2026 AIASC DESIGN & CHAPTER AWARDS DATES & FEES

SCHEDULE
Jan 5, 2026                           Awards portal opens at https://aiascawards.secure-platform.com/a 
Feb 6, 2026                           Deadline for early bird discounted entry fees. 
Feb 20, 2026                        Submissions must be completed no later than 11:59 p.m. ET

April 30, 2026                     Awards Celebration. 

DESIGN AWARDS FEES 
New Construction/Substantial Renovation, Small Project/Design Detail, Urban Design/Master Planning, Robert Mills Residential Design, Interior Architecture, and Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation:  
$195 per submission until Feb 6 ($225 after Feb 6)

Unbuilt Project Award:  
$125 per submission until Feb 6 ($150 after Feb 6)

Twenty-Five Year Award, Student Project Award:   
No registration fee

CHAPTER AWARDS FEES   
Associate Award:
$65 per submission until Feb 6 ($75 after Feb 6)

Firm Award:
$350 per submission until Feb 6 ($375 after Feb 6)

Medal of Distinction, Social Justice Award, Patron Award, Community Collaboration Award:
No registration fee

REFUND POLICY    
No refunds will be issued for Design Awards or Chapter Awards submission fees.  

AWARDS & PUBLICITY 
Awards will be announced and presented during the AIASC Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration on April 30, 2026 in Charleston. Certificates for all award-winning projects will be presented at the awards ceremony. Winners of Design Awards will receive three certificates: one for the architect, one for the owner, and one for the contractor. Winners of Student Design Awards will receive one certificate per student listed in the credits. Additional certificates will be available at the expense of the award recipient.

AIASC intends to publish all design award entries. Therefore, it is essential that drawings and photographs not be restricted against publication. It is the entrant’s responsibility to clear all drawings and photographs for release. A form will be provided to you to secure the necessary permission. With your online submission, please include a separate JPG file containing one Public Display Image titled with your entry number. This can be a photograph or a collection of images that best represent the project and will be used publicly - online, electronically, and/or in print media. 

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

• All information will be used as entered in the submission form on the website gallery and for publication. Please be thorough and consistent in completing your field entries and double-check for spelling errors.
• No logos or any other information that identifies the architect/firm is to appear anywhere in the Project Information section (Short Project Description, Architect’s Statement, Framework for Excellence Narrative) or the Uploads Materials for Jury Review section (Jury Presentation File and Jury Image) - with the exception of the Public Display Image. 
• Please be sure to confirm the exact wording of firm (including all associated architecture firms), owner, contractor and/or consultant names and titles.
• Use "N/A" or other appropriate text in required fields on the submission form if there is no info or it's not pertinent to your project.

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