AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Awards

Geographic Scope: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania

Focus Areas: Transportation and infrastructure design excellence

This joint awards program recognizes exceptional design by AIA and ASLA members in the tri-state area. The awards recognize projects that reflect commitment to sustainability, community engagement, and civic architecture. Both built and unbuilt projects are reviewed for innovative design approaches to transportation and infrastructure.

Award Categories

• Structures: Design excellence in commissioned and completed buildings, bridges, tunnels, and mixed-use development
• Planning: Urban planning, studies, design guides, advocacy, and regional scale planning; commissioned and completed master plans and planning reports
• Open Space: Design excellence in parks, constructed wetlands, and resilient sites
• Projects: Conceptual, unfinished, or unbuilt work (Note: Projects awarded in this category become ineligible for future awards once realized)
• Student Award: Excellence in projects from Structures, Planning, and Open Space categories for students in accredited programs

Award Levels

• Honor Award - Represents the highest level of achievement
• Merit Award - Represents distinguished achievement
• Citation - Represents exemplary achievements on specific project aspects
• Best in Competition - Selected from Honor Award winners by jurors

Eligibility

• Registered architects, landscape architects, and planners
• AIA and ASLA members from NY, NJ, CT, and PA
• Students enrolled in accredited architecture, landscape architecture, and planning programs

Recognition

• Award recognition and public visibility
• Juried by professional practitioners
• Certificate/trophy recognition

Contact

For more information: https://www.aiany.org/architecture/competitions-grants/aiany-aslany-transportation-infrastructure-design-excellence-award/

Application Process

1. Online Submission
   • Visit: https://www.aiany.org/architecture/competitions-grants/aiany-aslany-transportation-infrastructure-design-excellence-award/
   • Complete online entry form
2. Required Materials
   • Project description and background
   • Project images and documentation
   • Project renderings or diagrams as applicable
   • Team/firm information
   • For student entries: proof of enrollment
3. Submission Process
   • Select appropriate category (Structures, Planning, Open Space, Projects, or Student Award)
   • Provide detailed project information
   • Submit supporting documentation
   • Pay entry fee
4. Evaluation Criteria
   • Design innovation and excellence
   • Commitment to sustainability
   • Community engagement
   • Civic architecture principles
   • For unbuilt projects: conceptual quality and feasibility