Welcome to the Faith & Form/IFRAA International Awards Program
for Religious Art & Architecture

The Annual Religious Art and Architecture Design Awards program is co-sponsored by Faith & Form Magazine and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA), a knowledge community of the American Institute of Architects. The awards program was founded in 1978 with the goal of honoring the best in architecture, liturgical design and art for religious spaces. The program offers four primary categories for awards: Religious Architecture, Liturgical/Interior Design, Sacred Landscape, and Religious Arts.

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Thank you for your interest and participation in the Faith & Form/IFRAA International Awards Program. Watch this site for announcements concerning this year's winning entries and next year's Call for Entries.

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The 2009 Jury Panel

Chair/Liturgical Designer: Fr. Richard S. Vosko, Clifton Park, NY
Architect: George Yu, GYA Architects, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Architect: Trey Trahan, Trahan Architects, Baton Rouge, LA
Clergy: Rabbi Daniel Freelander, Union for Reform Judaism, New York, NY
Artist: Annie Dixon, Dixon Studio, Staunton, VA

Awards and Recognition

Award recipients receive significant recognition including printed and framed citations, recognition at an IFRAA awards presentation, full-page coverage in Faith & Form’s Annual Awards Issue and project board exhibition at the AIA National Convention.

Award Categories

Entries are welcomed and encouraged from architects, landscape architects, designers, artists, and consultants. This year’s program includes the following categories:

Religious Architecture Awards

Open to architects licensed in the United States and abroad.

New Facilities Awards
Any new building or complex of buildings that supports a religious purpose.
Renovation Awards
Any renovated building or complex of buildings that supports a religious purpose.
Restoration Awards
Any restored building or complex of buildings that supports a religious purpose. This award recognizes a creative use of craft, technology, research and new-meets-old concepts without sacrificing the original intent of the architecture.

Cost per entry: $200 (IFRAA Members), $235 (non-members)

Religious Architecture Eligibility, Judging Criteria, and Submission Requirements

Sacred Landscape Awards

Any landscape design that supports a religious or spiritual purpose. This award recognizes the use of landscape and man-made materials to create outdoor environments—new or restored—conducive to prayer, meditation, or transcendence. This category is open to architects, landscape architects, designers, design consultants, and artists.

Cost per entry: $100 (IFRAA Members), $125 (non-members)

Sacred Landscape Eligibility, Judging Criteria, and Submission Requirements

Liturgical/Interior Design Awards

This award recognizes the design of interior space in the context of how ambiance and character have been established through the interaction of form and ritual ceremony; how the design reflects the understanding of a particular theology and its ritual symbolism; and how it brings spirituality to the space.

Cost per entry: $200 (IFRAA Members), $235 (non-members)

Liturgical/Interior Design Eligibility, Judging Criteria, and Submission Requirements

Religious Arts Awards

These awards recognize excellence in artistic expressions that contribute to religious experience.

Visual Arts Awards
Including painting, mosaics, stained glass, sculpture, iconography, textiles, etc.
Liturgical Furnishings Awards
Furnishing design that enhances the ritual ceremony.
Ceremonial Object Awards
Objects playing supportive roles in ritual ceremony.