This year, nine buildings were selected and awarded for their "sense of place and purpose, ecology, sustainability and history"
By Redação
Submitted at Feb 4, 2019, 11:50 AM
01 min de leitura
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Tirpitz Museum ; Blåvand, Denmark, by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). A sanctuary set in a site of dramatic war history on Denmark’s west coast, this museum has transformed a never-completed German bunker into an innovative cultural complex. Contrasting with the dark days of World War II occupation and the heaviness of the cement bunker, the architects’ delicate intervention adds a central public square surrounded by light-filled spaces embedded in the landscape.
(Rasmus Hjortshoj)
02/14 -
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture ; Washington DC, from The Freelon Group (now part of Perkins + Will), Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroup. The culmination of a decades-long journey to celebrate the history of black culture, the new museum establishes strong connections with its site on the National Mall in Washington D.C. and the country's long-neglected African-American heritage. The museum is an attractive home for the important and emotional journey that awaits visitors.
(Alan Karchmer)
03/14 -
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture ; Washington DC, from The Freelon Group (now part of Perkins + Will), Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroup. The culmination of a decades-long journey to celebrate the history of black culture, the new museum establishes strong connections with its site on the National Mall in Washington D.C. and the country's long-neglected African-American heritage. The museum is an attractive home for the important and emotional journey that awaits visitors.
(Alan Karchmer)
04/14 -
Confluence Park ; San Antonio, Texas, by Lake Flato Architects. Along the banks of the San Antonio River, Confluence Park is a living laboratory designed to expand visitors’ understanding of South Texas ecotypes and the impact of urban development on local watersheds. A destination for learning and recreation, the park is part of the nation’s largest environmental restoration project and an accessible gateway to outdoor activities.
(Casey Dunn)
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Confluence Park ; San Antonio, Texas, by Lake Flato Architects. Along the banks of the San Antonio River, Confluence Park is a living laboratory designed to expand visitors’ understanding of South Texas ecotypes and the impact of urban development on local watersheds. A destination for learning and recreation, the park is part of the nation’s largest environmental restoration project and an accessible gateway to outdoor activities.
(Casey Dunn)
06/14 -
Arlington Elementary School ; Tacoma, Washington, by Mahlum Architects. One of the central principles of the project was to support the relationship between internal and external learning. A covered play area, which doubles as an outdoor theater, allows students to get outside even in poor weather conditions, and groundwater promotes early explorations of fluid dynamics.
(Benjamin Benschneider)
07/14 -
Starter Home #4-15, Saint Thomas/Ninth ; New Orleans by OJT. A continuation of the architect’s Starter Home initiative, which delivers entry-level housing to rapidly gentrifying historic urban neighborhoods, Saint Thomas/Ninth renegotiates existing conditions in New Orleans to maximize residential density.
(Will Crocker)
08/14 -
Casey House ; Toronto, by Hariri Pontarini Architects. A much-needed extension and addition to a specialized healthcare facility serving people living with HIV/AIDS, Toronto’s Casey House represents a new prototype for hospitals. More than 10 years in the making, it serves the needs of its patients and their providers in an environment designed to evoke the comforts of home.
(Doublespace)
09/14 -
Crosstown Concourse ; Memphis, Tennessee, by Looney Ricks Kiss. The design revolves around three main atriums. The central, 10-story atrium transitions easily from its everyday spectacle to serving as a subtle backdrop for large and small gatherings. A weathered steel theater staircase gives way to a concrete stage of sorts, providing a platform for civic events and comfortable seating.
(McGinn Photography)
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Crosstown Concourse ; Memphis, Tennessee, by Looney Ricks Kiss. The design revolves around three main atriums. The central, 10-story atrium transitions easily from its everyday spectacle to serving as a subtle backdrop for large and small gatherings. A weathered steel theater staircase gives way to a concrete stage of sorts, providing a platform for civic events and comfortable seating.
(McGinn Photography)
11/14 -
Restoration of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia ; Charlottesville, Virginia, by John G Waite Associates Architects PLLC. This restoration of the symbolic center of the University of Virginia—widely considered Thomas Jefferson’s most important architectural achievement—is based on the highest level of historic preservation and building conservation. Conceived by Jefferson as a temple to learning but largely relegated to administrative and ceremonial use, the Rotunda is once again a focus of university life.
(Anna Wesolowska)
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Restoration of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia ; Charlottesville, Virginia, by John G Waite Associates Architects PLLC. This restoration of the symbolic center of the University of Virginia—widely considered Thomas Jefferson’s most important architectural achievement—is based on the highest level of historic preservation and building conservation. Conceived by Jefferson as a temple to learning but largely relegated to administrative and ceremonial use, the Rotunda is once again a focus of university life.
(Anna Wesolowska)
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Smart Factory ; Hoffman Estates, Illinois, by Barkow Leibinger. The site houses a prototype showroom of advanced machines/tools used to bend and shape sheet metal. Strategically positioned near Chicago O'Hare International Airport, it occupies a parcel of land reclaimed from an abandoned corporate campus.
(Simon Menges)
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Smart Factory ; Hoffman Estates, Illinois, by Barkow Leibinger. The site houses a prototype showroom of advanced machines/tools used to bend and shape sheet metal. Strategically positioned near Chicago O'Hare International Airport, it occupies a parcel of land reclaimed from an abandoned corporate campus.
(Simon Menges)
Two of the most well-known winners are BIG’s Concrete and Glass Museum in Denmark and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC, both of which are cultural buildings. Check out the gallery above to see the winners! In addition to architecture, the AIA Institute Honor Awards also recognize interior architects and urban design, but the winning projects in these categories have not yet been announced.
