Performance Run Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

If you wish to purchase tickets that include BOTH the Awards Ceremony AND After Party, visit //AIAChicago.org/Designight2025. The After Party is included exclusively with our Awards Ceremony and After Party ticket.

The Chicago Chapter of The American Institute of Architects (AIA Chicago) proudly presents Designight 2025, Chicago's premier architectural Awards Ceremony and After Party.

Join us as we recognize outstanding design achievements, groundbreaking advancements in decarbonization efforts, and exceptional contributions by Chicago's architects. 

Awards celebrated include the Design Excellence Awards; the Decarbonization Award for projects that achieve exceptional energy reduction; the Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award, administered by the AIA Chicago Foundation, which honors projects guided by the conviction that high quality architecture is a human right; the Divine Detail Award, which recognizes key details of a project that enhance the overall artistic expression; the Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards, presented in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center, which celebrate the voice of Chicagoans; The Dubin Family Young Architect Award, which celebrates an outstanding young architect, and the Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors the achievements of an architect who has had a lasting influence on the profession.

Designight promises an unforgettable evening and is a must-attend event for architects, designers, industry leaders, and aficionados.