The AIA Ohio Design Awards Program is open for submissions! Click here to begin: https://www.aiaohio.org/design-awards/. The deadline for submitting projects is July 1.
The AIA Ohio Design Awards Program seeks to focus attention on quality design, high performance design and AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence. The Framework for Design Excellence represents the defining principles of good design in the 21st century. Comprised of 10 principles and accompanied by searching questions, the Framework seeks to inform progress toward a zero-carbon, equitable, resilient, and healthy built environment. These are to be thoughtfully considered by designer and client at the initiation of every project and incorporated into the work as appropriate to the project scope. The Framework is accessible and relevant for every architect, every client, and every project, regardless of size, typology, or aspiration.
The intent is to promote AIA’s initiatives and to encourage Ohio architects to think more holistically about their design. The jury will be instructed to evaluate submissions based on their successful response to one or more of AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence. These Include:
- Design for Integration
- Design for Equitable Communities
- Design for Ecosystems
- Design for Water
- Design for Economy
- Design for Energy
- Design for Well-being
- Design for Resources
- Design for Change
- Design for Discovery
In an effort to be more inclusive to all project types, AIA Ohio has six submission categories:
- Category 1: Newly Completed Buildings
- Category 2: Additions, Renovations and Restorations
- Category 3: Interior Architecture
- Category 4: Small Projects (Less than 5,000 sf and under $1.5M)
- Category 5: Unbuilt Projects (Not built and not intended to be realized)
- Category 6: 25 Year Award
In addition to the above six categories, AIA Ohio has added two supplemental design awards available for consideration. These include:
- The AIA Ohio Impact Award
- The AIA Ohio People’s Choice Award
The AIA Ohio Impact Award is aimed at recognizing a project that exemplifies the power of design to create a better world. Impact Awards can be given for initiatives, research, products, or projects specifically designed to positively impact the social, environmental, and economic fabric of communities. Any project submitted for an AIA Ohio Design Award is eligible for consideration by the jury for this recognition, including projects recognized with awards in any of the other categories.
Aimed at increasing firm/project/client visibility, voting for the AIA Ohio People’s Choice Award will be conducted on the AIA Ohio website and shared on social media. All projects submitted for AIA Ohio Design Awards will be entered into this award. Voting for this award will open on the due date of submissions and will run for a period of not less than four weeks. The People’s Choice Award will be recognized based on the number of votes received. A minimum of the top three projects, ranked by votes cast, will be recognized.