Awards & Recognition

Winning entries and honorable mentions (maximum of two per category) will be selected by the Competition Jury and will be recognized as described below.

Professional Category Awards & Cash Prizes

  • Winning Entry $4000

  • Honorable Mentions $1000 each

Student Category Awards & Cash Prizes

  • Winning Entry $1000

  • Honorable Mentions $500 each

Publication of Competition Entries
All entries will be on digital display at the competition awards ceremony on August 17, 2023. Competition boards of winning entries will be printed, mounted, and displayed at the competition award ceremony at no cost to entrants.

The City of Tempe, AIA Phoenix Metro, and ASLA Arizona may choose all or a portion of the entries for public exhibition at their discretion. This may include publishing entries through the AIA Phoenix Metro competition website, AIA and ASLA email newsletters.

The City of Tempe, AIA Phoenix Metro, and ASLA Arizona may also seek to publicize the competition winners through online and print media outlets and hold the right to reproduce project imagery at their discretion. Entrants maintain all copyright of their work and will be properly cited in any publication.

The City of Tempe reserves the right to utilize all of a portion of the entries for general marketing of the Climate Action Plan and to inform future developments proposed by the City of Tempe.

Awards Disclaimer
The Competition Jury may choose, at the sole discretion of the Competition Jury and AIA Phoenix Metro as the competition organizer, to award fewer prizes than listed in the Professional Category Awards & Cash Prizes and Student Category Awards & Cash Prizes sections above.