DESIGN AWARDS
WHAT IS IT?
The AIA Triangle Design Awards Program recognizes excellence in architectural design throughout the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina metropolitan area. All awards are announced and presented at the AIA Triangle Design Awards Reception.
THE SCOOP
2025 Date, location and deadlines will be announced in the near future.
AWARD CATEGORIES
DESIGN AWARDS
Honor and Merit awards recognize area architects for overall design excellence.
COMMUNITY IMPACT THROUGH DESIGN AWARD
This award seeks to recognize built architectural projects that have catalyzed, reimagined, and advanced communities in the Triangle area for the purpose of serving the general public.
GAIL LINDSEY AWARD
The Award is intended to honor the legacy of Gail Lindsey by recognizing any person, project, or groups with the Triangle that embodies the sustainable values of collaboration, integration and creativity.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Recognizes student projects at NC State School of Architecture and Wake Tech Community College for design excellence.
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR
2024 JURY CHAIR
Anne Schopf, FAIA
Senior Principal, Director of Design | Mahlum Architects
The AIA Triangle Design Awards Task Force is proud to announce the selection of this year’s jury chair, Anne Schopf, FAIA. Anne serves as Senior Principal and Director of Design for Seattle-based Mahlum Architects.
In her role as Director of Design at Mahlum Architects, Anne Schopf FAIA continually challenges teams to question deeply and listen intently to support the firm’s goal of creating healthy and sustainable spaces for their clients and the communities they serve. Anne’s body of work, recognized with over 80 international, national, and local awards, has always sought to balance the influences of the built and natural environments. Her deep commitment to design quality and building performance has led her to serve at the AIA at the national level for both the Committee on the Environment (COTE) and the Committee on Design (COD).
Her early work with COD focused on bringing more gender and geographical diversity to the ranks of the Honorary Fellowship (HFAIA) program. With COTE, she drove performance metrics into AIA’s design awards programs by advocating for the development and adoption of the Common App, which sparked local AIA chapters and AIA Knowledge Communities to include performance metrics in their submission and jurying process. AIA National has now incorporated these metrics into all their programs, transforming the culture of design that examines ecological performance and social impact in addition to form and materiality.
Anne has served as juror for thirty AIA and design awards programs over the last twenty years, and she lectures frequently to share both the progress and lessons learned from her practice of architecture in the Pacific Northwest.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR’S EVENT
View the gallery of photos capturing the evening as more than 150 members, annual partners, and guests gathered to celebrate excellence!
Photos by: Veritas Digital Photography
THE TASK FORCE
CHAIR
Michael Wagner, AIA, LEED AP
LS3P
CO-CHAIR
Chris Garris, AIA, LEED AP
Perkins&Will
TASK FORCE
Heather Washburn, AIA
Calico Studio
Chair Emeritus
Jennifer Amster, AIA, LEED AP
Page
Julie S. Barghout, AIA
Hanbury
Patricia Morgado, PhD
NCSU College of Design
Jose Noya, AIA
Notch Design
Will Stewart, AIA
Little
Janice Wang, AIA, LEED AP
Szostak Design
PREVIOUS AWARDS
2024 AWARDS
The AIA Triangle Design Awards Program recognizes excellence in architectural design throughout the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina metropolitan area.
GET INVOLVED
The Design Award Task Force promotes the recognition and celebration of design excellence throughout the AIA Triangle membership by coordinating the AIA Triangle Design Awards. The AIA Triangle Design Awards Program recognizes excellence in architectural design throughout the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina metropolitan area. All awards are announced and presented at the AIA Triangle Design Awards Reception held in Spring every year.
NOTE: Participation in the Design Awards Task Force is restricted to AIA members and Associate AIA members only.