2021 R+D Awards

Introduction and Jury

Introduction and Jury

See the six winners selected by the jury for their efforts to address environmental and societal needs with the resources, materials, and technologies at hand.

Award: Robotic Construction—The Glass Vault

Award: Robotic Construction—The Glass Vault

Robots are put to strategic use in a complex construction by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Princeton University's CREATE Laboratory and Form Finding Lab, and other collaborators.

Award: ADALAC—Acoustically Diffuse & Absorbent Lightweight Aerated Concrete

Award: ADALAC—Acoustically Diffuse & Absorbent Lightweight Aerated Concrete

Concrete's porosity, durability, and moldability make the material ideal for a nonstructural use, says University of Oklahoma associate professor of architecture Daniel Butko.

Award: Toward Carbon Neutrality—High-Performance Biochromic Window

Award: Toward Carbon Neutrality—High-Performance Biochromic Window

An aesthetic and adaptable microalgae façade system by Kyoung Hee Kim at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and EcoClosure, improves occupant wellness while producing a biofuel source.

Award: Cove.Tool, an App to Optimize Building Design for Sustainability

Award: Cove.Tool, an App to Optimize Building Design for Sustainability

The Atlanta-based software developer's eponymous analysis program might be the dynamic, versatile, and visual solution sought by performance-conscientious architects.

Award: Hospital COVID La Margarita

Award: Hospital COVID La Margarita

At the height of the pandemic, a collaboration by Kainsa and Movil Technologies delivered a high-performance, 40-bed hospital in Puebla, Mexico, in 60 days.

Award: Front Flats, Net-Zero Affordable Multifamily Housing

Award: Front Flats, Net-Zero Affordable Multifamily Housing

Architecture and development firm Onion Flats hopes to revitalize a Philadelphia neighborhood with its prototype for economical, net-zero living.

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