2025 AIAFW Student Design Awards

Four projects recognized by the AIA Fort Worth Student Design Awards Jury.

Fort Worth, Texas - The Fort Worth Chapter of the American Institute of Architects announce the results of their annual statewide Excellence in Architecture Student Design Awards Jury.

The AIA Fort Worth Excellence in Design Awards Program recognizes outstanding work by students of the 8 accredited architecture schools of Texas. Annually, a jury of prominent regional architects is assembled to select projects for recognition. This year, the jury was led by Amanda Schulte, AIA of Bennett Partners, Kris Calvert, AIA of Urban Bobcats and Bentley Tibbs, AIA of Bentley Tibbs Architect.

Two projects was awarded the highest-level award, an Honor Award, which also includes a $500 scholarship. Two projects received Merit Awards. These projects are honored during the AIA Fort Worth Awards Ceremony to be held at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on March 7, 2026 at 11am.

Congratulations, students!


Merit AWARD

OpenHouse

Students: Miles Cary, Yetlanetzi Chijate, Virginia Briagas, Nicole Tran, Cameron Klassen, Paul Chavarria, James Strang, Norverto Diaz Privado, Nicole Valdez, Trent Toxey, Marley Ramirez, Jade Guerra, Victoria Gonzalez, Jesus Aguirre, Mikayla Zientek, Thuc Tran, Alex Baltazar, Marshall Bradley, Wendy Pantoja, Whitney Lau, Larissa Dos Santos, Olivia Salinas, Elena Mexicano, Marco Inofuentes, Olivia Blas, Lisandro De Lean Mendez, David Han, Matthew Alessandro

University of Houston

merit AWARD

The mead Arc

Students: Sofía López Pérez

University of Houston

HONOR AWARD

digital tattoo

Students: Marco Inofuentes and Norverto Esau Diaz Privado

University of Houston

Honor AWARD

The Column Study: Structure as Spatial Generator

Students: Ghazal Torkamaniha

Rice University