AIA Reveals 2023 Winners of Annual Architecture Awards
In San Francisco, Gensler renovated a 1967 commercial office tower to meet LEED Gold standards. Photo © Jason O'Rear
The riverside complex for Rockefeller University's Stavros Niarchos Foundation by Rafael Viñoly Architects sits atop FDR Drive on the east side of Manhattan. Photo © Tod Mason
The Minneapolis Public Service Building by Henning Larsen and MSR Design was developed in close partnership with the city and public advocates. Photo by Corey Gaffer
Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal in Washington by LMN Architects. Photo © Benjamin Benschneider
The Center of Developing Entrepeneurs in Charlottesville, Virginia is a multi-use complex envisioned by a University of Virginia graduate to support the city's burgeoning young professional class. Photo © Alan Karchmer
The Lubber Run Community Center in Arlington, Virginia by VDMO Architects replaced an outdated facility in a popular public park. Photo © Tom Holdsworth
UCLA's Pritzker Hall, orginially designed by Paul Revere Williams in 1967, was renovated by CO Architects to meet contemporary standards of sustainability and accessibility. Photo © Kim Rodgers
Located in India's Thar Desert, the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl's School by Diana Kellogg Architects serves nearly 400 students. Photo by Vinay Panjwani
Today, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced 16 projects as the winners of its 2023 Architecture Awards. A jury of seven design professionals looked for projects that represent a wide swath of architectural excellence and demonstrate "a sense of place, purpose, history, and environmental sustainability." This year's winners include CO Architect's modernization of a 1967 Paul Revere Williams building on the UCLA Campus, a new LEED Gold–certified ferry terminal north of Seattle by LMN Architects, and a mixed-use development anchoring the historic downtown of Charlottesville by Wolf Ackerman and EskewDumezRipple.
Four of the winning projects have been covered in depth by RECORD. Links to previous coverage can be found below:
- Marygrove Early Education Center in Detroit by Marlon Blackwell Architects, EskewDumezRipple, and Andropogon
- Minneapolis Public Service Building by Henning Larsen and MSR Design
- The Rockefeller University Stavros Niarchos Foundation in New York City by Rafael Viñoly Architects
- Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center in Massachusetts by designLABarchitects
- Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls School in Rajasthan, India by Diana Kellogg Architects
This year's jury was made up of AIA members Ashley Wilson, Jose Leo Arango, Randall Deutsch, Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, Teresa Jan, Luis Nieves-Ruiz, and Zakiya Wiggins. Click here for a complete list of this year's winners which includes projects by Gensler, VMDO Architects, HGA, Leers Weinzapfel Associates, and LPA Design Studios.
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