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AIA Regional & Urban Design Award 2027

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) — United States

The AIA Regional & Urban Design Award recognizes the best in urban design, regional and city planning, and community development. Eligible work includes urban design projects, planning programs, civic improvements, campus plans, environmental programs and redevelopment projects; individual buildings are not eligible. Projects may be located anywhere in the world but must have been designed by a U.S.-licensed architect. Completed projects must have been finished after 1 January 2021, and ongoing work can be entered if a significant portion has been completed, implemented or adopted by a local authority. Every entry must identify an AIA Architect member in good standing as the submitting architect, and owners, firms, public agencies and civic organizations may all submit. Submissions opened on 28 August 2026 and are due by 5pm ET on 3 November 2026, with no extensions; the AIA expects to announce recipients in May 2027.

Submissions open

Aug 28, 2026

Deadline

Nov 3, 2026

Entry fee

$450 for a single project submission; $100 for each additional submission of the same project to another AIA project-based award program

Award / prize

No cash prize: recipients receive promotional recognition in AIA communication channels and an invitation to selected awards event celebrations, usually held during the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design

Audience

Professionals

Submission format

Online application via the AIA awards portal: one PDF portfolio (max 20 MB, 15 images, 20 pages, 8.5x11in, 11pt minimum font) plus client authorization, credited firms and image copyright forms

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