2026 Honor Awards Information
AIA Jacksonville’s Honor Awards program recognizes AIA members who encourage excellence in architecture, elevate public awareness for good design and advocate effectively for the built environment.
Earning an Honor Award from AIA Jacksonville’s symbolizes work that has significantly contributed to the advancement of design and the betterment of the human condition.
Save the Date! The 2026 Design & Honor Awards Gala will be held at Deerwood Castle on October 16. More information to follow.
Firm of the Year Award registration is open!
Firm of the Year Award - $75 Entry Fee - REGISTER HERE
Nominations/Submissions due by August 7, 2026
Honoring outstanding achievement in design, community service, education, service to the architecture profession and the AIA by an architectural firm located in AIA Jacksonville’s four county region. The firm should have a demonstrated history and culture of inclusion, diversity, equity and action. The firm must have a principal who is an AIA Jacksonville member in good standing.
Projects, accomplishments, and service submitted may reflect only the most recent ten (10) years. The firm must have been under the direction of substantially the same principals for the previous five (5) years minimum. A firm who has won Firm of the Year cannot resubmit for this award until seven (7) years have passed since their win.
While the entire history of the firm can be included for general information, submittal should focus on most recent ten (10) years of relevant activities such as recent design, involvement in education, community service, and AIA engagement. With regard to community activities and AIA engagement, only include current principals and staff.
For national or regional firms, please include only work executed by the local office. Any projects wherein the firm was not the principal firm shall be clearly identified and include joint venture partners and collaborators. Projects featuring remodeling, renovation and additions to existing buildings should specify the firm’s role in the project.
 
The Honor Award nomination period is now open.
The nomination window closes August 14 at 5 p.m. There is no fee to register.
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Henry John Klutho Award
AIA Jacksonville’s highest individual honor named for one of Jacksonville’s most talented and prolific architects. This award recognizes a life long commitment to design excellence, advancement of the profession and enhancement of the built environment. The Executive Committee of AIA Jacksonville will select the recipient from the nominees.
- 2025 Recipient Robert “Skip” Yauger, AIA
- 2024 Recipient Clyde Theodore “Ted” Moore, AIA
John W Dyal Award
In memory of John W. Dyal, this award shall be given annually to an AIA Jacksonville Member whose leadership and service has been a direct benefit to the profession or community. The nominee’s leadership and service must demonstrate quality outcomes in works of art, programs or civic influences over an extended time. The Dyal Committee of AIA Jacksonville will select the recipient from the nominees.
- 2025 Recipient Julia Epstein, AIA
- 2024 Recipient Michael Byrd, AIA
Linda Mack Award
The Linda Mack Award honors Linda Mack's memory by recognizing excellence in architectural artistry through one specific work that demonstrates outstanding drawing ability, rendering skill, or visual storytelling. The award honors a singular work that meaningfully enhances communication about and promotion of architecture to the community. Eligible submissions may include, but are not limited to, hand drawings, digital renderings, computer graphics, 3-D modeling, and hybrid visualization techniques. Emphasis is placed on clarity of design intent, creativity, and the work's effectiveness in engaging and inspiring a broad audience. The three most recent past presidents of AIA Jacksonville comprise the Linda Mack Award Committee and will select the recipient from the nominees.
- 2025 Recipient No Award
- 2024 Recipient Chris Flagg, FASLA
Community Service Award
This award recognizes an individual citizen, an organization, governmental agency or local company who has made a significant effort contributing to the advancement of architecture, the arts or the environment within the area served by AIA Jacksonville. The Executive Committee of AIA Jacksonville will select the recipient from the nominees.
- 2025 Recipient Erik Kasper, AIA
- 2024 Recipient Roxanne Horvath, AIA
Associate AIA Member of the Year
This award honors an Associate Member of AIA whose home component is AIA Jacksonville and who has provided outstanding service to the component. The nominee must be an AIA Associate Member in good standing and may not be licensed as an architect at the time of nomination. The Executive Committee of AIA Jacksonville, with input from the Emerging Design Professionals Committee Chair, will select the recipient from the nominees.
- 2025 Recipient Lauren Prusacki, Assoc. AIA
- 2024 Recipient Ethan Trapold, Assoc. AIA
Mellen C Greeley Craftsmanship Award
The Mellen C. Greeley Craftsmanship Award recognizes superior quality workmanship in the building construction industry. Nominees shall be completed projects or specific elements of a completed project. Nominations shall include the individual(s), subcontractor or general contractor directly responsible for the work. The Executive Committee of AIA Jacksonville will select the recipient from the nominees.
- 2025 Recipient Worth, USA
- 2024 Recipient No Award
Test of Time Award
This award recognizes architectural works that have been completed for at least twenty-five (25) years prior to the nomination date. The intent is to reassess the success of the aesthetics, functionality and execution of the project. The project must be in good condition, substantially in its original form and ideally house the original program. Changes in use are permitted provided the original intent of the design has not been substantially altered. Nominated projects shall be located in AIA Jacksonville’s four county territory and need not have been designed by an AIA Member. The Executive Committee of AIA Jacksonville will select the recipient from the nominees.
- 2025 Recipient No Award
- 2024 Recipient Journey’s End | Ted Pappas, FAIA
Allied Member of the Year
This award honors an Allied Member of AIA Jacksonville who has provided outstanding service to and has been a valuable partner of the component. The nominee must be an active AIlied Member of AIA Jacksonville in good standing at the time of nomination. The Executive Committee of AIA Jacksonville, with input from the Executive Director, will select the recipient from the nominees.
- 2025 Recipient UMI | The Source
- 2024 Recipient SESCO Lighting
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AIA Jacksonville serves members in Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties.
AIA Jacksonville’s Mission:
Through the promotion and advancement of the profession of architecture, AIA Jacksonville advocates for a healthy, desirable, and sustainable built environment in Jacksonville and throughout all of Northeast Florida.
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