TIMELINE
- Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 27, 2025 (prices increase by $100/entry after this date).
- Final Submissions Deadline: August 1, 2025. All online submission material and payment must be completed by this deadline.
- Awards Program & Dinner: October, 24, 2025, Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club, Portsmouth, NH. Tickets for this event will be available after August 15 through the AIANH website, aianh.org.
ORGANIZER
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has a long tradition of recognizing individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements in support of the profession of architecture and the AIA. The Annual New England Architecture Awards celebrate architecture by New England architects anywhere in the world and architecture by other architects within the New England region.
This year the 2025 New England Architecture Awards are being organized and hosted by AIA New Hampshire. We want to celebrate small to large firms and projects of all sizes, types, and budgets. Entries will be judged on their own merit, judged individually, not in competition with each other.
The jury will determine the extent to which design excellence is informed through the entrant’s presentation, explanation of functional aspects, and contextual, sustainable, social, cost-effectiveness, aesthetic, or other defined characteristics.
Non-technical questions about awards can be addressed to: bkastel@aianh.org
If you encounter technical difficulty with your awards submission, please contact Submittable Tech Support at (855) 467-8264, ext. 2 or support@submittable.com.
PROCESS
Step 1: REGISTER
To be eligible for consideration for the 2025 New England Architecture Awards, you must register your intention to submit a project and payment for each project. Once registered, you will be directed to the submission form in your confirmation email. All payments are non-refundable. You may register and submit projects up to the final submission deadline on August 1. Fees for projects submitted after the Early Bird Registration date on June 27, go up by $100 per project.
Step 2: SUBMIT
After you’ve registered your project(s), you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the submission form. Projects that have not been registered are ineligible for this program. Once you click "submit," your submission cannot be edited. Prior to that point, drafts may be saved to your Submittable account and modifications made. You may submit multiple projects to this awards program. Each project must be registered and submitted separately. If you submit multiple projects, remember to select the discounted, subsequent entry fee after the first entry. You must submit your first project before you can start the next one.
ELIGIBILITY & CRITERIA
How do I register?
To be eligible for consideration for the 2025 New England Architecture Awards, you must use this form to register your intention to submit a project and payment for each project by the deadline. Projects that are not registered by this time will not be considered.
Each project must be submitted and paid for separately. To register, please complete this form for each project. If you submit multiple projects, remember to select the discounted, subsequent entry fee after the first entry.
What projects are eligible?
Any completed structure or building of any size or project type (including rehabilitations, interior architecture, monuments, etc.) may be considered. Entrants may submit projects that do not require the stamp of a licensed architect.
Projects that have been honored in this program in past years are not eligible. This includes Honor, Merit, Citation, and other awards.
Who is eligible to submit?
Anyone is eligible to submit. Members of an AIA chapter located in New England (i.e. member of the Boston Society of Architects, AIA Central Massachusetts, AIA Connecticut, AIA Maine, AIA New Hampshire, AIA Rhode Island, AIA Vermont, and AIA Western Massachusetts) receive special pricing.
Associate AIA members and other unlicensed architecture graduates may submit projects that do not require the stamp of a licensed professional.
What types of projects are eiligible?
- New Construction
- Renovation/Reuse/Addition
- Unbuilt work
What building use can I submit a project under?
- Single Family Residential
- Multi-family Residential
- Institutional/Commercial
- Educational
- Healthcare
- Mixed-Use
There is also an "Other" option for projects that do not fit in any of the above categories.
Where must built projects be located?
Projects by New England architects, designers, and firms may be located anywhere.
Projects by others must be located in New England.
When must eligible projects have been built?
Projects must have been completed within the last five years.
What information will I need to complete my submission?
In addition to basic project information and a list of consultants/contractors, you will need to provide brief (50 words) and full (300 words) project descriptions, as well as a performance statement based on AIA's Framework for Design Excellence. Project images must be submitted in a single PDF file, not to exceed 5 MB, and a maximum of 15 pages on 8.5 x 11. Do not include any identifying firm information. Not adhering to these guidelines may result in disqualification.
How much is the entry fee?
Members of an AIA chapter located in New England (i.e. member of the Boston Society of Architects, AIA Central Massachusetts, AIA Connecticut, AIA Maine, AIA New Hampshire, AIA Rhode Island, AIA Vermont, and AIA Western Massachusetts) pay $200 for their first submission and $150 for subsequent submissions.
Nonmembers pay $300 for their first submission and $250 for subsequent submissions if they register by the Early Bird registration deadline. Late registrations will incur a cost of an additional $100/entry.
Each project must be submitted and paid for separately. If you submit multiple projects, remember to select the discounted, subsequent entry fee after the first entry.
Fees are not refundable and must be paid online via credit card at the time of registration. Once you’ve registered your project(s), you will receive an email with a link to the submission form.
How are projects judged?
The judging criterion is based on a demonstration design excellence over a wide range of building and project types, sizes, and budgets. Entries will be judged on their own merit, judged individually, and not in competition with each other.
Design excellence is defined by the AIA's Framework for Design Excellence and submissions will be asked to explain how their project responds to at least three aspects of the framework.
The jury will consider the entrant’s presentation as well as the illumination of functional, contextual, and sustainability aspects, in both images and written explanations.
Please note that Submittable will not allow entrants to have multiple draft submissions saved under the same email login. You will need to complete one before beginning the next.