News
March 2026
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
John Sanders joins jury panel for the 2026 Residential Design Awards Jury
The 2026 Residential Design Architecture Awards (RDAA) received more than 516 entries from the top firms in the country and abroad. With such a large number of submissions, the competition was fierce, and our judges had some very heavy lifting to do. Ultimately, they selected 23 projects for awards in 10 categories of residential design, including one Project of the Year, seven Honor Awards, and 15 Citation Awards.
Serving on this year’s judging panel were five talented architects with deep expertise in residential architecture:
- Katherine Chia, FAIA | Desai Chia Architecture, New York
- Anne Mooney, FAIA | Sparano + Mooney Architecture, Los Angeles/Salt Lake City
- Michael Morrow, AIA | Kinneymorrow Architecture, Austin, Texas
- John Sanders, FAIA | Sanders Pace Architecture, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Ben Waechter, FAIA | Waechter Architecture, Portland, Oregon
The jury reviewed projects at their own pace individually before gathering via video conferencing for an intense, two-day deliberation of the strongest entries. It was an exhilarating and exhausting process, yielding a body of nationally significant and inspiring residential architecture.
Congratulations to this year’s winners!