Fellows and Honors
The Fellows and Honors Committee nominates individuals for chapter, regional, and national awards, and proposes and supports candidates for the AIA College of Fellows.
AIA Seattle Honors include the AIA Seattle Gold Medal, AIA Seattle Honorary Membership, AIA Seattle Young Architect Award, AIA Seattle Allied Organization Award, AIA Seattle Community Service Award, and the AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship.
Regional awards include NW & Pacific Region Firm Award, NW & Pacific Region Medal of Honor.
Institute Honors include AIA National Honorary Membership and awards such as the Gold Medal Award, 25 Year Award, Architecture Firm Award, Whitney M. Young Jr. Award, AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion, and Young Architects Award.
Consider nominating one or more of your peers for a local award, or the College of Fellows. AIA Seattle enthusiastically welcomes nominations for these awards and honors through Monday, March 11, 2019.
To nominate an individual for an award or Fellowship, please download the Nomination Form and return to Connor Descheemaker by March 11, 2019.
How to Get Involved
The Fellows and Honors Committee takes nominations for Fellow and Honors candidates in January of each year. Subscribe to AIA Seattle’s enews to receive the call for nominations.
Committee members are appointed by the Board President, and the group is comprised of FAIA members of AIA Seattle. Please send an email to staff to be considered.
The Fellows and Honors Committee serves AIA Seattle’s Member vision.
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Updates from Fellows and Honors
AIA Seattle Announces 2019 Honorees
Honorees are nominated by their peers and selected by the Fellows & Honors committee each spring. AIA Seattle is delighted to recognize these recipients for their exceptional contributions to the profession and our community. Please join us in congratulating the…
AIA Seattle Announces 2019 Fellows
Ruth Baleiko FAIA has over 20 years of experience in creating spaces that change the way people interact. By embracing a variety of typologies within a singular project, she has expanded the way architects design learning, teaching, and working spaces.…
goCstudio wins the 2018 Emerging Architect Award
Seattle-based goCstudio has received the 2018 Emerging Architect Award from the Northwest and Pacific Region Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This award recognizes emerging firms that are less than ten years old and that are challenging traditional perceptions and methods of architecture. Read more
Welcome New 2018-19 Board of Directors
AIA Seattle’s Board Nominating Committee is pleased to present this slate of accomplished members to fill open seats on our Board of Directors beginning September 1, 2018. Our nominating committee – Ron Rochon FAIA (Chair), Vicki Ha AIA, Stephen Jablonsky, Amy Janof…
AIA Seattle Announces 2018 Honorees
Honorees are nominated by their peers and selected by the Fellows & Honors committee each spring. AIA Seattle is delighted to recognize these recipients for their exceptional contributions to the profession and our community. Please join us in congratulating the…
AIA Seattle Announces 2018 Fellows
R. David Frum FAIA is the president of Salus Architecture, a firm exclusively dedicated to healthcare facility design. David spent much of his career leading healthcare projects. He is known as an expert on healthcare design, both nationally and in…
AIA Seattle Announces 2018 Travel Scholarship Recipient
Because it Rains – Most mornings, we Seattleites armor ourselves in a Gortex-led battle against the elements. We track showers like infantry in an endless array of Doppler readings and forecasts. As designers, we are taught to continue the fight and…
Nominate a Colleague for Local & National Honors
Consider nominating one or more of your peers for a local award, the College of Fellows, or for the AIA Seattle Board of Directors. AIA Seattle enthusiastically welcomes nominations for these awards and honors through Monday, March 11, 2019. Individual…
AIA Seattle Announces 2017 Honorees
Honorees are nominated by their peers and selected by the Fellows & Honors committee each spring. AIA Seattle is delighted to recognize these recipients for their exceptional contributions to the profession and our community. Please join us in congratulating the…
AIA Seattle Announces 2017 Travel Scholarship Recipient
Garrett Nelli Assoc. AIA is the 2017 recipient of AIA Seattle’s Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship, for his proposal, “Public Interest: Redefining the Architect’s Role in and Responsibility to Society.” Read more
AIA Seattle Announces 2017 Fellows
The 2017 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects elevated four AIA Seattle members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant national contributions to the profession. Read more
Living Small: Ideas for Living in the City
April 21 – June 25 // TUES-FRI 10am-6pm + SAT 1-5pm See photos here from Trevor Dykstra from our Opening Reception! Free Admission As Seattle grows, how can housing design keep pace with the evolving ways we are living in…
AIA Seattle announces 2016 Honorees
Honorees are nominated by their peers and selected by the Fellows & Honors committee each spring. AIA Seattle is delighted to recognize these recipients for their exceptional contributions to the profession and our community. Please join us in congratulating the…
2016 Honors Dinner
Please join us for an evening reception on Saturday, June 4 to celebrate the 2016 AIA Seattle honorees for championing outstanding design in our city and region. Each year, AIA Seattle recognizes leadership and achievement in design and the built…
AIA Seattle Announces 2016 Fellows
The 2016 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects elevated four AIA Seattle members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant national contributions to the profession. Read more
AIA Seattle Announces 2016 Travel Scholarship Recipient
Derik Eckhardt, AIA, is the 2016 recipient of AIA Seattle’s Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship, for his proposal, “Smart Buildings – How Do Emerging Technologies Make our Buildings More Intelligent?” Read more
Support the AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship
Through a $5,000 grant, the scholarship supports travel for the purposes of research. The Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship is funded by generous contributions from Seattle-area Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (FAIAs) and AIA members, and we would greatly appreciate your…
