Limited Time Remaining to Submit Nominations for 2022 Law Enforcement Station Design Awards
There is limited time remaining to nominate your project for the third annual Officer Law Enforcement Station Design Awards. Law enforcement agencies and architects are encouraged to complete Entry Forms for their projects by Sept. 16, 2022 with Portfolios due by Sept. 23, 2022.
The Law Enforcement Station Design Awards program showcases new architectural designs of law enforcement stations and training facilities that represent the very best in security and technology today.
The call for entries is open for law enforcement facilities built after January 2018. Entries can be submitted in one of five categories through Officer.com/2022LEDA.
- LE Facilities I—More than 50,000-sq.-ft. facilities staffing law enforcement personnel. Includes standalone police stations, sheriff departments, state police facilities, etc.
- LE Facilities II—Less than 50,000-sq. ft. facilities staffing law enforcement personnel. Includes standalone police stations, sheriff departments or state police facilities, etc.
- LE Facilities III—Less than 25,000-sq. ft. facilities staffing law enforcement personnel. Includes police stations, sheriff departments or state police facilities, etc.
- Public Safety Centers—911 dispatch centers, emergency operations centers, etc. as standalone LE facilities or combined with other agencies or organizations such as fire, police, sheriff, state police or local government offices.
- Training Facilities—Facilities containing classrooms, fire ranges, sim villages, tracks, etc.
Entries will be edited for anonymity and submitted to a panel of judges consisting of law enforcement officers and architects specialized in law enforcement architecture. No judge will have an entry in the award program.
Law enforcement agencies and architects are encouraged to complete Entry Forms for their projects by Sept. 9, 2022 with Portfolios due by Sept. 16, 2022. Upon receipt of the Entry Form, a Project Data Sheet will be sent with the guidelines for the Portfolio. The entrance fee includes a full-page feature for entries in the December issue of OFFICER Magazine as well as digitally online at Officer.com.
Awards include Gold, Silver and Bronze for each category. Gold Award winners will have a two-page spread in the OFFICER December issue as well.
Law enforcement agencies are encouraged to contact their architect or construction firm to submit their projects, not only be recognized for outstanding design, but to honor the communities served and to spotlight their architectural achievements.
