Jeff Harnar Awards for Architecture

Jeff Harnar Awards for Architecture

JHA-2024-Header-1.jpg Jeff Harnar Awards for Architecture

The Jeff Harnar Awards are now accepting submissions for the 2024 awards cycle. The Jeff Harnar Awards program was created by Garrett Thornburg in 2007 to honor the memory of architect Jeff Harnar, known for his groundbreaking design in contemporary architecture in New Mexico.
The deadline to apply is Monday, March 11, 2024. For 2024 the program includes the following six categories:
-Contemporary Architecture in the Southwest
-Unbuilt Architecture
-Unbuilt Landscape Architecture
-Social Justice in Architecture (Open category – Jury’s selection from all submissions)
-Student Architecture
-Student Landscape Architecture
The Jeff Harnar Awards are made possible by the Thornburg Foundation, who has sponsored this program for the past 17 years. The University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture + Planning organizes the competition and determines both the award process and selection of the jury. The award presentation and celebration will be held on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the School of Architecture + Planning’s Garcia Honda Auditorium, located in George Pearl Hall at UNM. The award jury includes Jeff Day (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Gabriel Diaz Montemayor (University of Arkansas), Ben Gilmartin (Diller Scofidio + Renfro), Claudia Meyer Horn (Design Office), Erin Moore (University of Oregon), and Anya Sirota (University of Michigan). Best of Show submissions will be featured in a digital exhibition following the presentation. For application details and to submit an entry, please visit https://jeffharnaraward.slideroom.com/ and see the “Preview Full Application” link at the bottom of the page.


The Jeff Harnar Awards are now accepting submissions for the 2024 awards cycle. The Jeff Harnar Awards program was created by Garrett Thornburg in 2007 to honor the memory of architect Jeff Harnar, known for his groundbreaking design in contemporary architecture in New Mexico. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 11, 2024. For 2024 the program includes the following six categories: Contemporary Architecture in the Southwest Unbuilt Architecture Unbuilt Landscape Architecture Social Justice in Architecture (Open category – Jury’s selection from all submissions) Student Architecture Student Landscape Architecture

The University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning and The Thornburg Foundation

Link to Registration form

Contemporary Architecture in the Southwest – $10,000 PrizeUnbuilt Architecture – $3,000 PrizeUnbuilt Landscape Architecture – $3,000 PrizeSocial Justice in Architecture – $3,000 Prize – Jury’s selection from all submissionsStudent Architecture – First Place $2,000 & Second Place $1,000Student Landscape Architecture – First Place $2,000 & Second Place $1,000

Open to the public/Minimum requirements (Open to anyone that complies with the requirements), Single stage (Winners selected immediately)

Open to architects and design firms based anywhere in the world. Submitted professional projects must be located in the Four Corner states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The project locations for the student category may expand the definition of the Southwest beyond the Four Corner states of NM, AZ, CO, and UT, to include arid lands in theadjacent states. This may include projects in the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion of West Texas and the Sonoran and Mojave Desert ecoregions of CA and NV.

Registration Opens January 10, 2024
Registration Closes March 11, 2024
Deadline to Submit Project March 11, 2024
Winners announcement Date April 12, 2024

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