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Congratulations to last year’s winners!
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Residential design is the purview of a wide array of practices. From young offices developing their own design language to established firms refining a sensibility or investigating new ideas. Celebrating these firms and projects are the AIA|LA Residential Architecture Awards (RAA’s). This inclusive awards program invites work at all scales from firms of all sizes. Projects remain in the category they were submitted in and are compared to work of like scale.
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PROJECT CATEGORIES
Resilient Design (RD): Projects that address site-specific geography and climate conditions, showcasing strategies that enhance safety and resistance to fire, earthquakes, flooding, and other natural disasters. Submissions should demonstrate thoughtful integration of materials, technologies, and design approaches that prioritize occupant safety while maintaining architectural excellence. Both Students and Professionals are eligible to submit.
Multi-Unit Residential (MUR): Projects intended for habitation by multiple tenants, including (but not limited to) condos, apartment buildings, co-ops, public housing, townhouses, duplexes, and/or small-lot projects, Retirement.
- MUR_S Small: Up to 20 Units
- MUR_M Medium: Up to 50 Units
- MUR_L Large: 50 Units +
Single-Family Residential (SFR): Projects intended for single-family habitation.
- SFR_S Small: Up to 2,500 Sq. Ft.
- SFR_M Medium: Up to 5,000 Sq. Ft.
- SFR_L Large: 5,000 Sq. Ft.+
PROJECT CATEGORIES (CONT'D)
Adaptive Re-Use/Renovation/Historic Preservation (ARHP): Residential projects that are designed in consideration of existing built conditions.
Additions and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU): Projects that expand or extend an existing residential building. Additional dwelling units can be detached, or attached, to the primary structure. Can also be a repurposed existing space within a primary residence.
Affordable Housing (AH): Projects defined as affordable housing by the US federal government.
Alternative Housing (ALT): Residential structures that are built or designed outside of the mainstream norm.
Sustainable Housing (SH): Residential projects that are addressing climate-responsive, low-emissions, resilient design considerations.
Temporary Shelter (TS): Temporary housing or portable housing or modular housing to transition people from the streets to housing, or serve during environmental disasters.
REGISTRATION / PRICING
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