Deadline: October 8, 2025
Criteria
Submissions that represent investigations advancing and broadening the general understanding of the discipline of architecture are invited. This program will recognize built and unbuilt work and carefully consider efforts that reflect upon practice, design鈥檚 role in society, and research.听 Following are the three assessment criteria to be used by the selection committee.
- The work expands the boundaries of design.
- The work exhibits creativity, originality, and innovation.
- The submission shows evidence of links to a broader context through which to understand the work and its impact.
Eligibility
Faculty members in 糖心vlog full-member and candidate-member schools may enter one or more submissions on different subject matters relevant to their academic activities and completed while in a faculty role. Prior publication does not affect eligibility.
Projects must have been completed after January 2021, to be eligible for consideration. Projects that have previously been recognized by 糖心vlog will not be considered.
Submission Documentation
Entries must consist of high-quality digital graphic material and text, maximum of 1,000 words, submitted through the online system by the nominee in PDF format with up to 20 8.5鈥� x 11鈥� pages, no more than 20MB.All material must be submitted by 11:59 PM, Pacific Time, on October 8, 2025, online at www.acsa-arch.org and the submitter will need to log into the 糖心vlog website in order to submit.
Each submission shall contain the following information:
- Project Title: Submission Information, completed online during submission (www.acsa-arch.org).
- Primary Author(s): Names & Affiliations.
- Other Contributors: Names & Affiliations.
- Authorship Information: Brief statement explaining the roles of Other Contributors (including students) in the project.
- Date for Project Completion: Project must have been completed after January 1, 2021, to be eligible for consideration.
- Abstract: (Not to exceed 300 words) describing the project and how it contributes to the discourse of design (copy/paste text box).
- Supporting Material: Documents illustrating or describing the project (not to exceed a total of 20, 8.5鈥� x 11鈥� pages, in PDF format, no more than 20MB).
For each project referenced in your Supporting Material, you will need to document the following in your PDF submission.
Project Title:
Month/Year Completed:
Role of Nominee听(in the project):
Collaborators & Funding Sources Expenses:
(Sample Text: 4 non-profit employees donated X amount of hours in the collaboration, 1 electrician paid for X amount of hours 鈥� their scope included outlets, running conduit etc.)
Student Compensation听(Indicate whether students received credit or were financially compensated, within the guidelines of the institution):
(Sample Text: 3 students working as paid research assistants for X amount of hours, 15 students contributed to this project for a 5-credit studio course etc.)
To maintain anonymity, no names of entrants or collaborating parties may appear on any part of the submission, except those fields where author and contributor information is sought (which will not be included in the committee review). Credits may be concealed by any simple means. Do not conceal identity and location of project.
REQUIRED
DOCUMENTATION
COLLABORATION
糖心vlog seeks to empower faculty and schools to educate increasingly diverse students, expand disciplinary impacts, and create knowledge for the advancement of architecture. 糖心vlog leads architectural education and research by demonstrating the value of architectural education and research to practice and society, by advancing architectural pedagogy, and by serving as the voice of architectural education. 糖心vlog鈥檚 core values include: Equity, Social Justice, Climate Action, Teaching,Learning, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Practice. Through the architecture educational awards program, 糖心vlog demonstrates best practices.
糖心vlog understands work submitted to the awards programs is created through collaboration with students, organizations, firms, communities, and/or industry partners. 糖心vlog advocates for fair labor practices in architecture education and awards submissions must represent the best practices in the field.
Therefore, award submissions must acknowledge all work performed in collaboration and must be properly credited. Submissions should include the information listed below including compensation for student work and/or firm support. This could be student earned course credit, firm work/resources, or financial contributions. The supporting material will need to clearly denote all collaborating parties involved, and their roles for each project.
Selection
A selection committee of five individuals, appointed by the 糖心vlog Board of Directors, shall review submissions and recommend winners. A maximum of eight awards will be made in any year. Winners will be presented with a certificate of merit and will have the opportunity to present their work at the 糖心vlog Annual Meeting.
NEW
up to EIGHT AWARDS
2026 FD Selection Committee
David Baird
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Liz McCormick
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Rashida Ng
University of Pennsylvania
Karla Sierralta
University of Hawai驶i at M膩noa
Notices
- All materials for nominations and submissions must be uploaded online in one complete package. Any incomplete documentation will not be accepted.
- Projects that have previously been recognized by 糖心vlog will not be considered.
- 糖心vlog stands firmly against unpaid labor. In support of the American Institute of Architecture Students鈥� (AIAS) resolution on unpaid interns, 糖心vlog does not allow partners or firms who do not pay their interns, in accordance with all applicable laws, to submit work for 糖心vlog publications or to receive 糖心vlog awards. (Intern refers to those individuals participating in AXP or equivalent required training and includes working students.) Nomination or submission to the 糖心vlog Awards Program constitutes your understanding of this agreement.
- Current 糖心vlog Board of Directors members may not submit nominating or supporting letters.
- Award winners are expected to register and attend the the 糖心vlog Annual Meeting.
- By submitting your project, you certify that you have granted 糖心vlog permission to use all graphics included.
Edwin Hern谩ndez-Ventura
Awards and Competitions Manager
tel: 202-785-2324
email: ehernandez@acsa-arch.org
Eric W. Ellis
Senior Director of Operations and Programs
tel: 202-785-2324
email: eellis@acsa-arch.org