination statement by the sponsoring AIA Ohio member, group of members, or component, and shall include the name of the sponsor by whom the nomination is made and the current contact information for the sponsor.

2. Description Page

The second page shall be a short description of the original project; a statement of the condition of the project with respect to use and general appearance at the time of the submission; a brief outline of the transformations, if any, that may have taken place in the interim period; the current location and name of the project; and the name of the original architect.

3. Images

A minimum of ten photographs and site and floor plans to properly illustrate the project in its original condition must be included. If available, include up to six additional images illustrating the extent of intervening changes, if any.

Submission Format

All nominations must be submitted to the AIA Ohio Design Awards Committee, in a format determined by AIA Ohio, by the deadline identified in the AIA Ohio Design Awards Call for entries.

Selection

The jury may select one 25 Year Award recipient each year.

Winning Submissions

Winning entries will be announced at the AIA Ohio Virtual Design Awards Program in September.

Submission Fee: NONE

Winning Submissions

Winning entries will be announced on September 16 at the AIA Ohio Conference at Bridge Park in Dublin.

Twenty-Five Year Award Winner History


2018

Ohio Aerospace Institute Building
Brook Park, OH
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects, Inc.

2016

Polymer Science Building
The University of Akron – Akron, Ohio
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects, Inc.

2013

Millersburg United Methodist Church
Millersburg, OH
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects, Inc.

2012

Pioneer Memorial Presbyterian Church
Solon, OH
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects, Inc.

2011

St. Martin of Tours
Maple Heights, OH
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects, Inc.

2010

PlayhouseSquare Development
Cleveland, OH
Westlake Reed Leskosky (original architect: Dalton van Dijk Johnson and Partners)

Bellflower Elementary
Mentor, OH
Richard Fleischman Architects Inc.

2009

South Side Settlement House
Columbus, OH
Robert Mangurian and Craig Hodgetts, Lead Designers and Architect
Feinknopf, Macioce & Chappa, Associate Architect

Church of the Convent
Cleveland, OH
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects Inc.

2008

None

2007

Elenor N. Dana Center at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus
Toledo, OH
The Collaborative Inc.

2006

Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Aurora, OH
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects, Inc.

2005

None

2004

None

2003

MetLife Office Complex
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Lorenz Williams Inc.

2002

Elyria High School
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects Inc.
Elyria, OH

2001

Residence at 6909 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH

St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church
Highland Heights, OH
Richard Fleischman Architects

1999

Ohio State Office Building (Rhodes Tower)
Columbus, OH

1998

Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall
University of Akron, Akron, OH

1997

Church of the Holy Family
Parma, OH

1996

Mariemont High School
Cincinnati, OH

1995

The Kettering Government Center
Kettering, OH

1994

The Ohio Historical Society
Columbus, OH

1993

The Xmox Building
Cincinnati, OH

1992

Blossom Music Center
Cleveland, OH

1991

Notre Dame Academy
Toledo, OH

1990

St. John’s Unitarian Church
Cincinnati, OH

1989

The Columbia Gas Building
Toledo, OH

1988

DAAP Building
Cincinnati, OH

1987

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County
Cincinnati, OH

1986

American Society for Metals
Cleveland, OH

1985

Cincinnati Music Hall
Cincinnati, OH

1984

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Columbus, OH