The American Institute of Architects, Georgia Association recently announced the winners of this year’s Design Awards, which recognizes design excellence by Georgian architects. The jury chose 14 projects in three categories, which includes two excellence awards, five honor awards, and seven merit awards. The winners include a mixed-use single family home and studio, a gravity-defying totem pole, and an urban park proposal from an architectural student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The People’s Choice Award was determined by popular vote of the general public, and was awarded to Riverside Epicenter, which is a recreation center in Atlanta that serves as a safe haven for the city’s at-risk youth.

Excellence Awards

Park School for the Arts, Castleberry Hill, Atlanta, by Mario Rodas, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mario Rodas, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tinkham Veale University Center, Cleveland, Ohio by Perkins+Will

James Steinkamp Photography

Honor Awards

Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, by BLDGS
Jonathan Hillyer Photography
Urban Live Work Studio, Atlanta, by LIGHTROOM Studio
William Carpenter
Dirty Work(s): A Mighty Good Totem, by n_space architectures
Courtesy Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives, Inc., Georgia Historical Society
Courtesy Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives, Inc., Georgia Historical Society
National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, by HOK/The Freelon Group
Courtesy Freelon/HOK; Mark Herboth Photography, LLC
Courtesy Freelon/HOK; Mark Herboth Photography, LLC

Merit Awards

935 M, Atlanta, by Surber Barber Choate + Hertlein Architects

Phillip Sears

AIA ATL Headquarters, Atlanta, by 5G Studio Collaborative 

Jonathan Hillyer Photography

Bosphorous Landing Park Competition, Istanbul, by Perkins+Will

Perkins+Will

GSU Outdoor Student Recreation Facility, Atlanta by Make3 architecture/planning/design

Courtesy Jonathan Hillyer Photography
Courtesy Jonathan Hillyer Photography

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Orlando, Fla., by Stanley Beaman & Sears

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Stanley Beaman & Sears, Perkins + Will, Orlando, Fla.
Jonathan Hillyer Nemours Children’s Hospital, Stanley Beaman & Sears, Perkins + Will, Orlando, Fla.

New Central Office Building For International Automotive Company, by Perkins+Will

Courtesy Perkins+Will
Courtesy Perkins+Will

People’s Health New Orleans Jazz Market, New Orleans, by Kronberg Wall

Kronberg Wall and Brandt Photography - New Orleans

The Grey, Savannah, Ga., by Felder & Associates

Courtesy Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives, Inc. and the Georgia Historical Society
Courtesy Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives, Inc. and the Georgia Historical Society
People's Choice Award

Riverside Epicenter, Atlanta, by Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects

Jim Roof and Charles O'Brien II