What does the jury look for when reviewing a candidate?
Generally, the jury is looking for acknowledgement that a candidate’s achievements have affected or influenced the profession on a broad scale. This form of acknowledgement may be shown in different ways depending on the candidate’s category of nomination, including, but not limited to the examples noted below. Category One Design, Urban Design, or Preservation -Documentation that the nominee has been Largely Responsible for Design of the work displayed in the Section 3 Exhibits. -Strong support of the nominee’s contributions in the sponsor letter. -Award recognition of nominee’s work national, regional, state, and local awards. Of particular interest are AIA awards and awards from other design-focus organizations depending on the nominee’s design focus (interior design, urban design, preservation) and other industry awards. -Publication of nominee’s work of particular interest are architectural journals, related design publications, and recognition beyond nominee’s immediate locale. –
