AIA New York (AIANY) has announced its annual Design Awards, and the winning projects were recognized for their design quality, response to context and community, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique. To qualify, a submitted project had to either be completed by AIANY members (architects and designers practicing both in the state of New York and the metropolitan area) or be located within the city and designed by architects based elsewhere.
For this year's crop of winners, a jury made up of architects, educators, critics, and planners convened at the AIANY's headquarters, also known as the Center for Architecture. The group was made up of Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA, CEO of Richter Architects and 2015 AIA National President; Shane Coen, founder and principal of Coen+Partners; Julien De Smedt, founder of JDS Architects; Mark Johnson, Assoc. AIA, cofounder of Civitas; Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA, founder of Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects; Shih-Fu Peng, AIA, cofounder of Henegan Peng Architects; Michel Rojkind, founder of Rojkind Arquitectos; and Michael Speaks, dean of Syracuse University’s School of Architecture. They selected a total of 31 honorees from a pool of 355, and the winners were split amongst four categories: 20 projects in architecture, five in interiors, four for unbuilt projects (or conceptual work), and two in urban design.
During the awards ceremony, three individuals were also honored for their contributions to the architectural community in New York. Annabelle Selldorf, FAIA, founder of Selldorf Architects, received the Medal of Honor for her body of work that has elevated standards of architecture. Robert M. Rubin, architectural writer and curator, was given the Award of Merit, an award for nonprofessionals whose work has helped the field. And architectural photographer Iwan Baan was given the Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award, which recognizes someone whose influences have affected the standards of the profession.
This year, the jury elected not to bestow a “Best in Competition” award. The jurors decided that each project “had successfully developed an idea and approach to resolve and elevate particular challenges,” according to the organization's press release.
Honor Award Winners
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Architecture
Spring Street Salt Shed, in New York, by Dattner Architects and WXY Architecture + Urban Design
The Broad, in Los Angeles, by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Gensler
Chipakata Children's Academy, in Lusaka, Zambia, by Susan T. Rodriguez, FAIA, of Ennead Architects; Frank Lupo, FAIA; and Randy Antonia Lott
St. Ann’s Warehouse, in Brooklyn, N.Y., by Marvel Architects
Carmel Place, in New York, by nARCHITECTS
David Zwirner, in New York, by Selldorf Architects
Ryerson University Student Learning Center, in Toronto, by Snøhetta and Zeidler Partner Architects
Lefrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, N.Y., by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Building, in East Hanover, N.J., by Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism
Interior
Horizon Media Expansion, in New York, by A+I
CRS Studio, in New York, by Clouds Architecture Office
Van Alen Institute, in New York, by Collective-LOK
Project
2 World Trade Center, in New York, by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Urban Design
Plaza 33, in New York, by W Architecture & Landscape Architecture
In addition to these 14 honor award-winning projects, AIANY gave out 17 merit-level awards in these same four categories.
To see all of the AIANY award-winning projects, go to our Project Gallery.
