AIA Minneapolis hosts several events throughout the year to bring members together for networking and recognition.
Merit Awards
The Merit Awards recognize projects by AIA Minneapolis architects that tell stories of excellence and collaboration, public interest design, and the variety of forces that shape a building.
Read the 2024 Merit Awards press release.
Read the 2022 Merit Awards press release.
View the 2021 Merit Awards press release.
View the 2020 Merit Awards press release.
Learn more about the Merit Awards.
Minneapolis Preservation Awards
The Minneapolis Preservation Awards recognize preservation projects, additions to historic structures, new construction in historic districts, advocacy, and leadership. This awards program is a collaboration of AIA Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission, and Preserve Minneapolis.
Read the 2024 Minneapolis Preservation Awards press release.
Read the 2023 Minneapolis Preservation Awards press release.
Read the 2022 Minneapolis Preservation Awards press release.
View the 2021 Minneapolis Preservation Awards press release.
Learn more about the Minneapolis Preservation Awards.
AIA Minneapolis Golf Outing
Our annual golf outing occurs in July and is held at Majestic Oaks Golf Club. It is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the charitable arm of AIA’s state and local chapters in Minnesota: the Minnesota Architectural Foundation. The event is limited to 288 golfers.
Learn more about the AIA Minneapolis Golf Outing.
Student Scholarships
The chapter annually awards merit-based scholarships to students at the University of Minnesota, School of Architecture and Dunwoody College of Technology, School of Design. This year’s scholarship was enhanced by funding from AIA’s Component Matching Scholarship Grant program.
Doors Open Minneapolis (a program of Rethos)
Doors Open Minneapolis is a weekend-long event that allows the public free, behind-the-scenes access to buildings in the City of Minneapolis that are architecturally, culturally, or socially significant. The inaugural Doors Open Minneapolis event in 2019 was the result of a collaboration between the Office of the Mayor of Minneapolis, AIA Minneapolis, and the Minneapolis Foundation. After a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, AIA Minneapolis chose to transition its role to Rethos which now holds primary responsibility for organizing the event.
Learn more about Doors Open Minneapolis.
