Welcome to the AIA College of Fellows Western Mountain Region!
From 1959 until 2021, the American Institute of Architects’ Western Mountain Region was committed to effecting positive change through the power of design and design leadership. Those sixty+ years had shown us the impact we have on our profession, our communities, and our young, emerging professionals. And then everything changed. AIA National leaders decided to do away with the Regions. Sixty+ years of leadership, tradition, and a robust sub-culture was in an instant, lost.
BUT NOT ANYMORE . . .
Since 2023 representatives from eight Western Mountain states have been focused with vigor and enthusiasm on “bringing back” the Region. Only this time, it is through the College of Fellows. We are the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows Western Mountain Region (AIA COF WMR): ARIZONA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEM MEXICO, NEVADA, UTAH, WYOMING. We are over 210 Fellows strong and residing in a geographic area that is almost 1/3 of the continental United States, we are poised to effect positive change with dramatic impact. We are just getting started. Join us!
AIA College of Fellows Western Mountain Region
2026 DESIGN AND HONOR AWARDS
SUBMISSIONS OPEN!
The AIA College of Fellows Western Mountain Region—representing Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming—invites architects across the region to submit for the 2026 WMR College of Fellows Awards. The AIA COF WMR Design Awards recognize outstanding design, planning, and construction by AIA architects licensed in the COF WMR, for projects worldwide. Entries must be submitted by the design authors and will be judged on overall design merit, including response to site, context, and environment. To enter, architects must register and pay the entry fee, then submit the projects following the Call for Entries guidelines. The awards will be presented during 2026 AIA Wyoming & AIA Western Mountain Region College of Fellows Design Conference on October 7-9, 2026 in Jackson, Wyoming.
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2026 AIA wyoMING & AIA Western Mountain Region College of Fellows
The PIONEERING SPIRIT
REGISTRATION OPEN!
DESIGN CONFERENCE
October 7-9, 2025 | Jackson, Wyoming
In partnership with AIA Wyoming, this two-day conference and awards gala will bring together architects, designers, and thought leaders from across the nation and the Western Mountain Region to explore how architects design a sustainable, resilient future. Join us for this exciting program for a great celebration of architecture and enjoy a few fall days in beautiful Jackson, Wyoming!
