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Honor Awards

The AIA Atlanta Honor Awards celebrate outstanding leadership and service within the chapter, the architecture profession, and the broader community. Nominations for these prestigious awards open in September, inviting submissions from individuals, organizations, and firms. Eligibility criteria differ by category, ensuring a wide range of contributions are recognized.

2024 winners were recognized at Build Something Great, AIA Atlanta’s annual award celebration, on Friday, November 15. 2025 nominations will open in August.

  • 2024 Honorees

  • Ivan Allen Sr. Award

    Janice Wittschiebe, AIA

    The most prestigious prize, the Ivan Allen Sr. Award, is awarded to the member who has made a deep and lasting impact on peers, AIA and the built environment, and therefore sustained the highest ideals of the profession.
  • Firm of the Year

    Square Feet Studio

    The Firm of the Year award is the highest honor bestowed upon an architecture firm for its general excellence. The recipient has sustained outstanding performance in design quality and in community, political or AIA leadership in the interests of the profession.
  • The John A. Busby Jr. Award

    Jessika Nelson, AIA

    The John A. Busby Jr. Award is given to a young member excelling in one or more of the areas: design excellence; AIA leadership; community involvement; pursuit of lifelong education; and/or managing or starting a firm.

Past Winners