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Entries are now accepted for all categories of the 2026 AIA Arizona Design Awards! The early bird deadline is Tuesday, July 14. The final extended deadline for all categories is Thursday, July 30.  Visit the awards entry portal to begin your entry. To learn more about each category, you may access and download the awards guide PDF at this link....

AIA Arizona strives to serve as the collective voice that uplifts architects, upholds the importance of practice, and promotes the value of architecture, through design inspiration, societal connections, and relationship building. So much of that is on display in our Design Awards program and at one of our largest events, the AIA Arizona Design Awards Gala. As part of ongoing...

In this special webinar held on June 16, attendees learned from the architects behind three recent winners of the SRP Sustainable Design Award presented by AIA Arizona. Each speaker described how they applied the principles of the AIA Framework for Design Excellence, highlighting its ten measures—including design for integration, equitable communities, ecosystems, water, energy, wellness, resources, change, discovery, and beauty—to...

The Arizona architecture community gathered at the Heard Museum on Saturday, November 15, 2025, to celebrate the impressive winners of the 2025 AIA Arizona Design Awards! Teresa Rosano, AIA, was honored with the Arizona Architects Medal, and Kathy Hancox, AIA, was recognized with the Chairman’s Award. To see all the winners from the 2025 AIA Arizona Design Awards click here! THANK...

The Arizona architecture community gathered at the Heard Museum on Saturday, November 16, 2024, to celebrate the impressive winners of the 2024 AIA Arizona Design Awards! Jones Studio was celebrated as Firm of the Year, Damon Leverett, AIA, was honored with the Arizona Architects Medal, and Brian Farling, AIA, was recognized with the Chairman’s Award....

A number of people and projects from the Arizona architecture community were celebrated at the 2024 AIA Arizona Design Awards on November 16 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.  The awards were presented by 2024 Awards Chair Phil Weddle, FAIA, of Weddle Gilmore Architects in Scottsdale and Jury Chair Dana Tang, AIA, a partner at Gluckman Tang Architects in New York. View all award winners here. And...