2017 R+D Awards

Introduction + Jury

Introduction + Jury

See the nine winners that exemplify the refined inventions at the forefront of architectural technology.

Award: Re: Lamp Lighting System

Award: Re: Lamp Lighting System

A mobile streetlighting system made with minimal, and whenever possible locally available, resources brings electricity to India's poor communities.

Award: Dynamic ETFE Façade

Award: Dynamic ETFE Façade

An inflatable, responsive façade brings characteristic Miesian elegance to a new building on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, using 21st century materials.

Award: Niamey 2000 Housing

Award: Niamey 2000 Housing

Rethinking density in Niger's capital city could bring relief to the region's housing crisis while respecting locals preferences in residential design.

Award: Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy Prototype

Award: Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy Prototype

A 3D-printed, one-room house and car that share energy sources explore methods to create a completely off-grid living environment.

Award: Round Timber Trusses

Award: Round Timber Trusses

Structural components made from round, unmilled "waste" trees that are as strong as steel.

Honorable Mention: Empathy Effect VR Study

Honorable Mention: Empathy Effect VR Study

Virtual-reality can help architects better understand how to design for their clients, including those with disabilities.

Honorable Mention: Trigeneration System

Honorable Mention: Trigeneration System

This tripartite system, one of the first of its kind to be used on a single building, helps make the most of every bit of energy it produces.

Honorable Mention: Vacuum-Insulated Glass Tubes

Honorable Mention: Vacuum-Insulated Glass Tubes

Glass tubes combine to form a structural wall assembly that admits daylight, generates energy, and insulates like a solid wall.

Honorable Mention: CMU Fabrication and Construction in Haiti

Honorable Mention: CMU Fabrication and Construction in Haiti

A sunlight-powered kiln and a new concrete block shape could be a solution for more resilient construction in Haiti.

Projects

130 William

Adjaye Associates, Hill West Architects

Condor Street Housing

Merge Architects

Double Stoop House

Model Practice

Falcon Ledge Residence

Alterstudio Architecture

Garden Laneway House

Williamson Williamson Inc.

West Lynn Residence

A Parallel Architecture

River Bend Residence

Lake|Flato Architects

The Rose Apartments

Brooks + Scarpa

Henry Island Guesthouse

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Forest Retreat

Scalar Architecture

Sunnydale Community Center

Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

National Juneteenth Museum

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), KAI Enterprises

Wacheno Welcome Center

Opsis Architecture

The Ecology School

Kaplan Thompson Architects, Briburn, Simons Architects

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