2026 Design Forum XVII Against the Grain: Sign In – Day 2 (5.5 AIA LU)

Posted on April 22, 2026 - April 22, 2026 by Delaney Ogden

2026 Design Forum XVII Against the Grain: Sign In – Day 2 (5.5 AIA LU)

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2026 Design Forum XVII Against the Grain: Sign In – Day 1 (2 AIA LU)

Posted on April 22, 2026 - April 22, 2026 by Delaney Ogden

2026 Design Forum XVII Against the Grain: Sign In – Day 1 (2 AIA LU)

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VA COTE Building Tour: The Edgar Shannon Library

Posted on April 14, 2026 - April 14, 2026 by Delaney Ogden

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Vision to Action: AIA Virginia COTE 2026 Sustainability Summit

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VA COTE Building Tour: Leed Silver – Virginia Tech Data and Decision Sciences Building

Posted on April 7, 2026 - April 7, 2026 by Delaney Ogden

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2026 Design Awards

Posted on April 3, 2026 - April 3, 2026 by cguske

2026 Design Awards Entry Form

AIA Virginia’s Awards for Excellence in Architecture recognize outstanding design, built and unbuilt, from the past seven years.

Note: The entrant must be a member of AIA Virginia to be eligible to receive the member discount. The submitting AIA Virginia member must be a contributor to the design team.
All entries must be the work of AIA Virginia members OR the work of licensed architects with an office in Virginia. If you are an AIA member of another state, you can become an unassigned member here: https://www.aiava.org/unassigned-membership-2/

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ENTRY FEES
AIA Virginia Member entry fees:
First Project: $220.00
Each Additional Project: $190.00
The Small Projects Category has a reduced entry fee of $150

Non-member entry fees:
First Project: $305.00
Each Additional Project: $280.00
The Small Projects Category has a reduced entry fee of $250

Primary Contact Name*

This is the contact that will be used for any questions or notifications.

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Project authorship will remain concealed throughout the jury’s deliberation.

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All entries must be the work of architects who are members of AIA Virginia or non-member architects with an office in Virginia. The entrant must be a contributor to the design team. To be eligible to receive the member discount, the entrant must be a member of AIA Virginia. If you are a member of any other state component, you can become an unassigned member of AIA Virginia (email cguske@aiava.org for application), and only then can you use the member rates.

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If this person is not a member of AIA Virginia, please complete the unassigned membership form prior to award submission.

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Member Number*

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How many entries do you plan to submit today?*

If you plan to enter more than 6 projects, please email Cathy Guske at cguske@aiava.org

First Entry Information*

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1st Entry Project Name

Project Name as you would like it published.

Entry 1: Concealed ID (your project's identifying information)*

This PDF must include:
* Project name and address
* Project award category
* Owner’s name, address, email address and phone number
* Designer’s name, address, email address and phone number
* Contractor’s name, address, email address and phone number
* Photographer’s name, address, email address and phone number

The jury will not see this information.

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 12 MB.

Entry 1: Project PDF (your award submission)

MAY NOT EXCEED 12 MB, 10 pages, and pages 2-10 may not exceed 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio in page size
This PDF must include:
Page 1: Required Framework for Design Excellence Project Information Sheet (Note on the form itself – make sure all of your entry text is visible from the PDF before uploading)
Page 2: Brief project description, location, and category to which it is being submitted (voided of design firm’s name or logo)
Pages 3-10: Photographs, renderings, and/or plans/sections that provide a clear understanding of the project. Also encouraged are concept sketches that communicate the development of the project and or its method of construction.

Entries with identifying information will be disqualified.

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2026 Honors Nominations

Posted on April 1, 2026 by cguske

2026 Honors Award Nomination Form

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The William C. Noland Medal [more info]

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AIA Virginia Honors [more info]

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By clicking submit, you agree to act as host/obtain host for the nominee at any awards ceremony. Nominators should be prepared to provide high-resolution digital images, if a nominee is selected to receive and award.

ArchEx 2026: Call for Presentations

Posted on March 10, 2026 - March 10, 2026 by Delaney Ogden

2026 ArchEx Call for Presentations

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Clever is good. Short and clear is even better.

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Simplicity is key. Remember: attendees will decide to attend your session (or another) based on this description — so really sell your idea!

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If you believe this course should be eligible for HSW credit, please describe how the course content addresses Health, Safety, and Welfare topics for at least 75 percent of the content. To be eligible for HSW credit, 3 out of 4 learning objectives should relate to health, safety and welfare. Keep in mind that HSW is about protecting the occupants of the built environment. In the HSW Justification, you should be able to show a direct connection between the topic of the learning program and protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the occupants of the built environment. (Please type NA if this is not HSW).

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VA COTE Building Tour: Highland Springs High School: Built for Performance

Posted on March 2, 2026 - March 2, 2026 by Delaney Ogden

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			1 event 1 1 event, 1 9:30 am - 10:30 am Member Services Advisory Council April 1 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am Member Services Advisory Council The Council is responsible for the delivery of exceptional services to the membership, which in return, influences membership growth. Goals and strategic planning are executed to increase diversity and inclusion […]	0 events 2 0 events, 2	0 events 3 0 events, 3	0 events 4 0 events, 4
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VA COTE + USGBC Building Tour: Harvesting the Elements: How The Nature Conservancy Harnessed the Sun, Water and Plants

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Category: Form

2026 Design Forum XVII Against the Grain: Sign In – Day 2 (5.5 AIA LU)

2026 Design Forum XVII Against the Grain: Sign In – Day 2 (5.5 AIA LU)

2026 Design Forum XVII Against the Grain: Sign In – Day 1 (2 AIA LU)

2026 Design Forum XVII Against the Grain: Sign In – Day 1 (2 AIA LU)

VA COTE Building Tour: The Edgar Shannon Library

VA COTE Building Tour: The Edgar Shannon Library

Resiliency Speaker Series 2026

2026 Resiliency Speaker Series

Demographic Information (optional)

Vision to Action: AIA Virginia COTE 2026 Sustainability Summit

Vision to Action: AIA Virginia COTE 2026 Sustainability Summit

VA COTE Building Tour: Leed Silver – Virginia Tech Data and Decision Sciences Building

VA COTE Building Tour: Leed Silver – Virginia Tech Data and Decision Sciences Building

2026 Design Awards

2026 Design Awards Entry Form

Entry Information

2026 Honors Nominations

2026 Honors Award Nomination Form

Nominator

Nominee

Award Category

Nomination

ArchEx 2026: Call for Presentations

2026 ArchEx Call for Presentations

Primary Speaker Information

Seminar Proposal

Co-presenter Information

VA COTE Building Tour: Highland Springs High School: Built for Performance

Member Services Advisory Council

Advocacy Advisory Council

Design Awards Submissions Open

Honors Nominations Open

J.E.D.I. Committee Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting

VA COTE + USGBC Building Tour: Harvesting the Elements: How The Nature Conservancy Harnessed the Sun, Water and Plants

2026 Fellows Fête

Virginia Design Forum XVII: Against the Grain

Virginia Design Forum XVII: Against the Grain

2026 Fellows Fête