AIA Richmond’s 2025 Honors and Awards Announced
AIA Richmond is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our 2025 Honors and Awards recipients. Each year, the chapter celebrates architects, designers, firms, and projects that exemplify design excellence, professional integrity, and service to the community.
This year’s awards were juried by a distinguished panel from AIA Savannah, who generously contributed their time and expertise to evaluate submissions from across the Richmond architectural community. We extend our sincere thanks to the AIA Savannah jury for their thoughtful deliberation and insightful commentary.
Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees for their exceptional contributions to the built environment and to the profession of architecture.
Honors Awards
Each year, AIA Richmond’s Honors and Awards program celebrates the individuals, firms, and projects that exemplify the best of our profession—recognizing excellence in design, leadership, and service to the architectural community. These awards highlight the creativity, dedication, and impact of those shaping the built environment in Richmond and beyond.
Congratulations to all of the 2025 award recipients for their outstanding achievements and contributions to advancing architecture in our region.
Marcellus Wright Jr. Award
Krystal Anderson, AIA
Richmond Office Leader for Gresham Smith
Richard L. Ford, Jr. Award
Quinton Mason, Assoc. AIA
Project Designer for Baskervill
Chapter Citation
Garrett Hart, III
Director of Economic Development, Chesterfield
Honorary Membership
Kathleen Morgan
Sadler & Whitehead
Honorary Membership
Kenny Pittman
Dunbar
Craftsmanship Award
Wellborn + Wright
Design Awards
AIA Richmond’s Design Awards celebrate projects that exemplify design excellence, innovation, and the thoughtful shaping of the built environment. Through these awards, the chapter honors work that not only achieves the highest standards of design quality, but also reflects the values and aspirations of our community and profession.
The 2025 submissions represented a wide range of scales and project types, each demonstrating the power of architecture to inspire and engage.
Congratulations to the 2025 Design Award honorees:
Contextual Design
AWARD OF MERIT
The Burying Ground Memorial at the University of Richmond | Baskervill
Interiors
AWARD OF MERIT
Slack Tide | 510 Architects
Historic Preservation
HONORABLE MENTION
Reid’s Row Rehabilitation | Glave & Holmes Architecture
Residential Design
AWARD OF MERIT
Charlottesville Retreat | ARCHITECTUREFIRM
Architecture
AWARD OF HONOR
James A. Buzzard River Education Center | 3North
AWARD OF MERIT
Ballast | 510 Architects
See images of the award-winning projects>>
The Alice Lehmen Sunday Prize
The Sunday Prize was established to elevate the level of drawing and design thinking within the Richmond architectural community by recognizing young, talented individuals and the work they are doing in our profession. This year’s entries demonstrated exceptional imagination, rigor, and dedication to the art of drawing as a tool for exploration and communication.
Congratulations to the 2025 Sunday Prize honorees:
Nadine Ghezawi, Assoc. AIA
SUNDAY PRIZE BEST IN SHOW for “Habitat of Wonder”
Patrick Gordon, Assoc. AIA
AWARD OF MERIT | Construction Documents for “Longwood University Rotunda Hall Dome Reroof”
Karim El-Araby, Assoc. AIA
AWARD OF MERIT | Presentation Drawing for “Hotel Campus”
Karim Asarzadeh
AWARD OF MERIT | Technical Drawing for “Stepped Terrace”
Sarina DePalma
AWARD OF MERIT | Sketch for “Cruciform Plan Study”
Johnathan Tan, Assoc. AIA
AWARD OF HONOR | Sketch for “Old City Hall”
See the award winning submissions>>
