The Official Presentation of America’s Highest Public Award for New Architecture and Urban Planning by the Most Prominent Architecture Firms in the United States Takes Place at a Gala Reception/Dinner at The Arts Club in Chicago on December 11.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (NOVEMBER 20, 2025) — The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, have announced the winners of the 2025 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.

Now celebrating the 31st year, The American Architecture Awards are the nation’s highest and most prestigious distinguished building awards program that honors new and cutting-edge design in the United States.

This year, the Museum received a record number of projects for new buildings, landscape architecture, and urban planning from the most important firms practicing in the U.S. and globally.

From a short list of over 1,500 submissions, the 2025 Jury for Awards selected over 200 projects by the best and foremost American design offices in the United States.

The distinguished jury of architectural practitioners included:

• Joyce van den Berg, City Architect, City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• Liu Hin, Chengdu Yecheng LanJin Architectural Design Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China

• Nobuaki Miyashita, MR Studio Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

• Sanjay Puri, Sanjay Puri Architects Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India

Winning projects ranged from a new school by Frank Gehry, new skyscrapers by KPF, Pininfarina, Goettsch Partners, and Jahn, museums and libraries by Snøhetta, sports arenas by Populous, HOK, and AECOM, social housing by Patrick Tighe, landscape and urban designs by OLIN and Jonathan Marvel, and agricultural infrastructure by Ask Studio to the almost mystical Red Sea resort in Saudi Arabia by Oppenheim Architecture.

Restoration and renovation projects abound, including the stunning new redeveloped Portland Building by DLR Group, originally designed by Michael Graves in 1982.

“With innovation thriving around the world,” states Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, architecture critic and President/CEO of The Chicago Athenaeum, “the latest results from the 31st American Architecture Awards make that point quite clear.

“This edition has recognized the most pre-eminent and visionary architecture and landscape architecture in the United States, where imagination and vision meet the highest level of craftsmanship, sustainability, and the best of Good Design.”

“This latest edition of the Awards recognizes over 200 remarkable designs and urban projects from almost every corner of The United States and originating from the most prestigious, elite American design firms practicing today—including Snøhetta, Populous, Frank Gehry, Helmut Jahn, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Chad Oppenheim, SsD , OLIN, Weiss/Manfredi, Moore Ruble Yudell, DLR Group, BNIM, Elkus Manfredi Architects, HOK, Stephen Luoni, Gensler, Snow Kreilich Architects, Patrick Tighe, Ross Wimer, BNIM, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Eckenhoff Saunders, BKSK Architects, HASTINGS Architecture, William Rawn, Centerbrook Architects, ikon.5 architects, Mark Cavagnero, KieranTimberlake, Goettsch Partners. Pininfarina, Kobi Karp, Olson Kundig, Machado Silvetti, Lake Flato Architects, Ennead Architects, Aidlin Darling Design, Messana O’Rorke, and Roger Ferris.”

“These awards exist to celebrate and elevate architectural excellence worldwide. They are dedicated to championing both emerging talent and established firms, offering a platform where outstanding architectural work is recognized,” continues Narkiewicz-Laine.

Our Museum is honored to have the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the best in today’s American architecture and showcase work that will inspire the industry and influence the future of design.”

Hundreds of U.S. architects and landscape architects were awarded for 2025 for the following projects:

AIPORTS AND TRANSPORTATION CENTRES

Portland International Airport Main Terminal Expansion, Portland, Oregon, USA by ZGF Architects
Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson, Wyoming, USA by CLB Architects

BRIDGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Hickory Riverwalk Bridge, Hickory, North Carolina, USA by Rosales + Partners Architects Engineers

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Crinkle Cuts, Newark, New Jersey, USA by After Architecture

CIVIC CENTERS

Scottsdale Civic Center, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA by Lake Flato Architects with Dig Studio and Ardurra
Yongkang City Cultural Center, Yongkang, Zhejiang, China by DLR Group

COMMERCIAL

1900 Lawrence, Denver, Colorado, USA by Goettsch Partners and Shears Adkins and DLR Group with Wenk Associates
Paradigm River North, Denver, Colorado, USA by Tryba Architects
Hines Levit Green Building, Texas, USA by Helmuth Obata Kassabaum (HOK)

COMMUNITY CENTERS

Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA by Payette
The Remington Boys and Girls Clubhouse, New Rochelle, New York, USA by GF55 Architects
Graco Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA by Snow Kreilich Architects
Roger Williams Gateway Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA by INFORM Studio with Design Under Sky

CORPORATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

NBCUniversal Campus Project, Los Angeles, California, USA by LEVER Architecture and House & Robertson Architects, Inc.
Torey Heights by Breakthrough, San Diego, California, USA by Flad Architects
Elite Octane, Atlantic, Iowa, USA by ASK Studio

DISPLAY/INSTALLATION

Pavilion for Meditation and Music, California, USA by Aidlin Darling Design

ENTERTAINMENT

Oregon Winery, Dundee Hills, Oregon, USA by Eckenhoff Saunders and Saavedra Group Architects

EXPOSITION CENTERS

BMO Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada by Populous + Stantec + S2 Architecture with O2 Planning and Design Inc.

GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

The Portland Building Reconstruction, Portland, Oregon, USA by DLR Group
State Fire Academy Educational Fire Training Facility, Pearl, Mississippi, USA by Burris Wagnon Architects

HOSPITALS/MEDICAL CENTERS

Kaiser Permanente Everett Ambulatory Surgery and Specialty Center Expansion, Seattle, Washington, USA by Helmuth Obata Kassabaum (HOK) by Ennead Architects LLP. and Holland Basham Architects
Western State Forensic Hospital, Washington, USA by Helmuth Obata Kassabaum (HOK)
Inova Health Center Oakville, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, by Ennead Architects and Ballinger

HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY

The Post Hotel Rehabilitation, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA by Messana O’Rorke and Antinozzi Associates with Crosskey Architects
Desert Rock Resort, Red Sea Development, Saudi Arabia by Oppenheim Architecture and Khatib & Alami
Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands by Blur Workshop
Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California, USA by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP. and Harley Ellis Devereaux with Gensler
Moxy Wynwood Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA by Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, Inc.

LIBRARIES

Folger Shakespeare Library Landscape, Washington, DC., USA by OLIN
Rockaway Library, IFar Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA by Snøhetta
Sahuarita Regional Library, Sahuarita, Arizona, USA by Line and Space, LLC

MIXED-USE BUILDINGS

Williams Lodge and ONEOK Boathouse for Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA by Mack Scogin Merrill, Elam Architects
Broadway Cloverfield, Santa Monica, California, USA by Patrick TIGHE Architecture
The Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, by Payette

MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING

1000M, Chicago, Illinois, USA by Jahn
64 University Place, New York, New York, USA by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. (KPF) with Deborah Nevins Landscape Architects
Pearl House Conversion, New York, New York, USA by Gensler
Catherine Commons, Ithaca, New York, USA by ikon.5 architects
Alcott, Boston, Massachusetts, USA by Elkus Manfredi
Charlotte of the Upper Westside at 470 Columbus, New York, New York, USA by BKSK Architects
Arts District, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA by OFFICEUNTITLED and AC Martin
Copia, Chicago, Illinois, USA by Goettsch Partners
Paramont Towers, Nashville, Tennessee, USA by Goettsch Partners
The L-Loft: A Housing Neighborhood Cluster, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA by University of Arkansas Community Design Center

MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL BUILDINGS

Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut, USA by Centerbrook Architects and Planners with James Corner Field Operations
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., USA by KieranTimberlake with OLIN
Georgetown Steam Plant, Seattle, Washington, USA by Signal Architecture + Research and SHKS Architects
Spencer Museum of Art Addition, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP.
Wenling Cultural Center, Wenling, China by DLR Group and Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and Research (ZIAD)
Vesterheim Commons, Decorah, Iowa, USA, Snøhetta and BNIM
Cultural Center Hodu, Chungnam, Korea by SsD and Dyne Architects with Sandul Landscape Construction
Cleveland Museum of Natural History Transformation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA by DLR Group
Edelman Fossil Park and Museum, Mantua, New Jersey, USA by Ennead Architects and KSS Architects
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, Brooklyn, USA by WXY architecture + urban design

OFFICE BUILDINGS

TMC3 Collaborative Building, Houston, Texas, USA by Elkus Manfredi Architects with Mikyoung Kim Design
Arc Institute, Palo Alto, California, USA by Mark Cavagnero Associates with Office of James Burnett (OJB Landscape Architecture)
Skylab Headquarters + SkylabSHOP, Portland, Oregon, USA by Skylab
LifeServe Blood Center, Johnston, Iowa, USA, by BNIM with Confluence
Educational Media Foundation Office Building, Franklin, Tennessee, USA by HASTINGS Architecture

PARKS AND GARDENS

Mill Ridge Regional Metro Parl Phase I, Nashville, Tennessee, USA by HASTINGS Architecture\
Tucker Ranch Wellness Park, Winter Garden, Florida, USA by HASTINGS Architecture
Beaverdam Reservoir Park, Ashburn, Virginia, USA by studio27architecture with Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Downtown Cary Park, Cary, North Carolina, USA by Machado Silvetti
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, USA by OLIN

PRIVATE RESIDENCES

Hudson River Guest Cottage, Tivoli, New York, USA by Messana O’Rorke
Fairway Residence, Bridgehampton, New York, USA by Roger Ferris + Partners
Aro Homes, Mountain View, California, USA by Olson Kundig
El Capitola Residence, Vancouver, Washington, USA by William / Kaven Architecture
Tampa ADU!, Tampa, Florida by Studio YAY!
Waterfront Pavilion Residence, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by Garret Cord Werner LLC.
Maxon House, Carnation, Washington, USA by Olson Kundig
Prairie Garden, Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA by Borelli | Wendorf
West Pond House, Charleston, Rhode Island, USA by Estes Twombly + Titrington Architects
Side-By House, Westport, Rhode Island, USA by Estes Twombly + Titrington
Canyon House, Beverly Hills, California, USA by Standard Architecture
Top of Hill Retreat, Stanford, New York, USA by Slade Architecture
Ribera Road House, Carmel, California, USA by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
Shinnecock Residence, Shinnecock Bay, New York, USA by Bates Masi + Architects
Wavelet House, Los Altos, California, USA by Fougeron Architecture
Moreno Residence, Brentwood, California, USA by OFFICEUNTITLED
PTR House, Potomac, Maryland, USA by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect
Oregon Dune House, Manzanita, Oregon, USA by Waechter Architecture
Baxter Residence, Silver Lake, California, USA by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects with Terremoto Landscape
Etlan Farm House, Etlan, Virginia, USA by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect
Dolores Height Residence, San Francisco, California, USA by Dumican Mosey Architects
Clinton Corners Residence, Nashville, Tennessee, by Goettsch Partners with Barge Design Solutions
Stratfordville House, Stanfordville, New York, USA by Desai Chia Architecture
Curtain House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA by Johnsen Schmaling

RESTAURANTS/RESORTS

The Nest, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA by SALA Architects

RESTORATION/RENOVATION

50 Ninth Avenue, New York, New York, USA by BKSK Architects
Slayton House Renovation and Addition, Washington, DC., USA by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect
Masonic Block, McGregor, Iowa, USA by MA Architecture
Palace Theatre Restoration, New York, New York, USA by PBDW Architects and (FOH/BOH and Tower): Mancini Duffy
The Neuhoff Curve Building, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, by Smith Gee Studio and S9 Architecture
Hogg Memorial Auditorium at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA by McKinney York Architects
The Green House Renovation, Melno Park, California, USA by S^A | Schwartz and Architecture
Duplexity, Venice, California, USA by Verse Design LA

SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES

Davis Center at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA by Leers Weinzapfel Associates and J. Garland Enterprises (JGE)
University of California, Riverside School of Business Building, Riverside, California, USA by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners
Environmental Education Building, Auburn, Alabama, USA by Leers Weinzapfel Associates
The University of Hong Kong Global Innovation Centre, Hong Kong, SAR, by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects, The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by Weiss/Manfredi
The Hursey Center at the University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, by Payette
The Coburn School Expansion, Los Angeles, California, USA by Gehry Partners, LLP.
Lone Oaks Farm Sunset Cabins, Middleton, Tennessee, USA by El Dorado
Northeastern University EXP, Boston, Massachusetts, USA by Payette
Wonderland Elementary School Kindergarten Classroom Building and Learning Garden, Los Angeles, California, USA by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
Thurgood Marshall Hall, School of Public Policy at University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA by Leo A Daly
Santa Monica High School Expansion and Gold Gymnasium, Rutherford, Santa Monica, California, USA by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners and HED
Radford University Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity, Radford, Virginia, USA, by Hord Coplan Macht and William Rawn Associates
Student Center at Portsmouth Abby School, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA by ikon.5 architects
The Controlled Environment Agriculture Research Complex, Columbus, Ohio, USA, by Erdy McHenry Architecture and MA Design

SKYSCRAPER/HIGH RISES

Citymark Tower, Shenzhen, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. (KPF) and Zhubo Design Group Co., Ltd.
One Madison Avenue Renovation and Adaptive Reuse, New York, New York, USA by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. (KPF)
Savassi Design by Pininfarina, Minas Gerais, Brazil, by Pininfarina of America

SOCIAL HOUSING

The Pryde, Boston, Massachusetts, USA by DiMella Shaffer
Watts 1000, Los Angeles, California, USA by Patrick TIGHE Architecture
Palm Springs Homeless Navigation Center, Palm Springs, California, USA by John Friedman, Alice Kimm Architects
The Hillside Senior Affordable Passive House Community, New York, New York, USA by Architecture in Formation and SLCE Architects

SPORTS AND RECREATION

Campsite at Shield Ranch, Austin, Texas, USA by Andersson / Wise Architects
Inuit Dome, Inglewood, California, USA by AECOM and Anderson Barker Architects with Hood Design Studio
Energizer Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA by Helmuth Obata Kassabaum (HOK)
Long Beach City College Stadium and Athletics Sports Complex, Long Beach, California, USA by DLR Group

URBAN PLANNING /LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

The Portal, San Francisco, California, USA by Form4 Architecture
King County Civic Grounds, Seattle, Washington, USA by Northwest Studio
Land’s Stake Farmstand, Weston, Massachusetts, USA by Payette
Blanton Museum of Art Grounds Redesign, Austin, Texas, USA by Snøhetta
Bronx Point, Mountainview, Bronx, New York, USA by Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers, PLLC. and Abel Bainnson Butz, LLP. with S9 Architecture and Engineering, PC.
River North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA by HASTINGS Architecture
The 1901 Project, Chicago, Illinois, USA by RIOS with James Corner Field Operations and Site Design

In addition, the jury awarded over 80 honorable mentions.

“This year’s American Architecture Awards program,” states Narkiewicz-Laine, demonstrates the profound possibilities for the ‘Greatness of Architecture’ where form and function come together in the most inspiring way.”

“From sustainable structures to visually striking spaces, these projects reflect a dynamic and forward-thinking approach to today’s built environment.”

All awarded buildings and urban planning projects can be reviewed at americanarchitectureawards.com, while being honored online via the 5+million virtual communities at Global Design News (globaldesignnews.com) and The Chicago Athenaeum and European Centre’s websites at chicagoathenaem.org and europeanarch.eu.

This year, the official ceremony and presentation of the awards takes place at a gala reception and dinner at The Arts Club in Chicago on Thursday, December 11, 2025.

Tickets are limited and can be purchased by calling The Chicago Athenaeum at +815/777-4444.

Also, back for its 25th edition, the awarded projects are published in the annual compendium Global Design + Urbanism: New American Architecture 2025.

This stunning softbound book, published by Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. will be released in early 2026 and is the definitive guide to the year’s best new buildings and urban spaces. Books can be purchased by contacting The Chicago Athenaeum or online at metropolitanartspress.com.

The deadline for the 2026 American Architecture Awards is February 1, 2026.

Applications for 2026 are available online at chi-athenaeum.org or americanarchitectureawards.com.

For more information, contact Ms. Jennifer Nyholm at +815/777-4444 or by email at jennifer@chicagoathenaeum.org.