Religious Architecture: New Facilities

Any new building or complex of buildings that supports the mission of a religion (including interior and exterior spaces and non-worship facilities). Entry Fee: $275

Religious Architecture: Renovation

Any renovated building or complex of buildings that supports the mission of a religion (including interior and exterior spaces and non-worship facilities). Entry Fee: $275

Religious Architecture Awards: Restoration

Any restored building or complex of buildings that supports the mission of a religion (including interior and exterior spaces and non-worship facilities). This award recognizes a creative use of craft, technology, research and new-meets-old .. See More

Any restored building or complex of buildings that supports the mission of a religion (including interior and exterior spaces and non-worship facilities). This award recognizes a creative use of craft, technology, research and new-meets-old concepts without sacrificing the original intent of the architecture. Entry Fee: $275

Adaptive Re-Use/Re-Purpose

Any building or complex of buildings that supports the mission of a religion (including non-worship facilities) that that has been adapted for new community uses or purposes such as a non-profit organization, arts group, soup kitchen, .. See More

Any building or complex of buildings that supports the mission of a religion (including non-worship facilities) that that has been adapted for new community uses or purposes such as a non-profit organization, arts group, soup kitchen, health center, housing, etc.). This award recognizes creative use of design, craft, technology, and adaptive concepts that give existing religious facilities a new lease on life and benefit the public. Entry Fee: $170

Liturgical/Interior Design

This award recognizes the design of interior space in the context of how ambiance and character have been established through the interaction of form and ritual ceremony; how the design reflects the understanding of a particular theology .. See More

This award recognizes the design of interior space in the context of how ambiance and character have been established through the interaction of form and ritual ceremony; how the design reflects the understanding of a particular theology and its ritual symbolism; and how it brings spirituality to the space. This category is open to architects, designers, interior designers, design consultants in the U.S. or abroad, and religious or community organizations. Entry Fee: $250

Religious Arts

Art that is part of the building fabric, including painting, mosaics, stained glass, sculpture, iconography, textiles, woodwork, etc. This category is open to all artists, designers, design consultants, and architects in the U.S. .. See More

Art that is part of the building fabric, including painting, mosaics, stained glass, sculpture, iconography, textiles, woodwork, etc. This category is open to all artists, designers, design consultants, and architects in the U.S. or abroad. Entry Fee: $150

Student Work

Any design for a building, complex of buildings, interior design, landscape environment, or artwork to be incorporated into the building fabric, produced by a student of art, architecture, interior design, environmental design, or .. See More

Any design for a building, complex of buildings, interior design, landscape environment, or artwork to be incorporated into the building fabric, produced by a student of art, architecture, interior design, environmental design, or liturgical design in a religious or secular institution for higher learning in the U.S. or abroad. This category is open for submission by students and/or their professors, but must be substantially student work. Entry Fee: $75

Unbuilt Work

Any new building, complex of buildings, interior design, or landscape environment designed for an actual client, that supports the mission of a religion (including non-worship facilities), but has yet to be constructed (has not attained .. See More

Any new building, complex of buildings, interior design, or landscape environment designed for an actual client, that supports the mission of a religion (including non-worship facilities), but has yet to be constructed (has not attained “substantial completion”). This category is open to all architects, landscape architects, designers, interior designers, and design consultants in the U.S. and abroad. Entry Fee: $170

Sacred Landscape

Any landscape design that supports a religious or spiritual purpose. This award recognizes the use of landscape and man-made materials to create outdoor environments—new or restored—conducive to prayer, meditation, or use by the .. See More

Any landscape design that supports a religious or spiritual purpose. This award recognizes the use of landscape and man-made materials to create outdoor environments—new or restored—conducive to prayer, meditation, or use by the local community. This category is open to architects, landscape architects, designers, design consultants, artists, and religious or community organizations. Entry Fee: $175

Multiple Site Education/Advocacy

Efforts to recognize and preserve purpose-built religious buildings that make a unique and defining contribution to the character of a community or region. This includes state, regional, or local efforts to promote tourism to or support .. See More

Efforts to recognize and preserve purpose-built religious buildings that make a unique and defining contribution to the character of a community or region. This includes state, regional, or local efforts to promote tourism to or support for multiple sacred places that are linked by geography, heritage, or architecture. Entry Fee: $150

Faith Community Civic Engagement

Shared or adapted use of purpose-built religious buildings or grounds, occupied by a faith community, for new projects that are both civic-minded and further the life and mission of a faith community. This award recognizes innovative .. See More

Shared or adapted use of purpose-built religious buildings or grounds, occupied by a faith community, for new projects that are both civic-minded and further the life and mission of a faith community. This award recognizes innovative programmatic design, which is responsive to community assets and needs, gives existing religious facilities a new lease on life, and benefits the public. Entry Fee: $150

Faith Community Civic Engagement: Visual Arts, Performing Art, and other Creative Collaborations

New or reimagined visual or performing art, or other creative collaborations, that takes place within or on the grounds of a purpose-built religious building occupied by a faith community and serves as a vehicle for broader community .. See More

New or reimagined visual or performing art, or other creative collaborations, that takes place within or on the grounds of a purpose-built religious building occupied by a faith community and serves as a vehicle for broader community engagement. Nominations will be judged by the quality of the art, use of existing architectural and design elements of a religious building to the advantage of the art form, collaboration between the faith community and artist(s), and use of this creative endeavor to engage new audiences. Entry Fee: $150