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2026 AIA CHICAGO
AWARDS FINALISTS
ABOUT THE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
AIA Chicago is proud to recognize the outstanding work of our members and their firms. All project finalists will receive either an Honor Award or a Citation of Merit, to be announced at Designight 2026.
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dSPACE Studio
Collector's Cottage
Chicago, Illinois
Shafer Crowe | Architecture + Design
Entertainment Barn
Chicago, Illinois
Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
Frond + Frame
Chicago, Illinois
Olson Kundig
Maxon Studio
Carnation, Washington
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Gensler
The Haven on Lincoln
Chicago, Illinois
HED
Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory Addition
Ann Arbor, Michigan
GFT
Metra Electric District South Side Stations
Chicago, Illinois
Robbins Architecture and Interiors
Shoreline Reflections
Illinois
Wheeler Kearns Architects
Summit Community Center
Summit, Illinois
ARCHITECTURE MEDIUM
LMN + Booth Hansen
Computer Design, Research, and Learning Center, University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Canopy
Encuentro Square
Chicago, Illinois
JGMA
Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center
Chicago, Illinois
Perkins&Will
Missouri University of Science and Technology Protoplex
Rolla, Missouri
LBBA Architects
National Public Housing Museum
Chicago, Illinois
Vinci | Hamp Architects & Hennebery Eddy Architects
Portland Art Museum - Rothko Pavilion
Portland, Oregon
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Gensler
360 N Green
Chicago, Illinois
Goettsch Partners
Alcove
Nashville, Tennessee
Olson Kundig
Fourth Ward Office Project
Atlanta, Georgia
Perkins&Will
Suzhou Science and Technology Museum
Suzhou, China
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Sany IROOTECH Headquarters
Guangdong, China
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Vladimir Radutny Architects
Cullerton Residence
Chicago, Illinois
Future Firm & Maya-Bird Murphy | Mobile Makers Chicago
Mobile Makers Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
SCPA
No Longer Human
Evanston, Illinois
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE MEDIUM
SCB
Hallstar
Chicago, Illinois
Kwong Von Glinow
House for Art Collectors Interiors
Highland Park, Illinois
Vinci | Hamp Architects, Inc.
Secrist | Beach
Chicago, Illinois
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE LARGE
SCB
Architecture and Design Firm’s New Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
SCB & Ste. Marie
The Bell
Chicago, Illinois
Perkins&Will
Confidential Law Firm
Austin, Texas
Krueck Sexton Partners
McGrath Family Performing Arts Center
Wilmette, Illinois
DECARBONIZATION
CannonDesign
Building 48
Lakewood, Colorado
HED
The Conservatory Apartments
Chicago, Illinois
TBDA
Midcentury for the Next Century
Arlington Heights, Illinois
DIVINE DETAIL
Perkins&Will
Damen Green Line Station
Chicago, Illinois
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Sany IROOTECH Headquarters
Guangdong, China
SCALA+MANA and SIMPARCH
SUPREME Bowl Miami
Miami, Florida
SCB
Terminal 5 Garage, O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, Illinois
ROBERTA FELDMAN ARCHITECTURE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Odile Compagnon Architect
Garden 2 Table Pipeline
Chicago, Illinois
Claudia Ansorena & Rogelio Cadena (IIT College of Architecture)
Crate Town
Chicago, Illinois
