The VSAIA Honors program is accepting nominations for Virginians who exemplify the profession’s highest ideals and who are committed to enriching the built environment.

This year for the first time, to recognize both the importance of context in building design and the important distinction of residential design as a building type, the Virginia Society AIA has added two new categories—Contextual Design and Residential Design—to the previous three: General Design, Historic Preservation, and Interior Design.

The seeming interminable review of the latest building code is nearing completion, which means the public hearing portion of the 12- to 18-month process is nigh.