Dear CAC Docents and Volunteers.
Greetings from the AIA Chicago, the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
AIA Chicago and the Chicago Architecture Center are proud to present the 2023 People’s Choice Awards in Architecture.
Once again this year, we are asking CAC’s Docents/Volunteers to serve as the Round 1 Jury and help select the projects that you believe exemplify the best of what Chicago has to offer. After you vote, we’ll take the top projects and present them to the public for the final voting round.
Whether it is a project across your block, across the city, or across the globe, now is your chance select your favorite contemporary projects and newly completed or restored works.
We invite you to vote for one project in each of the nine project categories: Civic, Community and Cultural, Education, Hospitality and Retail, Multifamily Residential, Office, Single Family Residential – New Construction, Single Family Residential – Renovation/Adaptive Reuse, and Tall Building.
Please note that the first round of voting closes on August 11, at 5:00pm (central).
Instructions / Vote for your favorite projects:
- Log in: Visit AIA Chicago Awards (awardsplatform.com) and create an account with your First name, Last name, Email, and input a Password of your choice. Once you register, you can start reviewing and selecting your favorite projects. If you voted last year, you will already have an account and can retrieve the password.
- Review: You will see the nine categories below the instructions. Each category name links to a gallery of projects for you to review and consider. Once you are in the gallery view, you can view the index of project images and explore details of each project.
- Vote: Vote for one project per category. To select a project, click on the heart icon. If you change your mind, simply click the heart again to remove your vote. Your votes are saved and submitted automatically; just close the program when you are finished. Deadline to vote is August 11.
- Celebrate: The winning projects will be celebrated at Designight on September 28 at the Harris Theater. We look forward to seeing you there! Tickets ($10) go on sale through AIA Chicago on August 15.
We are grateful for your help and careful architectural eyes.
Sincerely,
Jen Masengarb, Assoc AIA
Executive Director, AIA Chicago and 2015 Honorary CAC Docent