AIA Twenty-five Year Award

The award goes to a building between twenty-five and thirty-five years old that has kept its architectural significance. Only one is given each year, and in some years none.

The age requirement is the point of it: the jury judges what the building became rather than what it promised, so the award cannot be given at completion.

The assessment considers how the design continues to function and how the building relates to its site after years of use. Longevity alone is insufficient; the architectural work must retain the qualities for which it is being considered.