Honor Awards

Submissions for the Advocacy & Impact in School Honor Award are judged on the following criteria:

• Embodies the mission of the AIAS
• Scope and purpose of the advocacy work (advocacy topics including Learning and Teaching Culture, larger societal issues, etc.)
• Demonstrated impact on fellow students, educators, wider school community, larger community, the design profession, etc.
• All supporting documents (letters of support exempted) have high graphic quality

Each submission should contain the following requirements in one pdf:

Letters of Support from:

1. The Applicant (Written as a Cover Letter)
2. AIAS member impacted by the advocacy of the individual, team, chapter, program, or event (two max)
3. Dean, Department Chair, AIAS Chapter Faculty Advisor, Mentor, or appropriate equivalent

Supporting Materials:

1. Description of the advocacy efforts and impact of them
2. Curriculum vitae or resume of nominee (if individual) or Program / Team or Chapter leader names with titles and list of responsibilities
3. Any support materials that help exemplify the advocacy of the individual, team, chapter, program, or event, i.e. photographic evidence or videography

Each submission will also require:

• Headshot or Team Photo
• Photo of person/team in front of school

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Submissions for the Alumni Emerging Professional Honor Award are judged on exemplification of outstanding performance in areas such as (but are not limited to):

• Mentorship (Heavily favored)
• Continued involvement within the AIAS or allied organizations (Heavily favored)
• Professional practice advancement
• Advocacy for the future of the profession
• Excellence in design practice
• Special accomplishments, local or national awards
• All supporting documents (letters of support exempted) have high graphic quality

Each submission should contain the following requirements:

Letters of Support from:

1. The Applicant (Written as a Cover Letter)
2. At least two letters of support from individuals familiar with work and accomplishments of nominee (student, colleague, faculty, employer, etc)

Supporting Materials:

• Curriculum vitae or resume of nominee
• Portfolio of work that conveys impact of nominee as an alumni related to the above judging criteria like pictures, drawings, renderings, research, etc.

Each submission will also require:

• Headshot
• Photo at an AIAS/AIA/NOMA/ACSA/Other Conference (optional).

 

 

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**All nominees for Alumni Emerging Professional should have been an active AIAS member in 2022-2023 or in previous years.

Submissions for the Chapter Leader Honor Award will be from the Monthly Chapter Leaders in 2022-2023

Submissions for the Chapter Honor Award are Judged on the following criteria:

• Chapter in Good Standing in 2022-2023
• Outstanding accomplishments in the conception, development and delivery of creative programs for its membership, students at large, school faculty, school administration, practicing professions and the public
• Exemplary involvement with campus, community and professional organizations, as well as local businesses, the design and construction industries and others
• Active, consistent and involved membership throughout the year
• Effective chapter executive committee, providing consistent leadership and chapter representation on issues affecting architecture at the campus, community and national AIAS levels
• All supporting documents (letters of support exempted) have high graphic quality

Each submission should contain the following requirements in one pdf:

Letters of Support from:

• The AIAS Chapter President
• Dean, Department Chair, or equivalent
• The AIAS Chapter Faculty Advisor
• Local AIA Component representative (optional)

Supporting Materials:

• Chapter Executive Board names, years, and titles with descriptions of duties and responsibilities.
• PDF of example of board meeting agenda/minutes, copy of chapter budget, and calendar of chapter programs.
• Any support materials depicting a positive effect on learning teaching culture through professional development, events, programs, and initiatives, i.e. Examples of chapter graphics and posters for events; photos and videos.

Each submission will also require:

• Team Photo
• Chapter Event Photo
• Photo of your local AIAS office (optional)

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Submissions for the Faculty Advisor Impact Award Honor Award are judged on the following criteria:

• Outstanding contributions to the education, career counseling, or mentorship of architecture students at any post-secondary institution
• Exemplary support and consistent involvement in the chapter’s activities
• Inspires an understanding of the importance of practicing architecture for the public interest
• Facilitates and provides space for larger conversations about society, architectural education, issues facing students, or other topics
• Champions a healthy Learning and Teaching Culture at the institution
• An underlying alignment to the AIAS mission: to advance leadership, design, and service among architecture students

NOTE: This award should be able to be filled out be a nominating student(s) with assistance by the educator they are nominating

Each submission should contain the following requirements:

Letters of Support from:

1. The Educator (Written as a Cover Letter)
2. Current or past student(s)
3. AIAS Chapter Leader or Member
4. Dean, Department Chair, or equivalent
5. Additional letter from student if desired (optional)

Supporting Materials:

1. Curriculum vitae or resume of educator nominee
2. Sample of a course taught, program administered, mentorship, and/or counseling by the educator nominee with a brief summary, and any supporting material that displays the impact of the Educator (teaching evaluations, syllabi, student work, image of engagement, testimonials)*

*Limit to 10 pages

Each submission will also require:

• Headshot
• Chapter photo with nominee

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**All nominees for Faculty Advisor Award should have been a Faculty Advisor for an active AIAS chapter in 2022-2023.

Submissions for the AIAS Outstanding Freedom by Design Project Honor Award is judged on the following criteria:

• Project completion (project must be complete at the time of submission)
• FBD project demonstrates the mission of the AIAS and embodies the spirit of Freedom by Design
• Consistency in project design and execution
• Client engagement and internal collaboration
• Community engagement if applicable
• Ability to teach/learn from process
• Economic use of materials if applicable
• Successful fundraising and/or successful management of funds
• Impact and outcomes of design advocacy
• All supporting documents (letters of support exempted) have high graphic quality

Each submission should contain the following requirements in one pdf:

Letters of Support from:

1. The FBD Director or Chapter President (Written as a Cover Letter)
2. Student participant in the FBD Program
3. Freedom by Design Program Design Mentor, Construction Mentor, Community leader or impacted client, or faculty advisor (two max)

Supporting Materials:

1. Freedom by Design Program leader names with titles and list of responsibilities
2. PDF of Freedom by Design program budget (can be a compilation of project budgets), information about fundraising efforts to execute projects, etc. (Project Binder(s) can be submitted).
   1. Freedom by Design Project Binder that contains all of the following: project budget, information about fundraising efforts to execute project, presentation highlighting thorough process and product of the project, sketches, charrette pictures, and final project.

Each submission will also require:

• Freedom By Design Team Photo
• Photo(s) of the design and construction process of project(s)

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Submissions for the Portfolio Honor Award are judged on the following criteria:

• The project(s) must have been completed within the 2022-2023 academic year
• Clear communication of intent
• Presentation graphics and composition (heavily favored)
• Well-crafted and holistic portfolio
• All supporting documents (letters of support exempted) have high graphic quality

 

Nominated work must represent a sensitivity to some of the following categories:

• Use and understanding of precedence like design research
• Site context (cultural, climate, historical)
• Concerns and design of sustainability and public interest
• User and community experience
• Understanding of forms and relationship of forms

Each submission should contain the following requirements in one pdf:

Letters of Support from:

1. The Applicant (Written as a Cover Letter)
2. At most two additional letters of support from individuals familiar with work and accomplishments of nominee like a faculty member who oversaw the work of the nominee (optional)

Supporting Materials:

1. Project brief / studio project outline with concise description of project expectations for two projects of your choosing shown in the portfolio
2. Any support materials that present the project in a holistic fashion
3. Work may be submitted in a format as landscape or portrait and as large as 11”x16”

NOTE: Should this attachment exceed 10MB, please fill out google form AND email PDF to pastvp@aias.org

Each submission will also require:

• Headshot or Team Photo
• Studio Picture
• Picture with your boards (optional)

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