ACADIA Awards of Excellence
Inaugurated in 1998, the ACADIA Awards of Excellence represent recognition, by colleagues worldwide, of consistent contributions and impact on the field of architectural computing.
Through 2005, awards were given in three categories: Teaching, Service, and Research. In 2006 an award was added in Emerging Digital Practice and the prior three were renamed as Teaching Excellence, Innovative Research, and Society. In 2007, an additional award for an innovative academic program was added to recognize individual or collective efforts in the establishment of an innovative academic program that contributes to the education of students in the field of digital design.
Award Categories
Design Excellence Award
This award recognizes outstanding built or speculative work that exemplifies the integration of digital technologies in architectural design. It celebrates projects that demonstrate innovation, conceptual rigor, and a clear advancement of design through computational methods.
Current Recipient
Ensamble Studio
2025 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Digital Practice Award of Excellence
This award recognizes creative design work that advances the discipline of architecture through development and use of digital media.
Current Recipient
Studio RAP
2025 - Studio RAP
Impact Award of Excellence
This award recognizes an innovative impact that broadens learning opportunities in the field of digital design.
Current Recipient
Feminist Spatial Practices
2025 - Feminist Spatial Practices
Innovative Research Award of Excellence
This award recognizes innovative research that contributes to the field of digital design in architecture. The award distinguishes research with the potential to transform contemporary architecture.
Current Recipient
Tsz Yan Ng
2025 - University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning
Society Award for Leadership
This award recognizes extraordinary contributions and service to the ACADIA community.
Current Recipient
Jenny Sabin
2025 - Cornell College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Teaching Award of Excellence
This award recognizes innovative teaching in the field of digital design in architecture. Teaching approaches that can be adopted by other educators are recognized in particular.
Current Recipient
Kristy Balliet
2025 - Southern California Institute of Architecture
Innovative Academic Program Award of Excellence
This award recognizes an innovative academic program that contributes to the education of students in the field of digital design. The award distinguishes one or more individuals responsible for the establishment, success, growth, or management of the academic program.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award honors an individual whose career has made a lasting and significant impact on the field of digital design in architecture. It recognizes sustained contributions through research, practice, education, or service that have shaped the discourse and direction of the discipline.
Past Award Recipients
View our past award recipients.
Grants
The ACADIA Board of Directors is actively working on developing a Grant opportunities for our members. Please check back soon for more information on our grants.
Scholarships
Each year ACADIA awards several scholarships to students who have had papers accepted at the annual conference to help enable them to attend and present their research. For more information on the scholarship application process, please email the ACADIA membership officer at membership@acadia.org.