Thank You

AIA Fort Lauderdale and AIA Miami would like to thank our award winners, sponsors, and guests for making this year's South Florida Young Architect Awards our most successful event yet. Congratulations to all of this year's winners, and to all of those licensed within the last year. Both chapters are committed to supporting Associates and Young Architects in their careers.

To this year, and all future years, nominees, You are who we do this for. You are the future of our profession and the force that makes the AE industry in South Florida work. Please take the time to reach out to those who won and congratulate them; they've worked hard and earned it. Just as importantly, make sure you are nominated next year!

To this year's sponsors - Your generous support made this event possible. You are an integral part of what architects and designers do, and our partners in building South Florida.

To our guests and the firms that support this event - You are the community of South Florida design professionals that create our built environment. We are honored to celebrate with those who share a passion for architecture and design.

Thank you all for an amazing celebration of early and mid-career talent in South Florida. Remember that if you have become licensed, pay it forward and be a mentor to an associate so they too can progress towards licensure. Our profession is losing more architects to retirement faster than new architects are getting licensed1. Help us maintain good design in South Florida and support your peers in their careers.

1NCARB By the Numbers, 2024, State of Licensure summary.

2025 YA AWARDS WINNERS

PROJECT MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Manuel Rodriguez

Firm: Studio Mc+G Architecture

BEST PORTFOLIO

Winner: Sandra Botors

Firm: Florida International University

STUDIO PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Project Title: The Langston Hughes Library Center

Winner: Florida International University, Professor Mark Marine

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR - ASSOCIATE