The American Institute of Architects Louisiana affiliate awarded four honor awards, seven Merit Awards and one Member's Choice Award in its annual Design Awards competition. The awards were presented at the AIA Louisiana Design Conference Awards Banquet, held in Destin on August 2nd.

A total of 54 design projects by architects throughout Louisiana were entered in the prestigious Design Competition. AIA members attending the conference select the Members' Choice Award.

Receiving an Honor Award and the Members' Choice Award was Tipton Associates of Baton Rouge and Ashe Broussard Weinzettle Architects of Alexandria. The two firms collaborated on the Lambright Sports and Wellness Center at Louisiana Tech University. Other Honor Award winners were Eskew+Dumez+Ripple of New Orleans, Michael Hughes with UArkDb of Georgia, and Trapolin-Peer Architects of New Orleans.

Awards of Merit went to the joint venture of Coleman Partner Architects and kion.5 architects, both of Baton Rouge; studio WTA of New Orleans, Holly and Smith Architects of Hammond, Prevot Design Services of Shreveport, Lee Ledbetter & Associates of New Orleans, and Trapolin-Peer Architects of New Orleans.