AIA Orlando’s annual Design & Honor Awards Gala is one of Florida’s most prestigious and inclusive design honors; bringing together architects, designers, and allied professionals in a celebration of exemplary design for both theoretical and built projects.

The design competition highlights the area’s best architects, designers, and allied professionals, providing them recognition, publicity, press coverage, and exhibition. Entries to the competition will be judged by an independent expert jury panel composed of academics and professionals from the fields of architecture and design.

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Submission Deadline Extended: Friday, August 7, 2026

The original deadline of July 24 has been extended to August 7 for the 2026 AIA Orlando Design & Honor Awards. Registration and submission are both due by this date; there is no separate, earlier registration deadline.

Please disregard any communication referencing August 21.