The 2012-2015 IDP Outstanding Firm Award recipients include the following firms:

SOM, Chicago; The Freelon Group Architects, Durham, North Carolina; The Cuningham Group, Minneapolis; Wiley|Wilson, Richmond, Virginia and the Albany, Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York City offices of EYP.

The IDPAC has also named 11 recipients for the 2012-2015 IDP Firm Award: Architecture Incorporated, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; BBH Design, Raleigh, North Carolina; IKM Inc., Pittsburgh; McKinney York Architects, Austin, Texas; STOA Architects, Pensacola, Florida; ZGF Architects, LLP, Portland, Oregon; Mancini Duffy, New York and the Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania offices of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.

The Jury
The 2012 jury included representatives from the various organizations participating in the IDP Advisory Committee. The IDP Outstanding Firm Award and the IDP Firm Award are part of the IDP Firm Awards Program, which aims to honor not only the firms with the most remarkable dedication to the IDP, but also those who meet baseline criteria in their dedication to the IDP. Submissions for the program are accepted on an annual basis, with submission deadlines occurring in the fall. Recipients maintain their award for three years. They are presented with virtual medallions for placement on their websites and are recognized at the annual AIA National Convention. For more information on the awards program, please visit the IDP Firm Awards Program website at www.aia.org/IDPFirmAwards.

About IDP
The Intern Development Program started in 1976 as a pilot program developed by the AIA and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards to ensure the continued support of interns by the changing profession of architecture. IDP is a profession-wide, comprehensive training program that is focused on the professional development of architectural interns. Through a series of required activities, IDP enables participants to acquire knowledge, understanding and skills that form the core competencies related to successful architectural practice. IDP is structured in a way that effectively responds to the training needs of architectural interns by providing a wide range of resources, established progressive benchmarks, advice and mentor guidance throughout the extensive internship process.