2026 Columbia Design Awards

Join us for the AIA Columbia 2026 Design Awards Presentation on November 5 at The Market Building at 701 Whaley! Gather with fellow architects, designers, industry partners, and friends for an evening of recognition, conversation, and celebration as we honor this year’s Design Award recipients. Guests will enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres catered by Southern Way Catering, along with beer and wine throughout the evening. We look forward to celebrating another year of exceptional design! Doors open at 6:00pm and the Awards Presentation begins at 6:30pm. Attire is business formal. With Purchase of a Ticket, the purchaser agrees to the following: Liability Release - I agree for myself, my representatives, agents, heirs, successors and assigns to hereby release and hold harmless the Sponsors/Organizers and all of its affiliates, officers, directors, agents, trustees, employees, and other volunteers of this Event, from any and all responsibility or liability for any personal injury, including death and any injury caused by negligence, and damage to or loss of property that may incur as a result of or in conjunction with the above referenced event. Additionally, I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsors/Organizers and all of its affiliates, officers, directors, agents, trustees, employees, and other volunteers of this Event of all activities for any claims, accidents and injuries that are caused by me. I also certify that I am in good health and able to participate in the program activities. Communications Release – I hereby waive any claim to the rights to the photographic and/or recordings made of me during the Event. I hereby authorize the editing, duplication, reproduction, copyright, exhibition, broadcast and/or non-profit use and distribution of said photography and/or recording for purposes deemed suitable by the above referenced Sponsors/Organizers. I hereby waive any right to approve the finished products. I hereby certify that I am competent to contract my own name insofar as the above is concerned. I have read the foregoing release, authorization and agreement, and by purchase of a ticket, I warrant that I fully understand the contents thereof.