Executive Director’s Message
Recently, AIBD President Bernie Kern
shared with me, “My website traffic reports reveal the most visited pages are those with content that is a direct result of my AIBD membership.” Many of those pages are ones announcing his ARDAwinning projects.
Unlike those others, the ARDA is not a competition, per se. The intent is to provide recognition for a job well done. Judging is by a panel of your peers based on the quality of the project. Then it’s compared to others for overall awards.
If you’re not entering your work into design award Winning awards is probably the fastest way to gain programs, you miss an excellent opportunity to recognition and build credibility. display your credibility. You only have to win once to call yourself an award-winning designer. But There are several award programs out there, from winning can become a little addictive. your local home builder’s association to the Best of American Living Awards. There are the Chrysalis Even without winning, participating in awards Awards for remodeling excellence. The National programs are invaluable to the advancement of Deck Awards. Almost every magazine has an your career. awards program. Many qualities contribute to a designer’s success, I’m grateful for the 51 design firms from around but one quality, in particular, can make or break our country who believe that and chose to enter them. That quality is being able to communicate the American Residential Design Awards. Their their design ideas clearly and convincingly. And 2021 ARDA entries were the most significant one of the best ways to do this is through visual number we’ve seen in 14 years. Since before the communication. Entry design competitions hones “great recession.” those skills.
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