Entry Dates: April 3 – July 3
AIA OHIO DESIGN AWARDS PROGRAM
The design awards program seeks to focus attention on quality design, high performance design and AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence. The intent is to promote AIA’s initiatives and to encourage Ohio architects to think more holistically about their design.
Design Award 2023 Recipients
View All SubmissionsHarry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex
Honor Award for Newly Completed Buildings
Submitting Firm: DLR Group, Design Architect | Corner Greer & Associates, Associate Local Architect
Project Owners: Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex
Project Location: Joplin, Missouri

Federal House Renovation & Addition
Honor Award for Additions, Renovations and Restorations
Submitting Firm: GBBN
Project Owners: Penn State Behrend
Project Location: Erie, Pennsylvania

Fox Residence
Honor Award for Small Projects
Submitting Firm: Horton Harper Architects
Project Owners: Leigh Fox
Project Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Jorgensen Farms
Merit Award for Newly Completed Buildings
Submitting Firm: JBAD
Project Owner: Val Jorgensen and David Karikomi
Project Location: Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Willkommen on Vine
Merit Award for Newly Completed Buildings
Submitting Firm: GBBN
Project Owner: 3CDC & Model Group
Project Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Mansfield Art Center Classroom Addition
Merit Award for Additions, Renovations and Restorations
Submitting Firm: Perspectus Architecture, Planner and Design Architect | The Seckel Group Architects, Architect of Record
Project Owner: Mansfield Art Center
Project Location: Mansfield, Ohio
Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County - Main Library Renovation and Expansion
Merit Award for Additions, Renovations and Restorations
Submitting Firm: Bostwick Design Partnership, Programming, Planning, Architecture and Wayfinding |
RBF CoLab, Collaborating Architect and Restoration Design
Project Owner: Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County
Project Location: Youngstown, Ohio
Digitals Futures
Merit Award for Interior Architecture
Submitting Firm: GBBN, Interior Fit-Out Design Lead | KieranTimberlake, Exterior Design Lead
Project Owner: University of Cincinnati
Project Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Honorable mention

Columbus State Community College Mitchell Hall
Honorable Mention for Newly Completed Buildings
Submitting Firm: DesignGroup
Project Owner: Columbus State Community College
Project Location: Columbus, OH
Slippery Rock University - Miller Auditorium
Honorable Mention for Additions, Renovations and Restorations
Submitting Firm: DLR Group, Design Architect | Renaissance 3 Architects, Joint Venture
Project Owner: Slippery Rock University
Project Location: Slippery Rock, PA

Tender Mercy
Honorable Mention for Interior Architecture
Submitting Firm: MODA4 Design, Architecture and Interior Design | The Idea Collective, Interior Design
Project Owner: Woodard Development & The Idea Collective
Project Location: Dayton, OH
New Adult Day Center
Impact Award for Interior Architecture
Submitting Firm: AECOM
Project Owner: ARC Industries
Project Location: Grove City, OH
People's Choice Award

Columbus Metropolitan Library - Gahanna Branch
People’s Choice – 1st Place
Submitting Firm: NBBJ
Project Owner: Columbus Metropolitan Library
Project Location: Gahanna, OH

Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County - Main Library Renovation and Expansion
People’s Choice – 2nd Place
Submitting Firm: Bostwick Design Partnership, Programming, Planning, Architecture and Wayfinding |
RBF CoLab, Collaborating Architect and Restoration Design
Project Owner: Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County
Project Location: Youngstown, Ohio

Slocum Hall Renovation
People’s Choice – 3rd Place
Submitting Firm: Schooley Caldwell
Project Owner: Ohio Wesleyan University
Project Location: Delaware, Ohio
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
AIA Ohio Design Awards
The AIA Ohio Design Awards Program promotes those projects that have distinguished themselves, through attention to high quality design, performance, and commitment to AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence.
AIA Ohio 25 YEAR AWARD
The test of time is used to single out the executed projects that receive this award.