2025 AIA Philadelphia PEAPrize
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AIA Philadelphia 2025 PEAPrize Award
This year's Design Awards Celebration will be held November 13, 2025. For more information about the Design Awards, please visit: https://aiaphiladelphia.org/pages/awards
Submission Process
Step 1: Create Profile
- Create a new username and password.
- There is a $50 fee for AIA Firm Members for the PEAPrize, $100 for non-AIA Firm Members.
- Click Save Address and Continue to begin your entry.
Step 2: Submit Your Entry
- Enter your Name, Firm Name, and Job Title.
- List the state(s) in which you are licensed.
Step 3: Uploads
- Upload a copy of your firm license (PDF files only).
- Upload a copy of the Design Awards PowerPoint Template (please use one hi-res image and follow the formatting instructions on the template - PPT or PPTX files only).
- Upload your final submission (PDF files only).
PEAPrize Eligibility Requirements
AIA Philadelphia is accepting entries for the 2025 Philadelphia Emerging Architecture Prize (PEAPrize). The PEAPrize is awarded annually to recognize an emerging architecture firm producing high-quality design and thinking within the Philadelphia region. Awarded through a juried portfolio submission, the winning firm will present their design processes and philosophies through a lecture and exhibition.
Award: The winning firm will receive the award at the 2025 Design Awards Celebration in early December. The design work of the 2025 PEAPrize winner will be the focus of the On the Rise Exhibition, along with the winner of the Young Architect Award. The winning firm will present a short lecture of their work at the exhibit opening.
Eligibility: The PEAPrize is awarded to an Architecture Firm. Eligible Firms must have been established & licensed in their respective state within the past 10 years (2015-Present). A copy of the firm’s license is required to accompany all entries. Applicants that have previously submitted but were not the prize winner are encouraged to re-submit each year.
AIA membership is not a requirement for entry, though to be eligible, firms must be located within the service area of AIA Philadelphia and be able to meet the organization’s Member Firm criteria.
Entry Requirements: Completed entry form, copy of firm license, and fee ($50 for member firms, $100 for non-member firms).
Entry PDF: Limited to 10 MB and should be titled with submitter's initials and PEAPrize (i.e. JF_PEAPrize.pdf). Maximum 13 pages of images and text (1 Title Page + 12 Project Slides). On the Title Page, please provide a brief description of your firm's working style and philosophy. On each Project Slide, please include a short description of the project and briefly describe how it reflects your firm’s philosophies.
Submitting firms are encouraged to include any type of project that they have undertaken, effectively portraying the full breadth of their design practice. Portfolios may include built and unbuilt architecture, interiors, urban design, landscape, furniture, graphics, research, etc. Only work undertaken after the date that the firm was established with the state may be submitted. Work completed previously or with other firms is not eligible.
The jury process must remain blind, so do not include any identifying information on any slides, including on your title slide. Identifying information includes:
- Firm Name or Address
- Principal or Employee Names
- Company Logo
- Corporate Tagline
Late entries cannot be accepted. Thank you for your cooperation!