With the 2025 coming to a close, AIA Baltimore was proud to host our Annual Meeting & Holiday Lunch this year at The Center for Architecture and Design. It was an afternoon of celebrating all the successes of our Baltimore Chapter and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation in 2025 and a look into what’s in store for 2026. Tim Keane, Baltimore City Department of Planning Director, kindly joined us and gave some remarks for attendees before the meeting began. Not only did we celebrate our successes of this year, we also celebrated our incredible board members, newly registered architects, presented the President’s Awards, and we welcomed our 2026 President, Lori Lessem.

A big congratulations to all the recipients of the AIA Baltimore President’s Awards:

Emerging Professionals Award: Griffin Sanderoff, Assoc. AIA

Owner/Client of the Year: Maryland Aviation Administration

Allied Member Award: Brandon Reynolds, Anchor Products

Community Development Award: REBUILD Metro

Public Advocate Award: Ben Roush, PE, FPE, LEED AP, CCP

Service to the Profession Award: Ryan Jordan Pfarr, AIA

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the event, and we wish everyone a happy holiday season!