2025 AIA Philadelphia Emanuel Kelly Award

AIA Philadelphia 2025 Emanuel Kelly 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


Application Process

Step 1: Create Profile

• Create a new username and password.
• There is no fee for the Emanuel Kelly Award.
• Click Save Address and Continue to begin your application.

Step 2: Submit Your Application

• Enter your Name, Place of Employment, and Job Title.

Step 3: Uploads

• 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 a copy of your application to be reviewed by the jury (PDF files only).

About the Emanuel Kelly Award
Our chapter created the Emanuel Kelly Award to be presented to an architectural educator in our community for impactful research, significant pedagogical development, or innovative teaching in the advancement of architectural education. This award recognizes the educator’s efforts in shaping the future leaders of our profession.

Criteria & Eligibility 

Adjuncts or Full Time Faculty, 5 year minimum teaching experience.

Application (PDF)

1. Accomplishments: A list summary of the candidate’s accomplishments including: impactful research, significant pedagogical development, or innovative teaching in the advancement of architectural education. This should also include service, teaching, and publications if applicable. 

2. Exhibits: Provide in-depth examples of the candidate’s work that emphasize their contributions and discuss how their involvement contributed to its success. Exhibits are not limited to scholarly work and can include practice/education models, volunteering, publications, organizational leadership, etc. However, all candidates are expected to show some scholarly work. A declaration of the candidate’s responsibility is required for each submitted scholarly work. The declaration should indicate:

• that the candidate was largely responsible for scholarly work, or;
• that the scholarly work was under the candidate’s direction, or;
• a described level of other responsibility.
   

3. Three letters of recommendation. Two of the letters can be from your current employer/colleagues. 

Late entries cannot be accepted. Thank you for your cooperation!