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AIANY Design Awards 2027

AIA New York's 2027 Design Awards are open for architecture, interiors, projects and urban design until 7 December 2026, with winners announced on 11 January 2027.

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Category: Awards
Organizer: AIA New York
Location: New York, USA
Eligibility: Architecture and Interiors: projects completed after 1 January 2022, submitted by registered architects who are AIA New York members, New York State registered architects practising in New York City, or any New York State registered architect for work located in New York City. Projects and Urban Design: also open to Associate, International Associate, Allied Professional and Corresponding AIA New York members. Academic work is not eligible.
Language: English
Submission deadline: 7 December 2026
Results announcement: 11 January 2027
Fees: $230 AIA New York members; $120 Associate and International Associate members; $525 other registered architects
Prizes: Citation, Merit and Honor Awards in four categories, plus one Best in Competition
Submission requirements: A single PDF under 25 MB, 11 x 17 landscape, up to 16 pages, plus the relevant sections of the AIA Common App. Any use of AI or AI-generated imagery must be clearly labelled.

Prize breakdown

Winners are announced at the Design Awards Jury Symposium on 11 January 2027, honoured at the Honors and Awards Luncheon at Cipriani Wall Street on 16 April 2027, exhibited at the Center for Architecture in spring 2027 and published in Oculus magazine.

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Submission details

AIA New York has opened entries for the AIANY Design Awards 2027, its annual programme recognising architectural design in New York and around the world. Submissions close on Monday, 7 December 2026, and winners will be announced at the Design Awards Jury Symposium on 11 January 2027. The 2027 jury is still to be named.

Four categories

Architecture: completed buildings of any type.
Interiors: interiors and related architectural work, including new approaches to building components and products.
Projects: temporary structures, pavilions, conceptual work, research and competition entries. Work need not be intended for construction, but projects done for academic credit are excluded.
Urban Design: built and unbuilt work addressing environmental and urban challenges beyond the scale of a single building.

The jury can give Citation, Merit and Honor awards in each category and may choose one Honor Award recipient as Best in Competition. Entries are judged on how well each project meets its own objectives, with attention to ecological stewardship and social responsibility; submitters complete the relevant parts of the AIA Common App.

Eligibility and fees

Architecture and Interiors entries must have been completed after 1 January 2022 and be submitted by an eligible registered architect, either an AIA New York member, a New York State registered architect practising in New York City, or any New York State registered architect for a project located in the city. Associate, International Associate and Allied Professional members may enter the Projects and Urban Design categories. Fees are $230 for AIA New York members, $120 for Associate and International Associate members and $525 for other registered architects.

Each entry is a single landscape PDF of up to 16 pages at 11 x 17 inches and under 25 MB. Any use of AI or AI-generated images must be clearly marked. Winners will be celebrated at Cipriani Wall Street on 16 April 2027 and shown at the Center for Architecture in spring 2027.