Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) CA Council celebrates design excellence in architecture and design through the SARA CA Design Awards Program, which attracts entries from across the country and around the world from individuals, firms, and students of architecture and allied disciplines. Awards are granted for a wide range of categories and project types, and all entrants will be invited to attend the awards ceremony in California.

Dates

  • Professional Registration Opens November 1, 2024
  • Submission Deadline (all categories): February 28, 2025 at 8:59pm PST
  • Awards Notification: March 2025
  • Awards Celebration April 2025 in California

Entry Fees

FREE For the ‘AI In Architecture’ Category

  • SARA Members $195
  • Non-Members $295
  • Students $25

Eligibility

Architecture, planning, landscape architecture, and design projects may be submitted by individuals, firms, or students of these disciplines. See Project Categories for a complete list. No project may be submitted which has previously received a SARA CA Council Design Award.

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Awards

Awards will be given with the following distinctions: Excellence, Honor, Merit

Entries will be judged based upon any or all of the following:

  • Clarity of Concept, Strength and Uniqueness of Solution, and Accurate

  • Scope of Work

  • Response to Project’s Context of Rural, Suburban, Urban, Campus, or Other

  • Unique Neighboring Conditions

  • Appropriateness, Applicability, and Function

  • Overall Design Aesthetics

  • Creativity, Innovation, Ingenuity, and Invention

  • Social/Cultural/Community Relevance

 

Competition Deadline

Submission Deadline (all categories): February 28, 2025 at 8:59pm PST

Winners

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The annual SARA CA Design Awards and the first AI design category in partnership with ArkDesign.AI is now open for submissions, inviting entries from architects across North America and around the globe.

This competition seeks to set new standards of excellence in AI-assisted feasibility tool and schematic design. Participants have the chance to showcase innovative work and join a prestigious club of AI architects.

Entries should demonstrate the use of AI Generate features in multi-family and mixed-use project designs, showcasing an understanding of the special capabilities to automate the initial design process. A jury of prominent SARA architects will review submissions based on creativity, design innovation, and appropriate use of the AI Generate tools.

Prizes

The winning company will receive:

1

Society of American Registered Architects prestigious Design Award.

2

A free Pro and Enterprise user account for a full year (worth $24,000)

3

A marketing package from ArkDesign.AI, including:

  • Ark AI certification: The company will receive an original signed certification from Ark AI and will enter the prestigious club of Ark AI certified companies.
  • A promotion package for the architecture company and its projects in digital media, along with unique marketing tools, including features on global media channels.

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A mixed-use residential project with a gross area of 67,431 square feet, spanning 11 floors and comprising a total of 104 apartments.

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A mixed-use residential project with a gross area of 146,128.4 square feet, spanning 28 floors and comprising a total of 231 apartments.

ND Architecture & Design

A mixed-use residential project with a gross area of 90,911.7 square feet, spanning 13 floors and comprising a total of 131 apartments.

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