Matt Conti + Ian Cook served on 2026 AIA COTE Awards Technical Review Panel

“The COTE Top Ten Awards continue to raise the bar for what great architecture can achieve demonstrate how thoughtful design can improve people’s lives while addressing the environmental challenges our profession faces.”

—Ian Cook, AIA

evolveEA is proud to announce that Matt Conti, AIA, and Ian Cook, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, ND, EcoDistricts AP, LFA, served on the 2026 AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Awards Technical Review Panel.

AIA COTE is the profession’s leading advocate for sustainable, resilient, and equitable design. Its prestigious Top Ten Awards recognize projects that pair outstanding architecture with measurable environmental performance, setting the national benchmark for design excellence through the AIA Framework for Design Excellence.

“The best projects show that great design and measurable performance are inseparable. I really enjoyed seeing the innovative solutions firms across the country brought to this year’s awards.”

—Matt Conti, AIA

As members of the Technical Review Panel, Ian and Matt evaluated the building performance data and design strategies behind submissions from across the country, helping ensure that award-winning projects demonstrate both architectural excellence and verified outcomes.

Their appointments reflect evolveEA’s longstanding commitment to high-performance design and professional leadership. The firm has deep roots within AIA COTE, including years of involvement by Managing Principal Marc Mondor, FAIA, LEED Fellow, whose service has helped reinforce evolveEA’s culture of design excellence and environmental stewardship.

Congratulations to Ian and Matt and this year’s award winning projects.