Celebrating the 30th Design Award Season!
SUBMISSIONS TO SARA NY AI DESIGN AWARDS NOW OPEN
The Society of American Registered Architects SARA NY AI Design Awards just got even bigger! This year it celebrates excellence in architecture and design through the 30th SARA NY Design Awards, which attracts entries from across the country and around the world from individuals, firms, and students of architecture and allied disciplines.
For the first time ever, AI in Architecture is making its debut. This category and our app are completely FREE, opening doors for architects, designers, and innovators to learn how to become AI architects and showcase their AI-powered visions. If you would like to start creating AI-powered schematic design and feasibility studies for multi-family and mixed-use projects, within an hour you would master the app and become an AI architect pioneer. Make your vision powered by AI—now’s your chance to get recognized without any barriers.
*Please remember to credit ALL participating student architects and designers who worked on the submitted project.
Under CHAPTER, Please Remember to Select SARA NY Council
Award recipients will be notified by May 2025.
Awards will be presented at the SARA NY Design Awards Celebration, June 10th, 2025 at The View at Battery Park.
Entrants and winners will be invited to attend along with their clients, consultants, contractors, fellow students, professors, and families.
Awards
Awards will be given with the following distinctions: Excellence, Merit, Honor.
Award recipients will be notified by May 2025.
Awards will be presented at the SARA NY Design Awards Celebration, June 10th, 2025 at The View at Battery Park.
Entrants and winners will be invited to attend along with their clients, consultants, contractors, fellow students, professors, and families.
Eligibility
Architecture, planning, landscape architecture, and design projects may be submitted by individuals, firms, or students of these disciplines. No project may be submitted which has previously received a SARA NY Council Design Award. Projects must credit ALL participating designers on the project.
Important Dates
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
for the 2025 SARA NY Design Awards
March 28th, 2025 – DEADLINE
Deadline for 2025 SARA NY Design Award Submissions
June 10th, 2025
2025 SARA NY Design Awards: 30th Year Celebration
The View at Battery Park – 1 Battery Park, Suite 1, New York, NY 10004
6pm-10pm
Entry Fees
- FREE For the ‘AI In Architecture‘ Category
SARA Members $200
Non-Members $300
Students $30
The only FREE award category and FREE app!
Open to everyone! For Free!
Unlimited submissions increase your chances to win exponentially!
Winners
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The annual SARA NY 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.
Venue
The View at Battery Park – 1 Battery Park Ste 1, New York, NY 10004
Stay
Hotel recommendations and room group codes TBD.
Questions
For ‘AI In Architecture’ Category related query, please contact support@arkdesign.ai
