The AIA Medal for Academic Excellence recognizes top graduating architecture students in NAAB-accredited programs who have shown excellence throughout their academic career.
For more than a century, AIA has provided a medal of excellence to the top graduating students in National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) or Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) accredited degrees, Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture, or Doctor of Architecture.
The award for students in architecture began in 1914 with a resolution adopted by the AIA Board of Directors. Today, more than 100 schools annually submit the name of one graduate of a BArch, MArch, or DArch program, who has displayed “general excellence” throughout their academic career. Please note that students in a BS, BA, MS, MA architecture degree (not accredited by NAAB) are not eligible for this award.
https://www.aia.org/resource-center/medal-academic-excellence
We congratulate our B.Arch student recipients of this prestigious award:
2026 Elle Edeker LinkedIn
2025 Zachary Smith LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: A Gradient of Environments
2024 Dania Babi LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: The Ore Odyssey Mining Museum
2023 Brandy Brock LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: Cultural Arts Youth Center
2022 Iveta Posledni LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: Healing the Urban Fabric
2021 Brett Greene LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: Love Your Neighbor
2020 Nathan Lienhop LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: Dam Space
2019 Ahmad Jabassini LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: Architecture after War
2018 Maurits de Gans LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: Nomadic Work Campus
2017 Cory Skillman LinkedIn / B.Arch Thesis: Learn Pods
We congratulate our M.Arch student recipients of this prestigious award:
2026 Andreea Muresan LinkedIn
2025 Eva Shaw LinkedIn / M.Arch Thesis: School of Roots
2024 Eric Grossman Instagram / M.Arch Thesis: Uvalde Strong
2023 Andrea Rodriguez LinkedIn / M.Arch Thesis: Urban Connection
2021 Christian Fish LinkedIn / M.Arch Thesis: Outer Mix
2020 Jang Ock Kim LinkedIn / M.Arch Thesis: Bay Area Solar Transit Hub