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2025 AIA PA Architectural Excellence Awards Winners

December 8, 2025
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Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! We are so proud to celebrate the best of PA’s architectural heritage, architects and architectural students, and those who support the profession of architecture.


Special Awards

50 Year Timeless Architecture Award: Carnegie Museum of Art – Sarah Mellon Scaife Galleries

Architecture Firm of the Year Award: studio d’ARC architects

Medal of Distinction: Frank Grauman, FAIA


Contribution to the Profession by a Non-Architect: Richard Davies, Hon. AIA

Raymond J. Sinagra Award: The Olin Studio

Social Impact Award: Marywood University School of Architecture

Emerging Professional Award: Elsa G. De Leon, Assoc. AIA

Emerging Professional Award: Oyuki Sulu, Assoc. AIA

Government Award: Senator Frank Farry

Young Architect Award: Jeremiah Woodring, AIA, CPHC, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, CDT


Student Award-Carnegie Mellon University: Andrew Long

Student Award-Drexel University: Connor Cohen

Student Award-Marywood University: Joseph Brown

Student Award-Temple University: Payton Sucharski

Student Award-The Pennsylvania University: Michael Valle

Student Award-Thomas Jefferson University: Luke Vastano

Student Award-University of Pennsylvania: Colin Clark


2025 EPiC Firm Recognition Winners

Masonry Awards

Creative Fusion-Masonry Award: Flats on Forward, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Creative Fusion-Masonry Award: Kopchick Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PWWG Architects

Re-Imagined-Masonry Award: All-School Commons, DIGSAU

Re-Imagined-Masonry Award: Coral House, Canno Architecture & Design

Visionary-Masonry Award: Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus, Ewing Cole


Design Awards

Merit Award: Frankie’s Summer Club, ISA-Interface Studio Architects, LLC

Merit Award: The Two Door House, Lo Design

Merit Award: 17 West, Gnome Architects

Merit Award: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Hub for Clinical Collaboration, Perkins&Will

Merit Award: The Francis, Lo Design

Merit Award: Alan Magee Scaife Hall, KieranTimberlake

Merit Award: Carnegie Music Hall Renovation, Gensler


Honor Award: Frost Facility, Erdy McHenry Architecture

Honor Award: Loggia Loft, DIGSAU

Honor Award: Myers Hall Switchgear, Moto Designshop


Silver Medal: Cedar Grove Community Center, Ford 3 Architects

Silver Medal: Gallatin Residence, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Silver Medal: Folger Shakespeare Library, KieranTimberlake


View all design awards submissions, and get details on the winning designs here.