The Honor Awards Program of AIA Kentucky, the Kentucky Society of Architects, seeks to honor and bring to public attention distinctive works of architecture created by Kentucky AIA Architect Members. For over 50 years, the program has been dedicated to:

• recognizing and applauding works of architecture exhibiting design excellence, and
• promoting public awareness and appreciation of the diversity, quality and scope of Kentucky architecture.

The Kentucky Society’s “Honor Award for Achievement of Excellence in Architectural Design” is the highest professional honor bestowed upon a Kentucky architect by his or her peers, and it distinguishes the architect as one who is dedicated to making architecture the best it can be.

The following requirements shall be adhered to in the preparation of submissions to the 2016 AIA Kentucky Honor Awards Program. Responsibility for compliance rests with the entrant, and entries submitted incorrectly may be disqualified.

ELIGIBILITY
An entry must be a work of architecture completed after January 1, 2006 and prior to June 1, 2016 and may be:

• a building
• a complex of buildings forming a single project
• a park or plaza
• a mall
• a new interior design project

Eligible projects include:

• any project built anywhere in the world designed by a Kentucky AIA Architect Member, or
• any project built in Kentucky and designed by any AIA Architect Member licensed to practice in Kentucky at the time of the project’s completion.

Any entry submitted in a previous AIA Kentucky Honor Awards Program and not accorded recognition may be entered again in the 2016 program, provided that the project was completed within the prescribed dates.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

• Entry Fee: $150 per project
• The entry must be submitted by an AIA Member Architect. The AIA member number must be verified.
• All entries will be submitted online and, once payment is made, work may continue on the entry until the deadline. Each entry will require a unique email address and a single payment will be made on each unique entry; each entry will be assigned a unique entry number that should accompany each submission.
• Entrants may submit more than one project. Each project must be submitted individually. AIA Kentucky reserves the right to review the submission for compliance with submission rules. Non-compliance may result in rejection of the entry without refund of the entry fee.
• Entry materials will not be returned. The entrant’s signature constitutes written permission for AIA Kentucky to use submission materials for publication and Chapter archival purposes.
• Winning entrants will be required to provide to AIA Kentucky, at their own cost, any photographs, slides, digital images and written materials needed for publicity purposes. We will publish a special insert in a leading area business publication highlighting all the winners.
• All entry fees and submission forms must be completed through our online registration system at www.aiaky.org/honorawards2016, by 10 p.m. EST on Monday, June 20, 2016. The submission deadline date will be strictly observed, with no exception.
• Awards will be presented on Thursday, September 15, 2016 during the AIA Kentucky/AIA Indiana Convention in Lexington, Kentucky.

AWARD CATEGORIES
Honor Awards Program entries for 2016 may be submitted in a variety of categories, allowing the Jury to differentiate between projects of various types and scales. When submitting your project, you must specify which category best describes your project:

• Small Project Award — less than $1M
• New Construction — less than $5M
• New Construction — greater than $5M and less than $15M
• New Construction — greater than $15M
• Additions/Renovations/Restoration —less than $5M
• Additions/Renovations/Restoration —greater than $5M

The Jury will be encouraged to recognize Honor, Merit and/or Citation Award status in any or all of these categories. In addition, the AIA’s Ten Principles of Livable Communities will continue to be used as evaluation criteria.

SUBMITTAL FORMAT AND FILE REQUIREMENTS
We are no longer accepting entries in hard copy format or on CD. Instead, we have revised our submittal process so that entry fees and ALL of the descriptive information, digital photos, and drawings must be submitted using our online registration system.

We will, however, continue to incorporate the PowerPoint Template used in prior years. The maximum size per template is 10 MB.

All images must be jpeg files at a maximum of 5" x 9" at 150 dpi for horizontal images, and a maximum of 5.5" x 7 “ at 150 dpi for vertical images. These dimensions will fit the template provided. Larger image files are unnecessary and will slow down the jury process. It is possible that your images are not these exact dimensions. For example, you may have a horizontal image that is 5" x 8.25". The dimensions provided are maximums for height and width; one of the dimensions may be smaller.

The images may either be color or black and white. Images may not be manipulated or enhanced in any way that changes the building itself. Removal of power lines or other obstructions is acceptable as long as there is no enhancement of the building as it appears in its current built form as a result. Sky replacements/enhancements, removal or transformation of building surfaces, materials, and mechanical/electrical appurtenances is not permitted.

You should provide a description of each image in the location provided. Examples: “Exterior view of front facade” or “Site plan drawing showing (description).” Do not insert, overlay or embed text on the images.

Remove any firm identification from all images and drawings. The identity of the client should be concealed in all written documents and visual images, with the exception of signage in photographs. Failure to abide by this requirement may result in disqualification of the entry.

TOTAL NUMBER OF DRAWINGS ALLOWED: Minimum of three (3) and maximum of six (6). Drawings should indicate scale graphically. At least one (1) each of the following are required:

• Site plan showing project and its immediate environs
• Floor plan(s) sufficient to explain the solutions
• Section(s) sufficient to explain the solutions

TOTAL NUMBER OF BUILDING IMAGES ALLOWED: Minimum of six (6) and maximum of twelve (12). The following building images are required: Exterior Views - Minimum of three (3) views, to include:

• One or more views of each exposed side of the building and environs
• One or more additional views showing immediate environs if not shown in other slides
• For a group of buildings, one or more views of the project sufficient to illustrate the concept, including relationship to its environs.
• For extended use projects involving exterior alterations, one or more views of the pre-design condition (if available).

Interior Views - Minimum of two (2) views, to include:

• Views sufficient to reflect the project’s solutions

A TOTAL OF 18 IMAGES ARE ALLOWED IN THE AWARDS SUBMITTAL TEMPLATE, maximum of 6 drawings and maximum of 12 building images. DO NOT combine or overlay drawings and photographs and DO NOT insert text over photographs.

CONCEALED PROJECT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
List the key participants in the design team and their specific role (architect of record, other architect, etc.) as well as engineers and other consultants, in the firm section.

Note: Please enter other architectural firms or consultants under the title Firm(s) and indicate their specific role i.e., architect of record, structural engineer, general contractor, project owner, photographer, etc.

All information requested must be provided, and we urge absolute accuracy since the data will be used as provided on publicity materials, award certificates, and in the printed brochure of winners. Any errors or omissions will be responsibility of the entrant. AIA Kentucky will not be responsible for misrepresentation, breaches of agreement or conflicts of interest.