Celebrating the best in contemporary architecture
by sadia_badhon | February 5, 2019 3:57 pm
[1]Photo courtesy AIA
The American Institute of Architects[2] (AIA) has recognized nine projects with its 2019 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture.
The awards celebrate the best in contemporary architecture and highlight the many ways buildings and spaces can improve lives. AIA’s nine-member jury selects submissions demonstrating design achievement, including a sense of place and purpose, ecology, environmental sustainability, and history.
The recipients of the 2019 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture are:
- Arlington Elementary School[3] (Tacoma, Washington), Mahlum Architects;
- Casey House[4] (Toronto, Ontario), Hariri Pontarini Architects;
- Confluence Park[5] (San Antonio, Texas), Lake Flato Architects + Matsys;
- Crosstown Concourse[6] (Memphis, Tennessee), Looney Ricks Kiss;
- Restoration of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia[7] (Charlottesville, Virginia), John G. Waite Associates, Architects;
- Smart Factory[8] (Hoffman Estates, Illinois), Barkow Leibinger;
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture[9] (Washington, D.C), Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond, and SmithGroup;
- Starter Home* No. 4-15, Saint Thomas/Ninth[10], (New Orleans, Louisiana), OJT; and
- TIRPITZ Museum[11] (Blåvand, Denmark), BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Opener-3.jpg
- American Institute of Architects: https://www.aia.org/resources/10046-architecture-billings-index-abi
- Arlington Elementary School: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6093857-arlington-elementary-school
- Casey House: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6093875-casey-house
- Confluence Park: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6093889-confluence-park?tab=library
- Crosstown Concourse: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6093906-crosstown-commons
- Restoration of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6094036-restoration-of-the-rotunda-at-the-universi
- Smart Factory: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6094126-smart-factory
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6094129-smithsonian-national-museum-of-african-ame
- Starter Home* No. 4-15, Saint Thomas/Ninth: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6094130-starter-home-no-4-15-saint-thomasninth?tab=library
- TIRPITZ Museum: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6094132-tirpitz-museum
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