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Westchester-mid-hudson Chapter The American Inst Of Schol Fund Inc

AIAWHV Member small firm (6 or fewer staff)

AIAWHV Member - Medium Firm (greater than 6 staff)

AIA Firm outside Chapter

Non-AIA Firm

Students

Submit your project for the AIAWHV Design Award&nbsp; ELIGIBILITY: Completed or unbuilt work by a licensed Architect, Associate AIA member, or firm working in an office located within the chapter area or completed work within the chapter area by an architect/ firm located outside the chapter area. The work must have been completed between January 2020 and August 2026. There is no limit to the number of projects submitted and applicants are encouraged to submit as many projects as desired.CATEGORIES<ol fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community Impact - Projects that strengthen the social fabric and civic life of the community they are in. Examples include sensitive infill housing, streetscape-enhancing home restorations, or ADU developments addressing regional housing needs, civic plazas, public libraries, or non-profit centers.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Innovation in Sustainability - Projects that demonstrate outstanding achievements in decarbonization, resiliency, and green design. Examples include Certified Passive House single-family homes or all-electric residential retrofits, mass-timber commercial offices, geothermal municipal facilities, or net-zero educational buildings.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Excellence in Adaptive Reuse - Honoring creative preservation and the brilliant transformation of existing historic structures. Examples include adaptive transformations of historic barns, carriage houses, or additions to historic residences, mill conversions into boutique commercial/retail spaces or industrial warehouse activations.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Best Use of Materials - Celebrating craft, tactile beauty, and innovative material or tectonic expression. Examples include bespoke residential millwork, custom joinery, or inventive uses of local fieldstone, exposed timber framing in commercial lobbies or innovative curtain-wall detailing.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Design for Wellness - Projects that prioritize the physical, mental, and emotional health of their occupants. Examples include non-toxic, highly ventilated single-family homes or aging-in-place transformations, daylit healthcare facilities, biophilic educational spaces, or acoustically optimized workplaces.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Visionary Design - Unbuilt, theoretical, or conceptual work pushing the boundaries of Architecture. Examples include speculative rural housing prototypes, student thesis work, or unbuilt residential concepts, masterplan proposals, unbuilt competition entries, or academic research.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Small Project, Big Impact - Designed for smaller-scale interventions, proving that design excellence isn&#39;t dependent on a massive budget. Examples include backyard studios, entry vestibules, or targeted interior room reconfigurations, Main Street storefront revamps, civic parklets, or micro-retail spaces; .</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Emerging Professional Honor - Recognizing a standout project led by an AIA Associate or a firm owner in their first 10 years of practice. Examples include a sole practitioner&rsquo;s first built single-family commission or residential addition in or a young firm&rsquo;s inaugural commercial interior or boutique office fit-out.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The 90th Anniversary Legacy Award (Firm of the Year) - Honoring a firm that has consistently contributed to the architectural excellence and community of our chapter over its history. Open to practices of all scales and focuses&mdash;from specialized single-family residential ateliers to multi-disciplinary commercial and civic practices&mdash;demonstrating long-term design rigor and chapter engagement.</li></ol>

Submit your project for the AIAWHV Design Award  ELIGIBILITY: Completed or unbuilt work by a licensed Architect, Associate AIA member, or firm working in an office located within the chapter area or completed work within the chapter area by an architect/ firm located outside the chapter area. The work must have been completed between January 2020 and August 2026. There is no limit to the number of projects submitted and applicants are encouraged to submit as many projects as desired.CATEGORIES<ol><li>Community Impact - Projects that strengthen the social fabric and civic life of the community they are in. Examples include sensitive infill housing, streetscape-enhancing home restorations, or ADU developments addressing regional housing needs, civic plazas, public libraries, or non-profit centers.</li><li>Innovation in Sustainability - Projects that demonstrate outstanding achievements in decarbonization, resiliency, and green design. Examples include Certified Passive House single-family homes or all-electric residential retrofits, mass-timber commercial offices, geothermal municipal facilities, or net-zero educational buildings. </li><li>Excellence in Adaptive Reuse - Honoring creative preservation and the brilliant transformation of existing historic structures. Examples include adaptive transformations of historic barns, carriage houses, or additions to historic residences, mill conversions into boutique commercial/retail spaces or industrial warehouse activations.</li><li>Best Use of Materials - Celebrating craft, tactile beauty, and innovative material or tectonic expression. Examples include bespoke residential millwork, custom joinery, or inventive uses of local fieldstone, exposed timber framing in commercial lobbies or innovative curtain-wall detailing.</li><li>Design for Wellness - Projects that prioritize the physical, mental, and emotional health of their occupants. Examples include non-toxic, highly ventilated single-family homes or aging-in-place transformations, daylit healthcare facilities, biophilic educational spaces, or acoustically optimized workplaces.</li><li>Visionary Design - Unbuilt, theoretical, or conceptual work pushing the boundaries of Architecture. Examples include speculative rural housing prototypes, student thesis work, or unbuilt residential concepts, masterplan proposals, unbuilt competition entries, or academic research.</li><li>Small Project, Big Impact - Designed for smaller-scale interventions, proving that design excellence isn't dependent on a massive budget. Examples include backyard studios, entry vestibules, or targeted interior room reconfigurations, Main Street storefront revamps, civic parklets, or micro-retail spaces; .</li><li>Emerging Professional Honor - Recognizing a standout project led by an AIA Associate or a firm owner in their first 10 years of practice. Examples include a sole practitioner’s first built single-family commission or residential addition in or a young firm’s inaugural commercial interior or boutique office fit-out.</li><li>The 90th Anniversary Legacy Award (Firm of the Year) - Honoring a firm that has consistently contributed to the architectural excellence and community of our chapter over its history. Open to practices of all scales and focuses—from specialized single-family residential ateliers to multi-disciplinary commercial and civic practices—demonstrating long-term design rigor and chapter engagement.</li></ol>

Westchester-mid-hudson Chapter The American Inst Of Schol Fund Inc

AIAWHV Design Award submission

AIAWHV Member small firm (6 or fewer staff)

$200

AIAWHV Member - Medium Firm (greater than 6 staff)

$300

AIA Firm outside Chapter

$400

Non-AIA Firm

$400

AIAWHV Member small firm (6 or fewer staff)

$100

AIAWHV Member - Medium Firm (greater than 6 staff)

$200

AIA Firm outside Chapter

$300

Non-AIA Firm

$300

Students

$30