The AIA 2016 Excellence In Design Awards series contains digital files of award submittal forms, project presentation files, project photographs, and computer-generated images submitted to AIA Nevada for the AIA 2016 Excellence In Design Awards. These files are available as access copies generated from USB flash drives and optical discs donated by the AIA Las Vegas Chapter.

Project identification (ID) numbers refer to the original project identification numbers used by AIA Las Vegas Chapter for filing purposes. Of the project ID prefixes, "B" refers to the Built Category, or buildings that had been completed within the competition's year. "UB" refers to the Unbuilt Category, or projects designed as part of a competition, but either have not been built yet, or may never be built. "CA" refers to Collaborative Achievement, or projects designed and constructed by a collaborative team. "AP" refers to the Academic Project, or projects created by students in a studio or class setting.

Creator refers to the individual, architectural firm, organization, or project team responsible for a project's design. Location refers to a project's proposed site, current site, or previously existing site of construction. Some variances in project titles and location names exist and are noted at the file level of this inventory.