America’s highest public award for New Architecture and urban planning by the most prominent architecture firms in the united states are honored at a gala reception/dinner at the Arts Club in Chicago on December 13.
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, has announced the winners of the 2023 American Architecture Awards®—the profession’s oldest and largest awards program that honors the nation’s best new buildings, landscape architecture, and urban planning by leading design firms practicing from across the 50 United States and also globally.
Founded in 2004, the mission of this public education program is to celebrate the highest design achievements of American design practitioners who are changing the face of modern American cities, improving the lives of millions, and bringing the best cutting-edge ideas to the forefront with the goal of highlighting the transformative power that architecture can and has achieved to impact on our society today as a true public art form.
“2023 was a banner year for awarded urban planning and cutting-edge corporate and commercial buildings,” states Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, architecture critic and Museum President/CEO, The Chicago Athenaeum.
“This year, there was a high environmental awareness for restoration, renovation, adaptive reuse, regeneration, and preservation on all kinds of buildings from commercial structures to private residences.”
“Sustainability is a key thread to all buildings and landscape projects selected for this year’s awards in an effort to create a more resilient built environment for generations to come.”
“These awards fulfill the Museum’s major objectives,” continues Narkiewicz-Laine,” as an opportunity to share meaningful, change-making innovations, as we can continue to make even better projects for our planet and our community.”
The 2023 Awards are also a testament to the incredible architects and designers who push boundaries, redefine possibilities, and create spaces that leave a lasting impression.”
For 2023, The Chicago Athenaeum received an unprecedented number of submissions; and from a short list of 400, the esteemed jury selected over 160 final awards and over 50 honorable mentions.
Winning projects for 2023 range from significant new urban plans as Msheireb Downtown Doha Phase 4, Doha, Qatar by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) and Diwan Al Emara Architects Engineers & Planners; Origin Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by OLIN; Taif University Master Plan, Taif, Saudi Arabia by Harding Partners; Union Square Visioning, New York by Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers PLLC.; and The Ellinikon Metropolitan Park and Coastal Front, Athens, Greece by Sasaki Associates, Inc. and doxiadis+ to new urban bridges as Grand Avenue Park Bridgem, Everett, Washington by LMN Architects and 11th Street Bridge Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) and OLIN.
Also, stunning new skytowers are awarded such as Guangxi China Resources Tower, Nanning, China by Goettsch Partners with CCDI International (Shenzhen) Design Consultants Co., Ltd., Torre Mítikah, Mexico City, Mexico by Pelli Clarke & Partners and Parks desarrolladora s.a. de c. v., and the futuristic tower called “Lilly” destined for New York by Studio Vural.
The 2023 jury also choose mega schools and universities as Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou (HKUST), Guangzhou by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. and SCAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology Co., Ltd.)
Seductive and poetic private homes have been also selected for 2023: JArzm House, Los Angeles, California by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects; Longwood, Los Angeles, California and The Lotus Villa, Jinhai Lake, Beijing, China by Tighe Architecture, as well as Pink Pool House, Sagaponack, New York by Roger Ferris + Partners LLC. Architects and Teton Residence, Alta, Wyoming by David Jameson Architect, Inc.
One of the most stunning, romantic vacation destinations is Wild Rice Retreat, Bayfield, Wisconsin by Salmela Architect.
New transportation centers are also awarded: LaGuardia Airport Terminal B, New York, New York by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) and Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, Alameda, California by Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects and PLAD (Peter Logan Architecture and Design).
The 29th annual jury for awards included:
- Daniel Germani, Architect, Creative Director Danver Stainless Outdoor Kitchens
- Karim Rashid, Karim Rashid Inc., New York, New York
- Kibok Song, Leader, Global Design Creative LIXIL Global Design Americas
- Luke Pearson, PearsonLloyd Design Ltd.
- Stephan Hertzog, Busk + Herzog
Hundreds of architects and landscape architects were awarded for 2023: A+I • 4RM+ULA • Abramson Architects • Adjaye Associates • Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture • Adamson Associates Architects • ADG Blatt Architects • AECOM • Aidlin Darling Design • Aldea Uh May / Lab238 • Allies & Morrison • Alta Architects • Alterstudio Architecture LLP. • Anderson Barker Architects • Anderson Mason Dale • Architects • AOS Atkin Olshin Schade Architects • Architexas • AREA (Architecture Research Athens) • Assembledge+ • BA Collective • Baker Barrio Architects • Bestor Architecture • BLUR Workshop • BNIM • Bone/Levine Architects • Burton Landscape Architecture Studio • CambridgeSeven • CBT Architects • CCDIInternational (Shenzhen) Design Consultants Co., Ltd. • CCY Architects • Centerbrook Architects and Planners • Campion Hruby Landscape Architects • Chen Moore Associates • Civil Site Design Group • Civitas • COArchitects • Confluence Landscape Architecture • Damon Farber Landscape Architects • Dan Brunn Architecture • David Jameson Architect, Inc. • Desai Chia Architecture • de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop • DFDGArchitecture • Diwan Al Emara Architects Engineers & Planners • DLR Group • Donald Lococo Architects LLC. • Dreyfuss + Blackford Architects • Dumican Mosey Architects, PC. • doxiadis+ Architects • dwg • Duvall Decker • Ed Hollander Landscape Architects • Edward M. Baum, Architect LLC. • Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects • El Dorado Inc. • Elliott Architects • Elkus Manfredi Architects • Embark’d Landscape Design • Ennead ArchitectsLLP. • Erdy McHenry Architecture, LLC. • EskewDumezRipple • Everett Parks & Recreation • Fentress Architects • Floor Associates Inc. • Fougeron Architecture • Form4 Architecture • Foster + Partners • Graham Baba Architects • Mark Cavagnero Associates • Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers PLLC. • MaRS • Matson Walter • Melillo Bauer Carman Landscape Architecture • Mikyoung Kim Design • MKW & Associates • MLM-Martin Architects • Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners • Montalba Architects, Inc. • MossessianArchitecture • MTA+V Miguel De la Torre Arquitectos • MWM Architects, Inc. • Muller & Muller Ltd. • Mutuo • Nandinee Phookan Architects PC. • Nave Newell, Inc. • Neumann Monson Architects • Office of Cheryl Barton • OLIN • Olson Kundig • OMA (Offiice for Metropolitan Architecture) • Orange St. Studio • OrchestraONE Studio • Overland Partners • Oudens Ello Architecture • Page & Turnbull • Parks desarrolladora s.a. de c.v. • PaulMurdoch Architects • Paulett Taggart Architects • Pelli Clarke & Partners • Perkins Eastman DPC. • Pininfarina ofAmerica • Rhodes + Brito • PLAD (Peter Logan Architecture and Design) • Preview Architecture + Planning, LLC. • RO | ROCKETT DESIGN • Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect • Robert Young Architects • Rockefeller KempelArchitects • RIOS • Roger Ferris + Partners LLC. Architects • S^A | Schwartz and Architecture • Salmela Architect • Sander Architects LLC. • SCAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology Co., Ltd. • SheltonMindel • Signal Architecture + Research • Site Design Group • Skylab Architecture • SmithGroup Companies, Inc. • Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) • Steven Holl Architects • STG Design, Inc. • Studio8 Architects • Studio 804, Inc. • Studio B Architecture + Interiors • StudioKCA • StudioMB • Studio-MLA • studio27architecture • Studio Bryan Hane • Studio Joseph • Studios • STUDIOS Architecturev • Studio VARA Architecture Urbanism + Design • Studio Vural • Surfacedesign, Inc. • Svigals + Partners, LLP. • Ten EyckLandscape Architects (TELA) • TenBurke • The Gettys Group • The HLA Group Landscape Architecture • Tighe Architecture • Touloukian Touloukian Inc. • TreanorHL, Inc. • Tucker Sadler Architects, Inc. • Tyler Silvestro • SwattMiers Architects • Undecorated • UNITEDLAB Associates • University of Arkansas Community Design Center • Vinci Hamp Architects (VHA) • Vtrilloarquitectos S.L. • W Architecture and Landscape Architecture LLC. • Waechter Architecture • Weddle Gilmore Architects • WHY Architecture Workshop Inc. • William Rawn Associates Architects, Inc. • Works Progress Architecture • WRT, Inc. • Yael Lir Landscape Architects. • Genus Landscape Architects • Gensler • Gluckman Tang Architects • Goettsch Partners • Ground Studio • Gruen Associates • Grupo Anima • Gustave Carlson Design • Handel Architects LLP. • Harding Partners • Hargreaves Jones • HASTINGS Architecture, LLC. • HAWKINS Partners Inc. • HED • HNTB Corporation • Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK) • Helix Architecture & Design • HGA Architects and Engineers • Hill West Architects • HKS, Inc. • HMC Architects • Hutson Gallagher LLC. • Hood Design Studio • Horton Harper Architects • Ibañez Shaw Architecture LLC. • ikon.5 architects • in situ studio • Joeb Moore & Partners • John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects • Johnson Fain Architects • Kathleen Ferguson Landscapes • KieranTimberlake Associates LLP. • Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. • KUBE architecture • Lake|Flato Architects • LARGE Architecture • Leers Weinzapfel Associates • Lilly Architects • LMN Architects • Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects
In addition to the United States, winning projects are located in China, Greece, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.
With categories focusing on sustainable design, this season’s program emphasizes the pivotal role designers have in confronting climate change, and shines a spotlight on those architects striving to improve the built environment for generations to come:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Sister Lillian Murphy Community, San Francisco, California by Paulett Taggart Architects with Studio VARA Architecture Urbanism + Design
ACACIA Resilient Homes Prototype, Caguas, Puerto Rico by Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers PLLC.
Pacific Landing Affordable Housing, Santa Monica, California by Tighe Architecture
AIRPORTS AND TRANSPORTATION CENTRES
Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, Alameda, California by Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects with PLAD (Peter Logan Architecture and Design)
Chicago O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5 Extension, Chicago, Illinois by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK) with Muller & Muller Ltd.
BRIDGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Grand Avenue Park Bridge, Everett, Washington by LMN Architects
COMMERCIAL
Block 162, Denver, Colorado by Gensler with MaRS
New York Family Office, New York, New York by SheltonMindel and A+I
One Westside, Los Angeles, California by Gensler
320 South Canal, Chicago, Illinois by Goettsch Partners
Ethereal Intervention, Palo Alto, California by Form4 Architecture
9735 Washington, Los Angeles, California by Abramson Architects
Woodinville Whiskey Processing and Barrel Aging Facility, Quincy, Washington by Graham Baba Architects
Aspirational Gardens, California by Form4 Architecture
Connective Journey, Palo Alto, California by Form4 Architecture
CORPORATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
The Prow, Seattle, Washington by Aidlin Darling Design
Kreg Tool Headquarters, Ankeny, Iowa by Neumann Monson Architects
Folded Wings, Palo Alto, California by Form4 Architecture
LinkedIn Headquarters, Mountain View, California by STUDIOS Architecture
DISPLAY/INSTALLATION
The Museum of No Spectators, Black Rock City, Nevada by Form4 Architecture
Sensory Journey, Ghent, New York by Studio Joseph
Upon Reflection (the Sky’s the Limit), Toledo, Ohio by Studio Joseph
ENERGY/SUSTAINABILITY
Lilly, New York, New York by Studio Vural
ENTERTAINMENT
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, San Diego, California by Tucker Sadler Architects, Inc.
Opreyland Beer Hall, Nashville, Tennessee by OrchestraONE Studio with BLUR Workshop
EXPOSITION
The Expo 2027, Bloomington, Minnesota by DLR Group
GOVERNMENT/CIVIC BUILDINGS
Johnson County Courthouse, Olathe, Kansas by Fentress Architects
Royal Norwegian Embassy Renovation, Washington, D.C. by Fentress Architects
National Institutes of Health Surgery, Radiology, and Lab Medicine Building, Bethesda, Maryland by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
1021 O Street State Office Building, Sacramento, California by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY
Wild Rice Retreat, Bayfield, Wisconsin by Salmela Architect
XOMA, Mexico City, Mexico by BA Collective
Shepherd’s Run, South Kingstown, Rhode Island by Centerbrook Architects and Planners
INSTITUTIONAL
Cooperwood Senior Living, Flowood, Mississippi by Duvall Decker
LIBRARIES
Norwell Public Library, Norwell, Massachusetts by Oudens Ello Architecture
MIXED-USE BUILDINGS
Quince, San Diego, California by Works Progress Architecture
Angels Landing, Los Angeles, California by Handel Architects LLP.
Stillness, Joshua Tree, California by Tighe Architecture
Fremont Downtown Event Center, Fremont, California by STUDIOS Architecture
Barranca, Los Angeles, California by Tighe Architecture
MONUMENTS
Lubbock Tornado Memorial, Lubbock, Texas by MWM Architects, Inc.
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING
Una Residences, Chicago, Illinois by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
8899 Beverly Boulevard, West Hollywood, California by Olson Kundig
Tuscaloosa Co-Working, Tuscaloosa, Alabama by BLUR Workshop
Arthaus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC.
The Tribune Tower, Chicago, Illinois by Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB)
Wedge, Los Angeles, California by Tighe Architecture
Larrabee, West Hollywood, California by Tighe Architecture
MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL BUILDINGS
Marlboro Music Reich Hall, Marlboro, Vermont by HGA Architects and Engineers
Water Works Park Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota by HGA Architects and Engineers
First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by Johnson Fain Architects with Ralph Appelbaum Associates
Steppenwolf Theatre Campus Expansion, Chicago, Illinois by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Ford Nature Center at Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown, Ohio by DLR Group
The Mississippi River Learning Center, St. Paul, Minnesota by W Architecture and Landscape Architecture LLC.
Welcome Galleries, Washington D.C. by Studio Joseph
Bob Dylan Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma by Olson Kundig
University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Des Moines, Iowa by BNIM
PARKS AND GARDENS
416 Memorial Park, Ansan, South Korea by UNITEDLAB Associates
The Ellinikon Metropolitan Park and Coastal Front, Athens, Greece by Sasaki Associates, Inc. with doxiadis+ Architects & Landscape Architects
Cherokee Village, Arkansas by University of Arkansas Community Design Center
San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas by Weddle Gilmore Architects
Peabody Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee by HASTINGS Architecture, LLC.
Origin Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by OLIN
Currie Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Chen Moore Associates with OLIN
11th Street Bridge Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) with OLIN
Sojourner Truth State Park, Ulster County, New York by OLIN
PRIVATE RESIDENCE
The Carapace Retreat, Healdsburg, California by Studio VARA
Beverly Grove Residence, Los Angeles, California by Assembledge+
The Owyang House, Atherton, California by Swatt Miers Architects
Unlikely Eichler, Palo Alto, California by Gustave Carlson Design
Long Island Waterside Retreat Pool House, Southampton, New York by SheltonMindel
Hill House, Lakeville, Connecticut by Joeb Moore & Partners
Westridge, Portola Valley, California by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
Slice House, Greenwich, Connecticut by Joeb Moore & Partners
Mourning Dovecote, Sonoma, California by S^A | Schwartz and Architecture
JArzm House, Los Angeles, California by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
Virginia Treehouse, Great Falls, Virginia by Robert Young Architects
House Stepping Down a Hill, Los Angeles, California by Bestor Architecture
Fifty Acre Wood, Stillwater, Minnesota by Salmela Architect
Teton Residence, Alta, Wyoming by David Jameson Architect, Inc.
New Canaan Pavilion, New Canaan, Connecticut by Deborah Berke Partners LLC. (now TenBurke)
Faust Haus, San Francisco, California by Aidlin Darling Design
Feldmann Residence, Woodland, Minnesota by Salmela Architect
House at 519 Indiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas by Studio 804, Inc.
Suspension House, California by Fougeron Architecture
Aspen – West End, Aspen, Colorado by RO | ROCKETT DESIGN
Lake Tahoe Cabin, Incline Village, Nevada by RO | ROCKETT DESIGN
Old Yacht Club, Blue Hill, Maine by Elliott Architects
Sycamore House, Nashville, Tennessee by HASTINGS Architecture, LLC.
Longwood, Los Angeles, California by Tighe Architecture
Fire House, Santa Barbara, California by Tighe Architecture
River Bend Residence, New Braunfels, Texas by Lake|Flato Architects
Pink Pool House, Sagaponack, New York by Roger Ferris + Partners LLC. Architects
PUBLIC SPACE ARCHITECTS
Locust Grove Event Pavilion, Louisville, Kentucky by de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop
San Clemente – Marine Safety Headquarters, San Clemente, California by HMC Architects
Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Audrey Irmas Pavilion, Los Angeles, California by OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture)
BAR Intergenerational Community Center, Los Angeles, California by BA Collective
Hood Bike Park Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts by Elkus Manfredi Architects
RESTORATION/RENOVATION
Foundry, Cambridge, Massachusetts by CambridgeSeven
MacLac – Rebirth of A Historic Paint Factory, San Francisco, California by Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects with PLAD (Peter Logan Architect and Design)
Herald Examiner Building & ASU Build-Out, Los Angeles, California by Gensler
JP Morgan Chase Tower Repositioning, Houston, Texas by HMC Architects
House of Automotive Art + Design, El Segundo, California by Rockefeller Kempel Architects
4340 Duncan Ave., St. Louis, Missouri by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
RETAIL AND SHOWROOMS
Galerie56, New York, New York by SheltonMindel
SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
Washington Liberty High School Annex, Arlington, Virginia by studio27architecture
Temple University Leonard and Helena Mazur Hall Lobby and Terrace Renovations, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Erdy McHenry Architecture, LLC.
Encompass Northwest, Snoqualmie, Washington by Signal Architecture + Research
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building, UCSF, San Francisco, California by Mark Cavagnero Associates
The Hamlin School, San Francisco, California by Mark Cavagnero Associates
Arizona State University Health Futures Center, Phoenix, Arizona by CO Architects
University of Massachusetts Amherst North Chiller Plant, Amherst, Massachusetts by Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Kansas City University Center for Medical Education Innovation, Kansas City, Missouri by CO Architects
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou (HKUST), Guangzhou, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. with SCAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology Co., Ltd.)
University Activity Center, HKUST, Guangzhou, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. with SCAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology Co., Ltd.)
University of Denver Community Commons, Denver, Colorado by Moore Ruble Yudell
Roberts Hall Music Building Addition, Michael Jaharis Hall, Lancaster, Pennsylvania by William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
Taif University Master Plan, Taif, Saudi Arabia by Harding Partners
John Lewis Elementary School, Washington, D.C. by Perkins Eastman PC.
Metropolitan Community College Blue River Campus Building, Independence, Missouri by BNIM
Austin Community College Rio Grande Campus Renovation, San Antonio, Texas by Overland Partners
SKYSCRAPER/HIGH RISES
Guangxi China Resources Tower, Nanning, China by Goettsch Partners
Block 185, Austin, Texas by Pelli Clarke & Partners
Torre Mítikah, Mexico City, Mexico by Pelli Clarke & Partners
200 Amsterdam, New York, New York by Elkus Manfredi Architects
130 William, New York, New York by Adjaye Associates with Hill West Architects
SPORTS AND RECREATION
Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, California by AECOM
DNA Alpine, San Miguel County, Colorado by CCY Architects
Slauson Connect Recreation Center, Los Angeles, California by Paul Murdoch Architects
Texas Surf Entertainment, Kansas City, Missouri by BLUR Workshop
Gumnut Grove at Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, California by Surfacedesign, Inc.
URBAN PLANNING/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Framework Plan for a Riverine Commons and Institute, Fayetteville, Arkansas by University of Arkansas Community Design Center
Msheireb Downtown Doha Phase 4, Doha, Qatar by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) with Diwan Al Emara Architects Engineers & Planners
Urban Planners (early Scheme): Mossessian ArchitectureUnion Square Visioning, New York, New York by Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers PLLC.
Aldea Uh May, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico by Pininfarina of America with Aldea Uh May / Lab238
In addition, the jury awarded over 50 honorable mentions.
All winning projects can be viewed at chi-athenaeum.org or americanarchitectureawards.com.
On Wednesday, December 13, The Chicago Athenaeum and European Centre will host an Awards Presentation/Gala Dinner at The Arts Club in Chicago (201 East Ontario Street) starting at 6PM.
Also back for its 23rd edition, the awarded projects are published in the annual compendium Global Design + Urbanism: “New American Architecture 2023.”
This stunning softbound book will be released in early 2024 and is the definitive guide to the year’s best buildings and spaces. Books can be purchased by contacting The Chicago Athenaeum or online at metropolitanartspress.com.
The deadline for the 2024 American Architecture Awards is February 1, 2024.
