The 2026 final extended entry deadline was July 30. Winners will be notified by late September, and will be honored at the AIA Arizona Awards Gala at the Heard Museum on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Individual tickets for the awards gala will go on sale in September.
Information on sponsorship opportunities for both the awards gala (Nov. 14) and the state conference (Oct. 23) is seen here. Sponsors can make their commitments at any time.
The 2026 AIA Arizona Design Awards Chair is James Trahan, AIA, a Partner at 180 Degrees Design + Build in Phoenix.
The 2026 Jury Chair is Byron Mouton, AIA, Principal, bildDESIGN, and Lacey Senior Professor of Practice – Architecture, Tulane University
Mouton will oversee both jury teams for the Project categories and Practice categories. The 2026 Design Awards jury will be composed of AIA members from New Orleans.
Project Categories Jury
- Marwan Ghandour, Assoc. AIA, Director of the School of Architecture at LSU; and Partner, Bawader Architects
- Chris Meyer, AIA, Principal, Atelier Mey; and Associate Professor of Architecture, Tulane University
- Tom Pistorius, AIA, Principal, pistoriusarchitects
- Trula Remson, FAIA, Principal, RHH Architects
Practice Categories Jury
- W. Geoff Gjertson, AIA, Professor, University of Lousiana at Lafayette
- Shawna Meyer, AIA, Principal, Atelier Mey; and Professor of Practice in Architecture, Tulane University
- Casius Pealer, Assoc. AIA, Director, Market Development, Institute for Market Transformation; and Senior Professor of Practice, Tulane University
- Martin Tovrea, AIA, Principal, Multistudio
The Arizona Medal jury is distinct and separate. The 2026 AIA Arizona Fellows Chair-elect will oversee selection of the Arizona Medal jury, which will include at least three Fellows from outside of Arizona.
View all winners in Project categories from the past four years at this link.
View the recent winners of the Practice categories at this link.
