Design Awards & Presidential Honorees 2021

DESIGN AWARDS 2021

Thanks to everyone who made the 2021 AIALA Design Awards a success. See you next year!

Built Projects

2021 Design Awards Winners Announced

View the stellar projects named as 2021 AIA|LA Design Awards winners and discover who designed them.

> VIEW WINNING PROJECTS

Future Projects

2021 Next LA Winners Announced

View the stellar projects named as 2021 AIA|LA Next LA winners and discover who designed them.

> VIEW WINNING PROJECTS

10.28.21

Press Release with Jury Notes

AIA|LA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 AIA|LA Design and Next LA Awards.

> READ THE PRESS RELEASE

Don’t miss out on the AIALA’s biggest fundraiser of the year! The Design Awards Party makes possible the Chapter’s extraordinary array of programming throughout the year: advocacy, essential professional development programs, the fostering of next generation designers, and more!

Come together. Time to celebrate again. The AIALA’s biggest bash is even more bodacious this year, with a one-of-a-kind starlit night set at SoFi Stadium. Big, bright, airy, open, spacious–and ours for the night.

Theatre seating is out; meet + mingle time between each awards category is in! Be with colleagues, reconnect with life-long peers, or meet brand new fabulous connections against an energetic, electrifying new-era backdrop. Raise a glass together and socialize in an airy setting.

Catch the announcement of the 2021 AIALA Design Award winners, toast the 2021 AIALA Presidential Honorees, indulge in site-specific libations and enjoy a twist on stadium cuisine.

Dress code? Fashion for a sweeping, translucent roof.

The 2021 AIALA Design Awards Party is presented by (longtime friend of the AIALA DAs) Sharpe Interior Systems, Inc.

KEY DATES

Awards Ceremony / Thurs. Oct. 28, 2021 | 5:30P – 10P

Regular Price Tickets / end: Friday, October 15, 2021

Sponsorship Deadline / Mon. Oct. 4, 2021

Jury Day / Fri. Sept. 10, 2021

APRES DESIGN AWARDS 11.01.21

Inside Look: The Design Award Winners
a designer to designer conversation on design excellence

Were you mesmerized by the 2021 AIALA Design Awards winning projects? Don’t miss this deep dive into their design.

This lively and live chat on Zoom includes the 2021 winning designers, a talk with this year’s Gold Medal Recipient Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA, a Q&A/conversation with the audience and more

DESIGN AWARDS UPDATES

11.01.21

A Designer to Designer Conversation: The 2021 AIALA Design Award Winners

What is design excellence in our era? Zoom in for a conversation with the designers of the 2021 AIALA Design Awards Winners. This special evening, four days after the AIALA's annual Design Awards party, features designers sharing insights on how they address the shifting challenges of our time, a Q&A with the attendees, and more.

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PRESIDENTIAL HONOREES

2021 AIALA Presidential Honorees Announced

Fifteen recipients change the Los Angeles region through design and valuable contributions to the profession of architecture.

> DISCOVER THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS + INFO

Submission Due: Monday, August 2nd, 11:59PM

Starting June 1st, registrants will receive an “additional entry form” from Submittable, which is essentially a link by which to submit all required materials and information for your project. Please find the links to the submission materials below:

+ Call for Entries (closed)

+Submission Requirements

+Presentation Template

+2030 Commitment

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS + INFO

Please find below helpful documents and links to assist with becoming a 2030 Signatory and how to submit your project on the ddx platform.

+Step by step instructions for the 2030 Commitment and DDX Platform

+Video tutorial on how to submit your Design Award Build project on the DDX Platform

+Design Awards Sustainability Submission Clinic. Monday, June 7th at 5PM

2021 Design Awards Jury

Kim Yao, AIA

Principal, Architecture Research Office