SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR THE 2022 ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Each year, AIA Pennsylvania celebrates the great work that Pennsylvania’s architects are doing to affect positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes for their clients and communities.

The 2022 AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Design & COTE Awards program is accepting submissions now through 11:59 pm Thursday, September 8, 2022.
The AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Design Awards celebrate the exemplary design achievements of members and the impact of architecture regardless of budget, size, style, or type. Projects selected for COTE honors will have exhibited excellence in the AIA Framework for Design Excellence measures that indicate how buildings perform for the health and wellness of the occupants, communities, and the environment they serve.
Download and review the 2022 Architectural Excellence Design & COTE Awards Call for Submissions before starting your submission(s) for complete details including the submission process and required and optional jury review materials for submission to the Design and COTE Awards programs.

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Hear from Kim Yao, FAIA, 2021 AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Design Awards Jury Chair, on why the practice of submitting to architecture awards programs matters to your work/the profession, why resubmitting is a worthwhile effort, and what your fellow architect jurors are looking for in a submission.

SHOWCASING ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE

All entries will be featured in the 2022 Architectural Excellence Design & COTE Award Submissions Gallery. Finalists will be tagged in the submissions gallery and featured in the Year in Review & Architectural Excellence Showcase publication.

Recipients will be recognized in the recipients’ gallery housed on aiapa.org, in a nationally distributed press release recapping the awards broadcast highlights, local market press releases, and in the Year in Review & Architectural Excellence Showcase publication.

The chapter will be celebrating this year’s Design Awards, COTE Awards, Special Awards, Student Awards, and EPiC Firms with the 2022 Architectural Excellence Awards broadcast debut and the return of viewing parties popping up around the state set for Thursday, November 17th.

Recap the honors from last year with a replay of the 2021 broadcast as well as the 2021 recipient and finalist features in the Year in Review & Architectural Excellence Showcase publication.