P/A Awards

 

The 57th Annual P/A Awards

The 57th annual P/A Awards recognizes nine projects that exemplify the speculative value of progressive design.

Good design is no more or less than intelligent, bold conjecture. Asking the right questions, our jury discovered, can lead to solutions that are worth celebrating.

 
at the charrette, lewis.tsurumaki.lewis proposed an “urban sponge” atop the brooklyn-battery tunnel. part sculpture, part infrastructure, the structure cleans the air using a combination of plants and wind turbines. it would be crisscrossed by pedestrian walkways so that area residents could enjoy the verdant space.

Five Principles for Greenwich South: A Model for Lower Manhattan

the massing of the taiyuan museum of art speaks to the building’s unique plan, section, and gallery shapes. courtyards and exterior spaces, worked into the core of the building, create opportunities for views to the outdoors from multiple galleries and other interior spaces. the careful shaping and patterning of the windows serve to choreograph a visitor’s view experience.

Taiyuan Museum of Art

the langelinie and marmormolen towers form the lm harbor gateway, which serves as the new entry point to copenhagen harbor. the office towers are connected by a cable-stay bridge suspended 213 feet above the water’s surface.

LM Harbor Gateway

 
a shingled skin wraps the original building, pulling up at the base to create a more dynamic entry sequence than existed previously. the move reorients the external circulation and engages with the surrounding campus streets and buildings.

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

situated in a cove on the dubai waterfront, the matrix gateway complex is a 180-meter mixed-use cube that rests above the water and in between two landmasses. a road passes through the center of the mega-building, and boats can pass under the exterior walls of the cube, which is adjacent to a 1-million-square-foot park.

Matrix Gateway Complex

the ground floor entry space has a bar and lounge seating; it is from this point that the ramps begin to lead up to the venue floors above. in an effort to maximize durability and sound abatement while still maintaining the grungy rock-and-roll aesthetic, the architects decided to clad the ceiling in felt panels and the bar in neoprene.

Theatre 300b

 
the courtyard-facing walls of the housing blocks are clad in concrete board panels painted with a pixelated image of a treescape.

BGBX

climbing the façade is a series of switch-backing ramps that allow access to the after-hours restaurant, piano bar, and rooftop movie theater. the ramps draw the streetscape up the front of the building, creating a vertical boulevard.

Museum of Image and Sound

the façade of the river center library is formed from a framework of crisscrossing steel that is infilled with concave glass panels, which give the building an accordion-like appearance. the perimeter glazing allows maximum daylight into the interior while maintaining a transparency that allows passersby to see the people and books within.

River Center Library

 

Past Progressives

The New Haven Fire Headquarters, a Utilitarian Landmark

Winner of a 1961 P/A Award, the building's design—by Earl Carlin, with Peter Millard and Paul Pozzi—sparked a jury dispute over its place...


 
 

56th Annual PA Awards

56th Annual P/A Awards

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55th Annual P/A Awards

  • 55th Annual P/A Awards

    Introducing eight projects that are breaking new ground around the globe. A jury of architects and experts weighs in on what defines...

     

  • Stan Allen Architect

    Urban expansion and development is occurring at lightning speed in Taiwan, and the Taichung Gateway Park master plan is a perfect example...

     

  • Anmahian Winton Architects

    The Community Rowing Boathouse offers access to the waters of the Charles River in more ways than one: It serves as the first riverside...

     

  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is famous for building tall, but with the firm's new residential development in Dubai, it is building thin as...

     

  • Weiss/Manfredi

    The mixed-use Barnard College Nexus connects a variety of uses—including offices, a cafeteria, events and meeting rooms, and computer...

     
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54th Annual P/A Awards

  • 54th Annual P/A Awards

    Every year, five respected members of the design community sit down in a room for two days to determine the current meaning of the words...

     

  • University of Arkansas Community Design Center

    P/A for the Good Shepherd Ecumenical Retirement Community by the University of Arkansas Community Design Center.

     

  • Studio Luz Architects

    P/A citation for the Campus d'Espoir (campus of hope) by Studio Luz Architects.

     

  • Hashim Sarkis

    P/A citation for the Bab Tebbaneh School for Working Children and for Women by Hashim Sarkis.

     

  • Hariri Pontarini Architects

    P/A award for the Bahá'í Mother Temple for South America by Hariri Pontarini Architects.

     
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