AIA Tampa Bay Scholarships

Every year, AIA Tampa Bay gives a Spring and Fall scholarship to one student who demonstrates their knowledge and innovation through the work they have accomplished during college. Scholarships are offered as a joint program of AIA Tampa Bay and The American Institute of Architects.

2026 Spring Scholarship Winner:

Shaye Powers

USF School of Architecture and Community Design

Winning Project Description:

This project is an addition to the Boston Public Library in which volumes connect to the central stone mass of the addition and the existing library. Glowing alabaster elements bring light into the interior through a series of lightwells and forms the winter garden, a central space within the courtyard and a viewing point within the addition.