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PDX Airport Terminal Expansion | ZGF Architects | 2025 Oregon Architecture Awards Honor Award Winner + People’s Choice Award Winner
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The Oregon Architecture Awards celebrate excellence in design, recognizing outstanding architectural work that advances innovation, sustainability, and the built environment across Oregon.
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2025 Oregon Architecture Award winners
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![Modern house with brown metal exterior, front porch with two chairs, person walking dog, and a tree in front.]()
Alberta Arts House | Honor
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![Modern interior space with a reception desk, colorful wall mural, and seating area with armchairs.]()
Beaverton Shelter | Honor + 2030 Award
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![Modern white residential building with multiple windows, ground floor with outdoor seating and colorful mural, surrounded by a small park with kids playing, under a blue sky]()
Glisan Landing | Honor
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![Modern building with large glass windows and green roof, with people walking and biking in front.]()
Holgate Library | Honor + 2030 Award
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![Modern building with large glass windows and yellow lighting interior, seen during evening or night.]()
Portland International Airport, Main Terminal Expansion | Honor + People's Choice Award Winner
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![A light blue two-story building with a sign that reads 'street roots' above the entrance, and the text 'WAX 1926' on the upper part. The building has several windows, and a person riding a bicycle is nearby.]()
Street Roots | Honor
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![Modern two-story house with a garage and large glass windows, illuminated interior at dusk, surrounded by trees.]()
Council Crest Residence | Merit
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![Small modern house with vertical metal siding, a red door, and a gabled roof, surrounded by a patio and trees.]()
DEN Tiny House | Merit
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![Modern building with a unique slanted roof and wooden accents, surrounded by greenery, with people walking outside.]()
La Plaza Esperanza | Merit
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![Modern glass building with outdoor staircase and landscaped area at dusk.]()
LeBron James Innovation Center at Nike World Headquarters | Merit
Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, and Kirsten Ring Murray, FAIA
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![Modern multi-story house with a concrete and wooden garage entrance and large windows, surrounded by landscaping and trees.]()
Trilogy House | Merit
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![Modern house with large glass windows in a snowy forest landscape.]()
Black Butte Ranch Lodge | Citation
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![A wooden cabin in a forest with tall trees surrounding it, children playing outside near the cabin.]()
Camp Fire Columbia, Camp Namanu Accessibility & Inclusion Redesign | Citation
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![Modern Gladstone Library building with glass exterior, trees, bicycles outside, and a person walking a dog during dusk or evening.]()
Gladstone Library | Citation
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![Modern, circular building with a glass facade, illuminated from inside, on a city street with trees and streetlights at dusk.]()
NBCUniversal Campus Project | Citation
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![A modern multi-story house with large glass windows and a second floor extension, situated between two traditional houses, during twilight.]()
NW Savier Street | Citation
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![An office with large windows, green plants, and multiple employees working at desks with computers.]()
Skylab HQ | Citation
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![Modern white house with sloped roof, surrounded by a garden, trees, and a walkway leading to the entrance during daytime.]()
Tonal House | Citation
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![Exterior of a modern elementary school with a large wooden overhang and multiple windows, students and adults outside on a sunny day with blue skies and some clouds.]()
Art Rutkin Elementary | 2030 Award
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![Modern building with large windows and solar panels on the roof, street lamp, and small tree in front, during dusk.]()
Volta Studio @ Electric Blocks | 2030 Award
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The Professional Achievement Awards honor individuals whose leadership, service, and contributions have made a lasting impact on the architecture profession and the communities they serve.
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2025 Professional Achievement Award winners
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![Photo of Brian Cavanaugh, AIA]()
Brian Cavanaugh, AIA | President’s Award Winner
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![Elizabeth Lagarde | Young Architect Award Winner]()
Elizabeth Lagarde, AIA | Young Architect Of the Year
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![A young woman with long, wavy brown hair, smiling and wearing a black shirt, standing indoors against a neutral background.]()
Savannah Sinowitz, AIA | Emerging Professional of The Year
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The Fellows Award, presented at the discretion of the AIA Oregon Fellows Committee, recognizes significant contributions to the built environment or to advancing public understanding of architecture and design.
Award Description
Nominate someone for the 2026 award
Schedule
July 7, 2026, noon PDT
Nomination deadline
July – August 2026
Fellows Committee Review
September 2026
Award Notification
2025 Fellows Award Winners
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![Photo of Brian Cavanaugh, AIA]()
Willamette Light Brigade, Portland
The Willamette Light Brigade is a Portland-based nonprofit that enriches the public realm by harnessing the power of art and artful lighting to transform the cityscape. They light bridges, produce the dynamic Portland Winter Light Festival, and advocate for the importance of night-time identity and place-making using light and art.
For enriching the public realm, harnessing the power of art and artful lighting, and transforming the cityscape of Portland each winter by lighting bridges and producing the dynamic Portland Winter Light Festival, the Fellows of the Oregon Chapter of the American Institute of Architects proudly bestowed the Willamette Light Brigade with a 2025 Fellows Award. Their advocacy for night-time identity and place-making using light and art has provided the city of Portland with beautiful, safe and impactful community design.
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![Elizabeth Lagarde | Young Architect Award Winner]()
Art in Public Places, Bend
Art in Public Places is a nonprofit organization that enriches the experience of the beautiful high desert community of Bend, Oregon for locals and visitors alike by bringing permanent, world class art installations to public spaces throughout the city.
For their contribution of thoughtful discourse on art in the built environment, The Fellows of the Oregon Chapter of the American Institute of Architects were proud to bestow this award on the Art in Public Places program of Bend, Oregon. Their contributions to the citizens and visitors of Bend have elevated citizens' collective experience and provided enjoyment appreciated deeply by all.
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The People’s Choice Awards connect the public with the exceptional architectural work that advances innovation, sustainability, and the built environment across Oregon, with winners determined for each participating section by popular vote.
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Past People’s Choice Award Winners
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![Multi-story modern apartment building with balconies on each floor, located at the corner of a city street called Liberty Street, with parking spaces and cars in front, under a partly cloudy sky.]()
Rivenwood
2024 Salem PCAs
Studio 3 Architecture -
![Modern building with large glass windows and solar panels on the roof, surrounded by landscaped plants and a pathway, under a clear blue sky.]()
Rusted Gate Farm
2025 Southern Oregon PCAs
Bruce Richey, Architect, AIA -
![Exterior of the Robert D. Maxwell Center, a modern brick building with large glass windows and a landscaped walkway, during dusk.]()
Robert D. Maxwell Center
2024 AIA Bend PCAs
BBT Architects -
![Multistory modern building with glass windows and metal siding, surrounded by autumn trees with orange and yellow leaves, wet pavement, and a person walking with a hoodie and umbrella on a cloudy day.]()
DeNorval Unthank Jr. Hall
2022 Eugene PCAs
Rowell Brokaw Architects -
![Interior of a modern building with a spacious lobby, large windows, and ceiling lights]()
Ko-Kwel Wellness Center
2021 Southern Oregon PCAs
S+B James -
![A modern outdoor pavilion with a curved roof and illuminated interior at dusk, with a bridge, a sphere sculpture, and trees in the background.]()
Gerry Frank Rotary Amphitheater
2022 Salem PCAs
CBTWO Architects -
![Modern two-story house with large glass windows and a garage, illuminated at dusk.]()
Terrane at Discovery West
2024 Bend PCAs
TEN OVER STUDIO -
![People walking along a paved pathway near a seated outdoor dining area with umbrellas; tents and trees in the background under a clear blue sky.]()
Downtown Riverfront Park
2022 Eugene PCAs
Walker Macy
