RADA 2025: Entry Deadline Extended

Winning entries of this year’s program will be published online at Architectmagazine.com and throughout the brand’s social media platforms. Any house or project completed after Jan. 1, 2022, is eligible. 

Last year, the jury recognized 26 projects. The final entry deadline has been extended to Friday, March 27, 2026.

Interested in submitting your project to the 2025 RADA program? Here’s how to enter:

1. Visit the Residential Architect Design Awards website: www.radesignawards.com
2. Read the eligibility guidelines, category types, submission process, and required entry materials (images and project description and parameters).
3. Hit the “Click here to enter” link to get started. You will need to create an account so you can save and return to your entry. If you’re returning to complete an existing application, enter your email and password to log in.
4. Register your project by Friday, January 30, 2026, and pay the regular entry fee of $160 per standard category entry, or $130 for a specialty category entry.
5. If you register your project after January 30, you must pay the late fee of $210 per standard category entry, or $180 per special category entry.
6. Fill out the online entry forms and upload your support materials (details about the required materials are on the RADA website). You may also return to this website to add to or modify your entry at a later date, up until the competition deadline.
7. Submit all materials by Friday, March 27, 2026, regardless of whether you registered before or after the regular deadline.

Categories

Standard and specialty categories and fees are as follows:

Standard Entry Categories (Regular Fee: $160 | Late Fee: $210)

1. Custom Home (3,000 sq. ft. or less)
2. Custom Home (more than 3,000 sq. ft.)
3. Renovation / Adaptive Reuse (residential remodeling and additions)
4. Restoration / Preservation
5. Multifamily Housing
6. Affordable Housing
7. Architectural Interiors (build-outs and interior renovations)
8. Specialized Housing (SROs, shelters, student housing, etc.)
9. Outbuilding

Specialty Entry Categories (Regular Fee: $130 | Late Fee: $180)

10. Kitchens
11. Universal Dwelling Design
12. Architectural Design Detail
13. New Approaches to Housing and Specialty Homes (built accessory dwelling units, tiny homes, micro-units, multigenerational housing, co-living, co-housing, 3D-printed residences, etc. PLEASE NOTE: Submissions in this category must be built.

Individual projects should be submitted in only one Standard Entry Category. Projects may be submitted to a Standard Entry Category and then to one or more Specialty Entry Categories. 

RADA 2025 Deadlines

Regular Submission Deadline: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST

Late Submission Deadline: Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST Friday, March 27, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EDT (will include a late fee of $50 / entry)

REGISTER HERE TO BEGIN YOUR ENTRY

For a complete set of the OFFICIAL RULES and REGULATIONS, please click here.

Email RADA@zondahome.com with any questions. We look forward to seeing your entries!