CALL FOR ENTRIES
AIA San Antonio’s Residential Design Awards (RDA) celebrate the best of local residential architecture.
Entries are evaluated by a national jury of residential architects on the merit of design quality, programmatic resolution, conceptual clarity, innovation, thoughtfulness, and execution.
Projects are entered by category. Sub-Categories exist to further differentiate the work but are designed to collapse into their broader Primary Categories if the required minimum number of entries is not met. Five entries are required to constitute a Sub-Category or Primary Category.
All entries submitted will be showcased in an online social media campaign on Instagram in the weeks leading up to the Residential Design Awards Ceremony. Following the jury process three finalist projects in each category will be publicly announced on Instagram. The Top Prize winner in each category will be revealed at the Residential Design Awards Ceremony the evening of May 15, 2025.
Submissions are due on March 24, 2025
Late Entries are due on March 31, 2025. (additional fee applies)
Submissions accepted via the Submittable platform at the link below:
https://aiasanantonio.submittable.com/submit
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Modern Home – new construction of a single-family residence or guest house:
- Under 3,000 sq ft
- Over 3,000 sq ft
Modern Remodeled Home – alterations to existing construction:
- Selective Remodel: a renovation that does not comprehensively alter an existing home. Examples include updated interior spaces such as kitchens and bathrooms or an addition to an existing home such as a primary bedroom wing.
- Comprehensive Remodel: a renovation that comprehensively alters an existing home (with or without an addition) or convert an existing structure into a home (adaptive reuse).
Traditional Home – new construction or remodel:
New Construction: a single-family residence or guest house with a classical design aesthetic incorporating elements from architectural styles such as Colonial, Victorian, Craftsman and Neoclassical, as examples.
Remodel: a renovation of a single-family residence or guest house (with or without an addition) with a classical design aesthetic incorporating elements from architectural styles such as Colonial, Victorian, Craftsman and Neoclassical, as examples.
Ancillary Structure – a detached, small scale, supporting structure to a home or multifamily structure such as a pool cabana, potting shed, garage single bedroom accessory dwelling unit, or amenity center.
Note: Small, freestanding single-family homes should be entered into the “Under 3,000 sq ft” category. If secondary to a larger project, the submission should focus on the ancillary structure and not the larger project.
Multi-Family Structure – a residential structure or complex of structures accommodating more than one dwelling on a single piece of property
ELIGIBILITY
- Projects from any year may be submitted (i.e. there is no “completion date” cutoff).
- Projects must be entered by a Registered Architect who is member of AIA San Antonio or an Associate AIA member on path to licensure.
- Firms or sole practitioners may submit a maximum of four (4) entries across all categories per year.
- Firms or sole practitioners may submit a maximum of two (2) entries per category per year.
- If either of the two Sub-Categories of a Primary Category receives fewer than five (5) submissions, the Sub-Categories will be combined, and all entries will be juried as a single category.
- Projects selected as “Finalists” remain eligible for re-entry in the Residential Design Awards in subsequent years.
- Projects that have previously won an AIA Chapter, State or National Award are not eligible.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Projects are required to be located within AIA San Antonio’s Chapter boundary which includes the following counties: Atascosa / Bandera / Bexar / Comal / Dimmit / Edwards / Frio / Gillespie / Gonzalez / Guadalupe / Kendall / Kerr / Kimble / Kinney / Llano / Mason / Maverick / Medina / Real / Uvalde / Val Verde / Wilson / Zavala.
- Submissions may include up to twelve (12) pages of images with multiple images allowed on a page.
- Submissions must include Site Plans and Floor Plans. Sketches, diagrams or other supplemental graphic materials are also acceptable, though not required. These architectural drawing pages are in addition to the twelve (12) pages of images.
- Submissions will be disqualified for including firm information, or company logos.
- Submission sizes must be 30mb or less.
ENTRY FEES & DEADLINES
Entry Fee: $150 per entry.
Submissions are due March 24, 2025 by 12:59 PM.
Your submission fee includes:
- One RSVP to attend the Residential Design Awards
- Instagram Social Media Campaign
- Inclusion in 2025 RDA Entries Web Library
Late Entry Fee: $100 additional fee for entries submitted after the stated entry deadline.
Late entries will be accepted until 11:59 PM on March 31, 2025.
Your completion of the online entry constitutes your agreement with the stated rules and requirements of AIA San Antonio’s Residential Design Awards.
EVENTS
April 21 – May 2, 2025 RDA Social Media Campaign on Instagram.
May 5 – May 9, 2025 RDA Finalists revealed on AIA San Antonio Instagram.
May 15, 2025 Residential Design Awards - Location TBA.
May 15 – May 20, 2025 Top Prize winners showcased via AIA San Antonio’s Instagram.
CONTACT
Please direct questions regarding submissions or procedures to:
Belinda Sanchez, Managing Director, AIA San Antonio
Office: 210-226-4979 | Cell: 210-544-0898 (SMS texts only please)
belinda@aiasa.org