AIANY Design Awards

AIA New York’s annual Design Awards program recognizes outstanding architectural design in New York and around the world. The program awards projects that exemplify design excellence, demonstrating exceptional skill and creativity in the resolution of formal, functional, and technical requirements. Projects should consider the impacts of built design, addressing issues including ecological stewardship and social responsibility.

Small- to large-scale and low- to high-budget projects are welcome and will be evaluated on their individual merits and ability to excel within the project’s constraints.

All submissions will require the use of the AIA Framework for Design Excellence’s Common App. In 2019, AIA adopted the Framework as a set of guidelines and requirements to assess project performance and better address the interdependence between people, buildings, infrastructure, and the environment. While submissions do not need to address all the measures included in the Common App, applicants should highlight relevant narratives and metrics, that are applicable to their specific projects.