Honorary membership is one of the highest honors that The American Institute of Architects can bestow upon a person outside the profession of architecture.

Submissions

All information must be submitted online by the submission deadline date listed below. Please see “Principles Underlying Election to Honorary Membership” for more information.  Component or Knowledge Community sponsors must notify the appropriate regional director of the nomination.


Nominations

Any member of the national AIA Board of Directors, or a representative of an AIA Component or Knowledge Community may nominate:

• Persons of esteemed character who are not eligible for membership in the Institute but who have given distinguished service to the profession of architecture or the allied arts and sciences

• National and component staff members who have served on staff for a period of at least 10 years.

Required Submission Materials

Jury

William E. Holloway, AIA (Chair), Wilmington, Del. 
Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects, PC

Anne J. Swager, Hon. AIA , Pittsburgh
AIA Pittsburgh

Benjamin Vargas, FAIA, San Juan, Puerto Rico 
Bartizan Group Project Managers, PSC

Contact:
Elizabeth Henry
202.626.7563
ehenry@aia.org

Sponsoring Organization:
American Institute of Architects