2026 AIA North Carolina Design & Chapter Award Winners
Student Awards
Student Award
a Mixed Worldview: The Racial Phenomena of Ambiguity
Cameron A. Avery - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Student Award
Fabrizio Farfán - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Student Award
Graft: Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church
Jordan Wells, Fabiola Minerali, and Litzy Rodriguez - North Carolina State University
Student Award
Gullah Geechee Floodway Pavilion
Ethan Hall & Gargi Wadodkar - North Carolina State University
Student Award
Amirhossein Heydarpour - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
COTE Awards
Tower Awards
Merit Awards
Unbuilt Merit Award
ALKU: New Museum of Design & Architecture Helsinki
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc.
Honor Awards
Chapter Awards
2025 Phil Freelon Public Architecture Award:
2025 AIA North Carolina Architecture Educator of the Year:
2025 AIA North Carolina Emerging Professional Friendly Firms
2025 Emerging Professional Friendly Firm Certification Recipients: Gresham Smith, Hanbury, and Cannon Architects
2025 Outstanding Emerging Professional Friendly Firm: Morris-Berg Architects
2025 AIANC & NCNOMA Equitable & Inclusive Practice Award:
2025 AIA North Carolina Young Architect Award:
2025 Gail A. Lindsey Award
2025 AIA North Carolina Firm Award:
2025 F. Carter Williams Gold Medal:
Student Award
Maryam Osman, Emma Woo, and Stephen Khamis - North Carolina State University
Student Award
Skate Raleigh Sk8 Shades: Conlon Family Skatepark
Kerrie Davis, Arjun Deva, Emma Fellowes, Rachel Forseen, Christian Gonzalez, Erisa Harris, Alexandra Heise, Valerie Li, Tiffany Lin, Justin Phillips, David Pulliam, Victoria Rodriguez, Luanna Saade, Shannon Smith, and Cristian Valde Colecio - North Carolina State University
Tower Award
New Hanover High School Preservation and Structural Repair
Bowman Murray Hemingway Architects
