Exterior view of the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum in Minneapolis, part of the portfolio of Joan Soranno, FAIA, the 2018 recipient of the Frey Award. Architect: HGA.
The Edward S. Frey Memorial Award recognizes contributions to religious architecture and support of the allied arts. Nominees should be an architect member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), demonstrate a passion for and dedication to quality worship and sacred spaces, foster spiritual values, and promote a cross-denominational community focused on religious arts and architecture.
Interfaith Design is a 5,000+ member knowledge community of the AIA, based in Washington, D.C. Interfaith Design encourages and supports excellence in the design of worship spaces and their accouterments. It is an association of professionals whose primary interest is religious facilities in a broad array of traditions, offering a forum for the exchange of ideas relating to religion, art and architecture.
Edward S. Frey Award
Places of worship have long stood as emblems of artistic, spiritual and architectural expression. The AIA Interfaith Design Knowledge Community sponsors the Edward S. Frey Memorial Award, which recognizes architects for their contributions to religious architecture and support of the allied arts.
The award is named in memory of Rev. Dr. Edward S. Frey, who inspired architects to foster spiritual values in design and served as the executive director of the Commission on Church Architecture for the Lutheran Church of America.
Nominations are due Feb. 27, 2020. To make a nomination, visit: Frey Award Submission. For more information on the award, see: Edward S. Frey Award specifics.
Interfaith Design has a family of awards programs: Edward S. Frey Award, named in memory of Rev. Dr. Edward S. Frey; the Elbert M. Conover, offered in memory of Dr. Elbert M. Conover, both managed by AIA Honors & Awards. And lastly, the Religious Art and Architecture Design Award, managed by Faith & Form magazine and co-sponsored by the Interfaith Design Knowledge Community, honoring the best in architecture, liturgical design and art for religious spaces.
