Background

The AIA Residential Knowledge Community established this awards program to recognize the best in housing design. The program emphasizes the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit, and a valuable national resource.

Recognition

The awarded projects will receive significant recognition. They will be acknowledged in AIA publications and electronic media.

Eligibility

All architects licensed in the U.S. are invited to submit their completed, built projects located in the U.S. In addition, owners of structures or projects fitting the eligibility guidelines may submit those projects for review. New construction, renovations, restored homes and buildings of any size, budget, or style are eligible, including mixed use projects.

Projects completed since January 1, 2006, are eligible. “Completion” is synonymous with “substantial completion” as defined in the standard AIA contract documents governing construction.

The submitting architect may qualify as a member of a design team, whether or not serving as head of the team. When one architect is not the sole author, all other participants contributing substantially to the design of the project must be given credit as part of the submission, regardless of professional discipline. Project authorship must remain anonymous during jury deliberations. If authorship is revealed on any submission materials—images, plans, or narrative—the entry will be disqualified.

Submission Deadline: December 10, 2010

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