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AIA Miami recognized architectural projects, students, and professional leaders at its annual 2026 Design and Honor Awards Gala on Oct. 23 at the Mayfair House Hotel & Garden in Coconut Grove.
Design Awards 2026
The Design Awards program showcases architectural projects that exhibit outstanding design quality, technical innovation, and environmental sensitivity. A jury representing AIA Detroit evaluated more than 120 design entries, considering aesthetics, social impact, innovation, context, performance, and environmental stewardship, along with the AIA Framework for Design Excellence.
Design Awards Winners
| One Flagler | Commercial/Office/Retail – Honor Award | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) |
| Artist/Workforce Housing | Commercial/Office/Retail – Merit Award | Shulman + Associates |
| Hollywood Art & Culture Center Arts Educartion Expansion | Cultural – Merit Award | Brooks Scarpa Huber |
| Surfside 96th Street Park | Cultural – Honor Award | William Lane Architect, Inc. |
| FIU Innovation Center | Education – Honor Award | Perkins + Will |
| Jackson Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Expansion | Healthcare – Honor Award | HKS |
| UHealth SoLe Mia | Healthcare – Merit Award | Arcadis |
| Delano Hotel | Hospitality – Honor Award | Studio Mc+G Architecture |
| Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve | Hospitality – Merit Award | 10 Design |
| The Orchard Miami Office | Interiors – Honor Awards | Gensler |
| Shadow House | Renovation/Restoration – Honor Award | NMD Nomadas, LLC |
| Collins Park Cultural Arts Venue – Rotunda Project | Renovation/Restoration – Merit Award | MC Harry & Associates |
| Morningside Residence | Residential – Honor Award | Brillhart Architecture |
| Project Peach | Residential – Merit Award | Cure and Penabad |
| Rock Pine Residence | Residential – Merit Award | STRANG Design |
| Historic Gas Plant Redevelopment | Urban/Landscape Design – Honor Award | WJArchitects |
| Outer Harbor Cruise Terminal | Unbuilt – Honor Award | Berenblum Busch Architecture, Inc. |
| Pier Sixty-Six Phase II | Unbuilt- Merit Award | 10 Design |
| The 125th Vertex | Student Award – Honor Award | Leah Edmondson Wood / Florida International University |
| Seaquarium on Virginia Key | Student Award – Merit Award | Cooper Sharpe / University of Miami School of Architecture |
| The Twin Houses Ecosystem | Student Award – Merit Award | Roly Legra / Florida International University |
| Between the Gap | Student Award – Merit Award | Julia Lopez / Florida International University |
| House in a Garden | Riva Prize | Shawna Meyer / Atelier Mey |
RIVA Prize 2026
The RIVA Prize for Sustainable Design celebrates and honors outstanding architectural achievements and recognizes architects and designers across the United States who demonstrate a deep commitment to sustainability, innovation, and environmental responsibility. Presented in partnership with RIVA Spain, the RIVA Prize recognizes projects that demonstrate inventive, integrated, and contextually responsive approaches to sustainability in dynamic climatic environments. The award is open to AIA members and studios across the United States, unlike the other AIA Miami design award categories, which are restricted to the local chapter. Essentially, it is the ‘Best in Show’ for the evening – the Jury’s selection as the most compelling project among all entries in all categories.
Riva Prize Winner
| House in a Garden | Riva Prize | Shawna Meyer / Atelier Mey |
Honor Awards 2026
Honor Awards recognizes the best efforts of Miamians who, by profession or avocation, have made creating, preserving, and enhancing Miami’s built fabric an important life commitment. AIA Miami’s Executive Committee selected these individual honorees.
Honor Awards Winners
| Kira Shoykhet | Student of the Year, DASH |
| Isabella Vega-Dadurian | Student of the Year, Florida International University |
| Denise Huang | Student of the Year, University of Miami School of Architecture |
| Sara McDewitt | Student of the Year, Miami Dade College |
| Marisela Aranguiz-Cueto, PE | Leadership in Government |
| Lemartec, a MasTec Company | General Contractor of the Year |
| Nikolay Nedev | Educator of the Year |
| Keely Brunkow, Associate AIA | Associate of the Year |
| Karla Valdivia Porro, AIA | Architect of the Year |
| Amanda Barton, AIA | AIA Miami Silver Medal |
| Jose L. Estevez, AIA Emeritus | Hall of Fame |
