Organized by SIA, the SIA Architectural Design Awards is the most prestigious award implemented by SIA to promote and encourage excellence in architectural design. The intention is to recognize the efforts of SIA members in their pursuit of architectural excellence and innovative solutions. It is also aimed at heightening the appreciation and patronage of good architectural design from both the architectural fraternity as well as the general public. It is the Institute strategic intent that the Awards will motivate architects to strive for higher standards of architectural excellence and imbue with the relentless mindset of continually achieving great heights, leading to the vision of Singapore architecture being accepted as world class standards.
The Awards was inaugurated in 1983, in conjunction with an exhibition and conference under the theme, “The Role of the Singapore Architects in the 80s and Beyond”.
| Year | Cycle | No of entries / No of firms | Design Awards | Honourable Mentions | ||||
| 1983 | 1st Awards | – | 14 | 15 | ||||
| 1987 | 2nd Awards | 160/50 | 9 | 23 | ||||
| 1991 | 3rd Awards | 172/32 | 6 | 26 | ||||
| 1995 | 4th Awards | 104/35 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| 1998 | 5th Awards | 183/58 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 2001 | 6th Awards | 196/61 | 15 | 31 | ||||
| 2003 | 7th Awards | 119/46 | 5 | 17 | ||||
| 2006 | 8th Awards | 164/55 | 15 | 27 | ||||
| 2008 | 9th Awards | 157/50 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| 2010 | 10th Awards | 181/51 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| 2011 | 11th Awards | 160/56 | 9 | 18 | ||||
| 2012 | 12th Awards | 112/53 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| 2013 | 13th Awards | 110/40 | 14 | 7 | ||||
| 2014 | 14th Awards | 105/48 | 14 | 10 | ||||
| 2015 | 15th Awards | 93/49 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 2016 | 16th Awards | 91/38 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 2017 | 17th Awards | 105/44 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 2019 | 18th Awards | 117/51 | 6 | 15 | ||||
| 2020 | 19th Awards | 104/54 | 20 | 11(merit) |