Architects

Architects

• Renzo Piano’s London Tower, The Shard, is a Breath of Fresh Air

  Decorated architect Renzo Piano, FAIA, can add another honorary title to his repertoire: designer of the tallest tower in Western Europe. Known as ‘The Shard,’ the London tower will be unveiled on July 5, just in time for this summer’s Olympic Games.

   

• Steven Holl

  The 2012 AIA Gold Medalist has never compromised on his design philosophy—even when his clients have no idea what he's talking about.

   

• VJAA

  This Minneapolis-based firm is the 2012 AIA Archtitecture Firm of the Year.

   

• Frank Gehry's House

  This year's 25-Year Award goes to this famous, and misunderstood, house, as fondly remembered by his project designer.

   

• 41 Cooper Square

  New York / Morphosis Architects

   

• The Wright at the Guggenheim Museum

  New York / Andre Kikoski Architect

   

• Children's Institute Otis Booth Campus

  Los Angeles / Koning Eizenberg Architecture

   

• Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World

  Providence, R.I. / Anmahian Winton Architects

   

• AIA Other Awards

  Some of the AIA's other awards: Young Architects Award, Associates Award, Whitney M. Young Jr. Award, Collaborative Achievement Award, and Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture.

   

• Installation: The Avenue

  Last year's Avenue, displayed at the AIA National Convention, is now being put together as a house in New Orleans.