Design Awards

Awards Ceremony + Gala

2013 Design Awards Gala
April 25, 2013
Awards Ceremony: 6:00 pm | Gala immediately following
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
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Join AIA San Francisco and the local architectural community in celebrating the 2013 AIA San Francisco Design Awards winning projects. The Gala honors the best of Bay Area architectural design and recognizes achievement in a broad range of architectural work.

Winning projects will not be announced until the awards ceremony.

About the Awards

In existence for nearly half a century, AIA San Francisco’s Design Awards program recognizes the outstanding achievements in architecture and design of Bay Area individuals and organizations as well as celebrates the distinguished work of architects and related professionals from afar who contribute to the framework of our local built environment. The program serves to inform the public of the breadth and value of architectural practice.

We encourage individuals and firms to submit to our annual awards program. Entries are regularly shared with local, national, and international media outlets and kept on file at AIASF for a minimum of one year. In the past, writers and editors from Architectural Record, Dwell, Sunset, San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Design Within Reach catalog, among others, have used our submissions when seeking talent and stories on Bay Area design. In addition, all San Francisco-based residential projects are considered for inclusion in the annual San Francisco Living: Home Tours weekend in September. (Image: Coffee Bar Montgomery, 2012 Design Award Winner. Architect: jones | haydu. Photographer: Bruce Damonte.)

Jury

The 2013 AIA San Francisco Design Awards Jury Chair is Angela Brooks, AIA, LEED AP (Brooks + Scarpa Architecture).

Award Categories

• Excellence in Architecture
• Excellence in Interior Architecture
• Energy + Sustainability In partnership with PG&E
• Historic Preservation In partnership with SF Heritage
• Unbuilt Design*
• 25 Year Award New
• Young Architect/Associate
• Special Achievement

Entry Fees

$195 AIA San Francisco Members | $375 Nonmembers | Free for Full-Time Architectural Students (with ID)

*Fee waiver available in this category. In consideration of the difficult economy, AIA San Francisco invites current AIA San Francisco members undergoing financial hardship to submit up to two entries in the Unbuilt Award category using a fee waiver. Please note that the fee waiver does not apply to any other category. The Unbuilt Award category was chosen because of the high number of AIA San Francisco members currently engaged in designing projects not yet completed. Entries that receive a fee waiver will not be identified as such to the jury and will be managed internally by AIA San Francisco staff. Download a copy of the Fee Waiver Request Form.

Redeem IDP Credit Hours

IDP Candidates can redeem up to 40 hours per experience area (excluding leadership & service). Candidates should fill out the Design Awards Verification form. This form is to certify that the AIASF Design Awards program meets the requirements of completing a design competition for IDP credit as defined in the IDP Guidelines.

For information on IDP Experience reporting, visit NCARB's IDP Guidelines.

Questions

Have a question about your eligibility or the submission process? View our most frequently asked questions or email Loren Wearsch.

California and National award programs

Visit the following websites for more information on state-wide and national design award programs:

• AIA California Council Design Awards
• AIA National Design Awards