Call for Entries: 2021 AIA NE Excellence in Design Program

Overview

AIA Nebraska is now accepting entries for the 2021 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Program.

Schedule

Call for Entries: May 10. 2021

Registration Deadline: June 17, 2021, 11:59 pm

Submission Deadline: July 22, 2021, 11:59 pm

Refunds will not be granted after registration is submitted.

Registration

AIA Members: $175 per entry (with exception of the Masonry Award).

Firm of the Year Award: $250

Emerging Professional – Built & Unbuilt: $50 (Associate AIA Members), $25 (AIAS Members).

Submission Materials

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Entry Numbers

Entry numbers will be sent after the registration has ended.

Jury

Jury members will represent a diverse and inclusive representation from the architectural community, outside the State of Nebraska. The jury chair will assemble a jury of (2) representatives from the Chairâ€™s location or region. The majority of members must be licensed AIA members, and a balance of representation from small, medium and large firms.

Awards

AIA Nebraska winning entrants will not be notified in advance. Design Award winners will be presented at the Excellence in Design Gala. The date and location of the Excellence in Design Awards Gala will be announced at a later time.

Winning Entries

AIA Nebraska will distribute news releases on the winning entries. Winning entries will also be required to submit a 24×24 display board to AIA Nebraska.

Questions

Contact Nathan Ehmke, nathan@aiane.org, (402) 858-1929

Submission Categories

Excellence in Architecture: Encourage and recognize excellence in all sizes and classifications of single new buildings, restoration, and adaptive reuse designed by an AIA Nebraska licensed architect.

Excellence in Interior Architecture: Encourage and recognize excellence in interior architecture designed by an AIA Nebraska licensed architect.

Excellence in Unbuilt Design: Architectural design work that, to date remains unbuilt. Unbuilt architectural designs of any project type are eligible, including purely theoretical projects and unbuilt client sponsored projects, such as buildings, interiors, transportation infrastructure, and monuments designed by an AIA Nebraska licensed architect.

Excellence in Architectural Detail: Encourage and recognize architectural detail or reinforce an overall building concept in an exceptional manner through use of a particular material, detail, or building technology by an AIA Nebraska licensed architect. A detail from a project submitted for recognition in another category may be submitted in this category if the submission clearly highlights a specific detail.

Excellence in Masonry: Bringing recognition to AIA Nebraska licensed architects based on the technical and creative use of masonry in meeting aesthetic and functional design challenges. Projects are required to have masonry installed by mason contractors. Sponsored by the Nebraska Masonry Alliance.

Emerging Professional – Built & Unbuilt: Recognizes contributions of an emerging professional on a single built or unbuilt project, designed by an AIA Nebraska Associate member (40 or under) or AIAS Nebraska member. Team projects are eligible if every member meets eligibility requirements. All digital and physical submissions, including renderings and slideshows, must be the contributions of the emerging professionals responsible for the project submitted. If an emerging professional was responsible for only certain parts of a larger project, only portions designed by the qualified entrant may be eligible. If a project is submitted for the AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Awards, it is not eligible for the Emerging Professional Excellence in Design Awards. Meant to recognize young designers, not companies. Entries that are submitted under company names will not be considered.

Regional & Urban Design: Recognizes excellence in multi-building campus design, urban planning and emphasizes its importance in the community. Urban design projects, planning programs, civic improvements, campus plans, environmental programs, redevelopment projects, or other similar projects and programs may be entered. Individual buildings are not eligible. Incomplete or ongoing projects or programs are eligible if a significant portion has been completed, implemented, or adopted by a local jurisdiction or authority. Acknowledging the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of profession, a project in this category may have been led by multiple disciplines. In order to be eligible for this project category, a key member of the design team must have been an AIA Nebraska member.

Architectural Firm Award (Biennial): Recognizes a firm who that has shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in the areas of design, education, and/or service to the State of Nebraska and its communities.