Tour sold out? Have a few minutes between sessions? If you’re in Philadelphia for the AIA Convention, there’s a fantastic selection of award-winning architecture a quick walk, trolley, or cab ride from the convention center. The designs for these 10 buildings (pulled from ARCHITECT’s Project Gallery) were all lauded by their peers, and were recognized with local and national AIA Awards, P/A Awards, and Annual Design Review citations, among other laurels, and are worth a look. Be sure to check them out while you’re in town, or explore the galleries from home.

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Albert Vecerka/Esto

Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology by Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism

Society Hill Towers designed by I.M. Pei Associates view from the west
Society Hill Towers designed by I.M. Pei Associates view from the west

Society Hill Towers by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Interface Studio Architects / Postgreen - 100k House
Sam Oberter Interface Studio Architects / Postgreen - 100k House

Urban Infill House 001 + 002 by Interface Studio Architects

The Music Building Addition
David Lamb The Music Building Addition

The Music Building, University of Pennsylvania by Cope & Stewardson and Ann Beha Architects

Parking entrance pavilion with museum beyond
Parking entrance pavilion with museum beyond

The Anne D’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden and Parking Facility by Atkin Olshin Schade Architects

The Academy of Music - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This project is a devoted effort towards a truthful restoration. Hundreds of hours of research went into reconstructing the original design intent for the Academy of Music, using the Academy's archives, as well as resources from The Philadelphia Historical Commission, The Pennsylvania Historical Society, and The Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Architect: KlingStubbins
The Academy of Music - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This project is a devoted effort towards a truthful restoration. Hundreds of hours of research went into reconstructing the original design intent for the Academy of Music, using the Academy's archives, as well as resources from The Philadelphia Historical Commission, The Pennsylvania Historical Society, and The Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Architect: KlingStubbins

The Academy of Music by KlingStubbins

Perelman Quadrangle, University of Pennsylvania, 2000, Philadelphia.
Courtesy Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc. Perelman Quadrangle, University of Pennsylvania, 2000, Philadelphia.

Perelman Quadrangle, University of Pennsylvania by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

Philadelphia's Municipal Services Building, designed by Vincent Kling, won a First Award in 1962.
Christopher Prier / Emporis Philadelphia's Municipal Services Building, designed by Vincent Kling, won a First Award in 1962.

Philadelphia's Municipial Services Building by Vincent Kling & Associates

Tree Canopy Walk by Metcalfe Architecture & Design

Benjamin Franklin Museum by Quinn Evans Architects