STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS

Call for Entries

The AIA San Antonio People + Place Awards program recognizes outstanding built and un-built architectural projects by local architectural professionals and students and promotes public awareness on the value of Design Excellence. Student Entries will be judged on the merit of quality of design, resolution of the program, conceptual clarity, innovation, thoughtfulness, and execution.

The People + Place Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, August 19. 2025.

STUDENT AWARDS

Entry is open to currently enrolled students or recent graduates from UTSA’s School of Architecture and Planning or the San Antonio College Architecture program. Students may submit assigned studio projects, theoretical projects, independent research projects or competition entries completed in the last two academic years (beginning Fall 2023) while enrolled at UTSA or SAC. Each entry will be judged solely on a PDF presentation and a written project description. Online submission is required. See Entry Form for instructions.

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

JURY PDF—submit a PDF presentation that presents the project in detail to the Jury. It should be concise, thorough, and of high graphic quality. Requirements include the following:

• 20 pages maximum
• File size to not exceed 20 MB
• Filename: “Student25ProjectName.pdf”
• Submittals shall not contain sound, animation, video clips, QR codes, hyperlinks, or links to other files or pages within.
• The entrant’s identity shall not be present anywhere within the Jury PDF.
• A Title/Introduction Page is required and shall include the Project Name, project size (in square feet), and location. It shall also include a 250-word maximum written description.
• Site Plans and Floor Plans shall include a graphic scale and north arrow.

PUBLICITY IMAGES—submit four that best portray the project. These images will be used during the ceremony event and may be provided to the media. Requirements are:

• JPG format, 1,920 x 1,080 minimum resolution
• 4MB maximum file size
• Filenames: “ProjectName01.jpg”, “ProjectName02.jpg”, ETC.

PROJECT ENTRY FORM

• Complete the online entry form

FEES

There are no entry fees for students. The winning submission will receive complimentary reservations for two to the People + Place Awards Celebration to accept the award.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

Submissions are due by 11:59 pm, Friday, May 30

INQUIRIES

Please contact AIA San Antonio (210) 226-4979 with any questions about the submission process.