The 2026 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Triangle Design Awards recognized numerous members of the College of Design community. The ceremony, which took place on April 16, was chaired by Andrew Thompson, AIA. The 2024 student design + build team took home an award for community impact through design, and professors of the practice who run EVOKE Studio and in situ studio took home a combined eleven awards.

Visit the AIA Triangle website for a full list of all award winners. 

2024 Architecture Design + Build Program

The students from the 2024 Design + Build program in the School of Architecture won a Community Impact Through Design Award for Skate Raleigh: Sk8 Shades Conlon Family Skatepark. This award seeks to recognize built architectural projects that have catalyzed, reimagined, and advanced communities in the Triangle area for the purpose of serving the general public. 

In situ studio

Led by Matthew Griffith, FAIA and Zach Hoffman, AIA, alumni of the college and practicing professional faculty, in situ studio won seven awards. 

Baileywick Park Improvements 

Raleigh, NC
Honor Award 
Category: Large Projects

Beech Bluff County Park

Willow Springs, NC
Citation 
Category: Large Projects 

Jubala Coffee

Merit Award 
Category: Interior Architecture 

Johnson House

Montreat, NC 
Honor Award 
Category: Residential Architecture

Raynal House

Montreat, NC 
Honor Award 
Category: Residential Architecture

Arbutus 

Raleigh, NC 
Merit Award 
Category: Residential Architecture

HAUS 

Raleigh, NC 
Merit Award 
Category: Residential Architecture

Photos by Estudio Palma 

EVOKE Studio | Architecture

Led by Edwin Harris and Billy Askey, alumni of the college and professional faculty, EVOKE Studio | Architecture took home four awards:

Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture

Duke University 
Honor Award 
Category: Interior Architecture 

Murray-Massenburg Elementary School 

Durham Public Schools 
Merit Award 
Category: Interior Architecture 

Gordon Hall Renovation + Flex Space 

Harvard Medical School
Citation
Category: Interior Architecture 

Tubman Center for Health and Freedom 

Seattle, Washington
Merit Award 
Category: Unbuilt 

Photos by Mark Herboth Photography 

Scholarship Awards

As part of the awards ceremony, AIA Triangle recognizes winners of its scholarship awards. The AIA Triangle established the scholarship program in 2009 to recognize and support students who, through their studio work, have distinguished themselves by their clear passion and commitment to design. This award is for design excellence and promise as a future professional. Over the past 17 years, AIA Triangle has awarded more than $191,000 in scholarships. 

Honor Awards:

• Sherece DeLoach, Luke McBrayer, and Avery Nussbaum 
• Fabiola Minerali, Litzy Rodriguez, and Jordan Wells 

Merit Awards

• Kaitlyn Simonson
• Hannah Wright

Honorable Mention

• Elizabeth Elder and Evelyn Lane
• AK Stipanov and Elle Newkirk