Center of Developing Entrepreneurs in Charlottesville, Va., designed by Wolf Ackerman, EskewDumezRipple
Alan Karchmer Center of Developing Entrepreneurs in Charlottesville, Va., designed by Wolf Ackerman, EskewDumezRipple

Today, The American Institute of Architects has named 16 projects the winners of its 2023 Architecture Awards, recognizing the "best contemporary architecture and highlight[ing] the many ways buildings and spaces can improve lives," states an AIA press release. The annual program, which accepts entries from any architect licensed in the United States, works to recognize architecture of any budget, size, or typology.

The jury for AIA’s 2023 Architecture Awards comprised chair Ashley Wilson, FAIA, Ashley Wilson Architect; Jose Leo Arango, Assoc. AIA, EYP; Randall Deutsch, FAIA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture; Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, AIA, DesignBridge; Teresa Jan, AIA, Multistudio; Luis Nieves-Ruiz, East Central Florida, Regional Planning Council and Zakiya Wiggins, AIA, LS3P.

2023 Winners

JASON O’REAR

633 Folsom in San Francisco, designed by Gensler


Alan Karchmer

Center of Developing Entrepreneurs in Charlottesville, Va., designed by Wolf Ackerman, EskewDumezRipple


James Florio

GoSpotCheck Headquarters in Denver, designed by Tryba Architects


Albert Vecerka / ESTO

John W. Olver Design Building, University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Mass., designed by Leers Weinzapfel Associates


Alan Karchmer

Lubber Run Community Center in Arlington, Va., designed by VMDO Architects


Marlboro Music, Reich Hall Location: Marlboro VT, Architect:  Joan Soranno and John Cook/ HGA
Albert Vecerka Marlboro Music, Reich Hall Location: Marlboro VT, Architect: Joan Soranno and John Cook/ HGA

Marlboro Music Reich Hall in Marlboro, Va., designed by HGA


Timothy Hursley

Marygrove Early Education Center in Detroit, designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects


Corey Gaffer

Minneapolis Public Service Building in Minneapolis, designed by Henning Larsen, MSR Design


Adam Hunter/LMN Architects

Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal in Mukilteo, Wash., designed by LMN Architects


VINAY PANJWANI

The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl's School in Rajasthan, India, designed by Diana Kellogg Architects


Halkin Mason Photography

The Rockefeller University Stavros Niarchos Foundation - David Rockefeller River Campus in New York, designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects


Lara Swimmer

Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School in Seattle, designed by LMN Architects


Jason O’Rear

TIDE Academy in Menlo Park, Calif., designed by LPA Design Studios


Kim Rodgers

UCLA Pritzker Hall Modernization in Los Angeles, designed by CO Architects


Kevin Scott

University of Washington, Life Sciences Building in Seattle, designed by Perkins&Will


Chuck Choi

Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, Worcester, Mass., designed by designLAB Architects


See more winners of the 2023 AIA Honor Awards here.