Design Excellence
AIA Southern Arizona and School of Architecture
Featuring the best work by University of Arizona architecture students.
At the end of each academic year, faculty nominate student work across all programs and years for Design Excellence Awards, sponsored by AIA Southern Arizona and judged by leading architects and designers from around the world.
Design Excellence 2023-2024
View Design Excellence 2023-2024 nominations and winning projects by students.
Design Excellence 2021-2022
View Design Excellence 2021-2022 nominations and winning projects by students.
Design Excellence 2020-2021
Meet the 2020-2021 Design Excellence judges and view nominations and winning projects by students.
Design Excellence 2019-2020
View Design Excellence 2019-2020 nominations and winning projects by students.
Header image by Nikolas Altamura '21 B.Arch, 2021 Design Excellence Honor Award for Excellence in Overall Design, for capstone project, Harlem Music Academy & Studios.
2020-2021 card image by Nikolas Altamura '21 B.Arch, 2021 Design Excellence Honor Award for Excellence in Overall Design, for capstone project, Harlem Music Academy & Studios. 2019-2020 card image by Audie Batsford '20 B.Arch, 2020 Design Excellence Second Prize, for capstone project, Plaza Patio.