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The Board of Directors of the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects is pleased to announce a call for nominations for AIA Miami’s Silver Medal as part of its 2025 Honors and Awards Program. The Nomination Submittal must be received by no later than 5 PM, September 19, 2025. The Award will be presented at the AIA Miami Design Awards and Gala on Friday, October 24.
PURPOSE
The Silver Medal recognizes an individual architect for his or her accomplishments over an extended period of time for either Design or Leadership and Service to the profession; and who, by their example, advances the cause of architecture, the profession and provides inspiration to their fellow architects. The Silver Medal is the highest honor AIA Miami awards. Bestowal is to be taken most seriously by the nominator; honorably, justly and manifestly due with achievements most carefully considered by the nominator, jury and the AIA Miami Board of Directors.
ELGIBILITY for AWARD
Nominee must have completed ten cumulative years of AIA membership prior to the nomination deadline. An architect may receive the Silver Medal by either two means:
- An architect whose career encompasses a minimum of ten years of exemplary service to the architectural profession and who can present a complete dossier showing their participation in furthering the goals of the profession at the local, state or national level, may be considered for award of the Silver Medal for Service to the Profession.
- An architect having an extended design career who has received a minimum of ten local, state or national American Institute of Architecture design awards may be considered for award of the Silver Medal for Design.
Only one medal in each of the categories of Service to the Profession or Design may be awarded to an active member of AIA Miami in any given year. The Silver Medal may be withheld in any given year.
NOMINATIONS
A candidate can be nominated in two ways: by five AIA members, or by the Nominating Committee appointed by the Board.
SELECTION and AWARD
A jury composed of a minimum of three previous recipients recommends nominees to the Board for the award. The AIA Miami Board of Directors votes on the jury’s recommendation. A three-quarters affirmative vote by the Board is required to make an award.
NOMINATION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Nominations must be submitted according to the criteria outlined below:
- The nominator’s names and AIA membership numbers if nominated by five members.
- The nominee’s name, membership number, address, and phone with a photograph of the nominee suitable for press-release publication.
- A written statement about the nominee and their accomplishments summarizing why bestowing the Silver Medal upon the nominee fulfills the Award’s purpose, with sufficient documentation to substantiate and support the accomplishments.
- Exhibits and/or examples illustrating the nominee’s accomplishments in sufficient quantity to support award.
- Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Send a pdf by email to [email protected] with Silver Medal in the subject line.
- File size of submission must not be larger than 10 megabytes.
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