AIA awards innovative design projects
by sadia_badhon | October 11, 2019 2:55 pm
[1]Photo courtesy CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab
The American Institute of Architects[2] (AIA) has recognized six design projects with its 2019 Innovation Awards.
The awards recognize the use and implementation of innovative technologies and progressive practices among architects, designers, collaborators, and clients. Awarded projects must support the design, delivery, and operation of buildings or research in practice and academia. This year’s recipients were selected by AIA’s Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community (TAP).
The ‘Category A: Holistic Design’ winners are:
- Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab[3] by CCA Architectural Ecologies Lab; and
- IIT Innovation Center (Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship)[4], in Chicago, Illinois, by John Ronan Architects.
The ‘Category B: Development of Design or Design-Thinking’ winners are:
- Baxter Parametric CMU Wall[5], Los Angeles, California, by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects;
- MIT Sean Collier Memorial[6], Boston, Massachusetts, by Höweler + Yoon Architecture;
- Overhaul the curriculum, not just a course[7], Knoxville, Tennessee, by the Faculty of the University of Tennessee School of Architecture; and
- Performative Millwork: The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre[8], Atlanta, Georgia, by Trahan Architects.
- [Image]: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Opener-9.jpg
- American Institute of Architects: https://www.aia.org/resources/6203390-2019-innovation-awards
- Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6203044-buoyant-ecologies-float-lab
- IIT Innovation Center (Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship): https://www.aia.org/showcases/6200299-iit-innovation-center-ed-kaplan-family-ins
- Baxter Parametric CMU Wall: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6203356-baxter-parametric-cmu-wall-
- MIT Sean Collier Memorial: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6202561-mit-sean-collier-memorial
- Overhaul the curriculum, not just a course: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6203161-overhaul-the-curriculum-not-just-a-course
- Performative Millwork: The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6202929-performative-millwork-the-alliance-theatre
Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/aia-awards-innovative-design-projects/