Young Architect Of the Year Awards

Part of the Robert Mosher Lifetime Achievement & Young Architect of the Year Awards Ceremony
2025 Ceremony Date: November 20, 2025

The Young Architect of the Year Award recognizes professionals in the early stages of their careers who are already making a significant impact on the profession and the community.

Presented during AIA San Diego’s annual awards ceremony, this honor is given alongside the Robert Mosher Lifetime Achievement Award, which celebrates the legacy and accomplishments of long-serving professionals. Together, the two awards offer a powerful look at the future and the foundation of architectural practice.

Learn more about the Robert Mosher Lifetime Achievement Award »

About the YAYA Program

AIA San Diego’s Young Architect of the Year program honors emerging professionals who demonstrate excellence in one or more of the following areas:

Leadership
Volunteerism
Service to the Chapter or the Profession
Design
Advocacy, including work in local governance, climate action, and/or equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice

To be eligible, applicants must be:

AIA San Diego or AIA Palomar Architect Members (or employed by a member firm that pays supplemental dues)
Licensed for less than ten years as of the submission date (on or after 2015)