DxSD 2026 Entry Submissions Open!

Celebrating the Best of San Diego in Design Excellence, Craftsmanship, and Sustainability

Dear AIA San Diego Members,

Applications are open and underway for project submissions! Don’t miss your chance to showcase your innovative ideas at the 2026 AIA San Diego Design Awards.

The AIA San Diego Design Awards celebrate design excellence through the lens of sustainability, inclusion, and resilience. Our legacy as a profession stands on our ability to rise to today’s challenges, to support our local communities through design and to inspire others through our artful response to today’s complexities. Design excellence is about climate and social response, about beauty and invention, about inspiration and craft.

Show us your best work, and let us celebrate and amplify your voice and add you to San Diego’s legacy of design! More details about the application process and categories can be found here.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact programs@aiasandiego.org

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AIA26 registration is now open!

Join us June 10–13, for four days of immersive learning, inspiring keynotes, architect-led tours, networking events, and the industry’s largest expo!

Save hundreds with early bird rates now through April 10!

Thinking of bringing a friend or 10? Group pricing tier discounts are available:

20% off full price for groups of 10-14
30% off full price for groups of 15-19
40% off full price for groups of 20+

The AIA Conference on Architecture & Design is more than a conference—it’s where the people behind the $700 billion AEC industry come to understand what’s happening now and shape what’s next. We can’t wait to see you there!

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New AIA California members get a special perk this year: FREE registration to the AIA26 Conference on Architecture & Design in San Diego! This special offer is worth up to $1,499 per member!
Your free registration gives you full access to:

Visionary keynotes and nationally recognized speakers to inspire your work
Industry-best CE, including the opportunity to earn your HSWs for the year!
Exclusive architect-led tours featuring San Diego’s top architecture and firms
Unparalleled networking with peers, firm leaders, and industry partners
The industry’s largest expo, featuring hundreds of leading AEC brandsArchitect, Associate, Associate New Graduate, and International Associate members are eligible.

BECOME A MEMBER AND GET FREE AIA26 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

CRAN is back and looking for new leadership! If you're passionate about high-quality residential design and want to connect with peers, share best practices, and shape programming for AIA San Diego, we invite you to get involved.

Interested in running this committee or helping guide its direction?
Fill out the interest form on the linked page below and let us know how you'd like to participate—whether you're ready to lead or support behind the scenes.

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RDAC x CWBC: Supporting Resilient Neighborhoods

Join the AIA San Diego Regional Design Advocacy Council (RDAC) and the San Diego Community Wealth Building Coalition (CWBC) for an evening conversation exploring how community wealth building models—such as community land trusts and cooperatives—can shape more equitable housing, development, and local economies.

March 18, 2026

The Miller Hull Partnership

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THANK YOU TO OUR GOLD SPONSORS!

LAST CALL! Comply with Me: Ace the New Energy Code

Two days of thought leadership, case studies, in-depth training opportunities, and networking events that will help you glide through the updates to the 2025 Energy Code.

March 4 – 5, 2026 Irwindale, California

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Learn how you can become a sponsor HERE

Celebrating Design Excellence since 1928.

The mission of AIA San Diego is to promote the profession of architecture in the region and to support architects and designers in professional excellence.

AIA San Diego’s regular eNewsletter keeps you in the loop with the latest events, news, and opportunities from our local design community. If you have updates you’d like to share with our community, please email us at director@aiasandiego.org.