2026 SARA NY DESIGN AWARDS
On June 4th, 2026, SARA NY Council celebrated it's 31st SARA NY Design Awards at The New Yorker Hotel. The SARA NY Design Awards attract entries from across the country and around the world from individuals, firms, and students of architecture and allied disciplines. Awards were granted for a wide range of categories and project types. This year SARA NY honored 48 professional firms and 24 students with Design Awards.
Photos from the event can be found here.
SARA NY’s Student Design & Build Competition
On April 7th, 2026 SARA NY & Brickworks Design Studio invited students of architecture and design to attend and participate in our annual Design & Build Competition. Students were split into groups to build bridges that were tested by adding hanging weights made of Brickworks Bricks. Students came together for an evening of collaboration and ingenuity. The evening was focused on practicing networking skills and connecting with industry professionals. The SARA NY Board’s Emerging SARA Committee would like to thank everyone who attended. Thank you to Amy Morris of Brickworks Design Studio and Judy Hasegawa of the SARA National Affiliate Board for organizing. We hope to see more student architects and designers at upcoming SARA NY events. View photos from this year’s event here.
2026 SARA NY Council Board of Directors
Welcome the 2026 SARA NY Council Board of Directors for our upcoming season. We look forward to serving our members in 2026.
SARA ART Opening Reception & Panel Discussion on Art & Architecture in Landscape
On October 8th & 9th at Brickworks Design Studio in NYC, the SARA NY Council presented its annual SARA ART Exhibition. On October 9th, we held the opening reception that included a panel discussion about Art & Architecture in Landscape. Thank you to all of our artists for presenting and sharing your artworks, to all guests who attended for helping support our scholarship fund, and to our esteemed panel members for a beautiful conversation around art and architecture. Thank you to our sponsors Brickworks Design Studio & Sherwin Williams. Photos from the event can be viewed here.
Blueprint for Success: A Student Mentoring Event
SARA NY presented it’s annual Blueprint for Success event, 5:30-8:30pm on September 18th, 2025 where students of architecture and interior design came together to engage in brief mentorship opportunities with some of the top architect firms in the NYC area. Thank you to Brickworks Design Studio for hosting and sponsoring this event. Thank you to Judy Hasegawa for your amazing efforts in planning and securing raffle prizes. Thank you to our mentors who provided invaluable conversations at this event and thank you to our participating students who showed up prepared and with great curiosity.
30th SARA NY Design Awards
On June 10th, 2025 SARA NY hosted our 30th Annual Design Awards Gala at The View at the Battery in Manhattan, New York. Nearly 300 architects, contractors, and vendors convened to connect with each other to celebrate and to honor design achievements in architecture. Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 SARA NY Design Awards. Winning projects & Photos from the event can be found here.
About SARA NY.
The Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) was founded in 1956 to provide a professional society for all who carry an architectural license, regardless of their role in the building and designing industry, and to allow those individuals opportunities to unite as a common voice to work together for the betterment of the profession as well as the advancement of all mankind and sustainability of the environment. The Society’s motto is "Architect helping Architect".
SARA’s New York Council offers a variety of membership benefits and services, including an annual Design Awards Program, regular continuing education seminars and networking events, a study group for associate members who are preparing to take the ARE Exams. Members also gain from professional recognition among peers, design expertise referral, personal involvement at all levels within the Council, camaraderie among fellow members, and individual achievement recognition. More Information
