Honors and Awards
Heads Up!
Due Dates Approaching for Cosponsored Awards Programs
AIA/Housing PIA Awards, AIA/HUD Secretary's Awards, and AIA/ALA Library Buildings Awards submissions due soon

The 2002 Housing PIA Award-winning Victoria Townhomes, built over a two-level garage, live harmoniously with their neighbor, a restored, turn-of the-century apartment building. Photo © Robert Pisano.The three awards programs that the AIA cosponsors with other groups—the AIA/Housing PIA Awards, AIA/HUD Secretary's Awards, and the AIA/American Library Association Library Buildings Awards of Excellence—have due dates fast approaching. If you have designed or know of a library or housing worthy of recognition, consider submitting an entry to these awards programs.
AIA Housing PIA Awards 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.
Entry fees ($200/per entry) due November 22, 2002.
Submissions due December 20, 2002.
The House at Santa Monica gracefully combines an industrial aesthetic with energy-conserving features, such as natural ventilation and a series of evaporative-cooling roof ponds, to virtually eliminate the need for airconditioning. The project won a 2002 Housing PIA Award for innovation. Photo © Grant Mudford.AIA/ALA Library Awards of Excellence encourage excellence in the architectural design and planning of libraries.
Entry fees ($250/per entry) due December 13, 2002.
Submissions due January 10, 2003.
AIA/HUD Secretary's Housing and Community Design Awards recognize excellence in housing and community design and that good design is the cornerstone of well-planned homes and communities. These awards demonstrate that design matters and provide examples of important benchmarks in the housing industry.
Entry fees ($150/per entry) due January 10, 2003.
Submissions due February 7, 2003.

Copyright 2002 The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved.

 
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To find out more about the AIA honors and awards and specific submission requirements, visit aia.org (it's listed under "The AIA and Its Chapters").
For submission information or to get submission materials, contact Kelly Harcher, 202-626-7586.

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