2025 Design Award Winners
The AIA NEI Design Awards was a wonderful event recognizing the outstanding projects in architecture and design excellence. Below is list of the evening's winners.
Category
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Award
|
Firm
|
Project
|
Photo
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Institutional - Educational
K-12, Higher Education
and Project of the Year
|
Honor
|
Wight & Company
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Adlai Stevenson High School
- Patriot Wellness Center
Lincolnshire IL
|
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Institutional - Educational
K-12, Higher Education
|
Merit
|
Wight & Company
|
Field Elementary School
Elmhurst IL
|
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Institutional - Civic, Municipal
|
Honor
|
FGM Architects
|
Channahon Fire Protection
District Station 2
Channahon IL
|
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Institutional - Civic, Municipal
|
Merit
|
Wight & Company
|
Techny Prairie Activity Center
Northbrook IL
|
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Religious
|
Honor
|
Risepointe
|
Downtown Cornerstone Church
Seattle WA
|
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Residential - Single Family
|
Honor
|
UB Studio
|
Oranu Home Addition
and Renovation
Hinsdale IL
|
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Residential - Single Family
|
Merit
|
Yu & Associates
|
Old Home, New Chapter
Naperville IL
|
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Preservation/Renovation
|
Honor
|
Legat Architects
|
Bright Futures Preschool
Galesburg IL
|
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Preservation/Renovation
|
Merit
|
Risepointe
|
Downtown Cornerstone Church
Seattle WA
|
|
Student
|
Honor
|
Emiliano Sanchez-Magana
|
Urban Infill
|
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Student
|
Merit
|
Zach Gustafson
|
Environmental Education Center
|
 |
Project of the Year
|
|
Wight & Company
|
Adlai Stevenson High School
- Patriot Wellness Center
Lincolnshire IL
|
|
Divine Detail
|
|
Cordogan Clark
|
Hemmens Cultural Center
North Addition
Elgin IL
|
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People's Choice
|
|
FGM Architects
|
Downers Grove Civic Center
Downers Grove IL
|
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Design Awards Jury
The following AIA members have volunteered to review, judge and select the winners on behalf of the AIA NEI 2025 Design Awards.
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Martha L. Ball, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Principal, Sector Leader
HED Architecture
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Ali Kopyt, AIA, NCARB
KORB Architecture
|
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Todd Mayne, AIA, LEED, AP BD+C
Principal
Weber Thompson
|
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Michelle Penn, AIA
Vice President, Health Principal, Project Manager, Architect
HDR, Inc.
|
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Erik Peterson, AIA
Architect / Associate
Integrus
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2023 Design Award Winners
Category
|
Award
|
Firm
|
Project
|
Photo
|
Institutional - Educational
K-12, Higher Education
and Project of the Year
|
Honor
|
Wight & Company
|
Adlai Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire IL
|
 |
Institutional - Educational
K-12, Higher Education
|
Merit
|
Wight & Company
|
Downers Grove North
High School
Downers Grove IL
|
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Institutional - Educational
K-12, Higher Education
|
Merit
|
Wight & Company
|
Downers Grove South
High School
Downers Grove IL
|
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Institutional - Civic, Municipal
|
Honor
|
FGM Architects
|
Streamwood Fire Station 31 HQ
Streamwood IL
|
 |
Institutional - Civic, Municipal
|
Merit
|
Kluber Architects
& Engineers
|
Warren Township Life Center
Gurnee IL
|
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Residential - Single Family
|
Merit
|
Yu & Associates
|
The Catalyst
Maywood IL
|
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Preservation/Renovation
|
Honor
|
Kluber Architects
& Engineers
|
Bloomhaven
Aurora IL
|
 |
Preservation/Renovation
|
Merit
|
FGM Architects
|
River Trails Learning Center
Mt. Prospect IL
|
 |
Interior and
Devine Detail Award
|
Honor
|
Suzuki + Kidd
Architects
|
Yamato Transport USA
Wood Dale IL
|
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Unbuilt
|
Honor
|
Suzuki + Kidd
Architects
|
Mt. Pisgah
Evanston IL
|
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Unbuilt
|
Merit
|
Michael Abraham
Architecture
|
Scottwood
Private
|
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| Student |
Merit |
College of DuPage |
Student - Irvin Amezola |
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