The Chicago Athenaeum Announces the winners of the 30th Annual American Architecture Awards—the Industry’s Oldest, Largest, and Most Prestigious Awards Program that Honors the Best New Buildings and Urban Planning Projects from Across the U.S. and Beyond

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (DECEMBER 1, 2024) — 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 2024 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 in its 30th season, The American Architecture Awards were first organized as an effort to publicize and promote the achievements of American architects and the importance of American architecture internationally, as well as to strengthen the stature and prestige of American design across the globe.

“Since its inception in 1994,” states Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, architecture critic and President/CEO of The Chicago Athenaeum, “the program has acceded its original mission awarding thousands of projects by small and large American firms participating over the years from New York to Los Angeles, from Minneapolis to Dallas, including foreign firms with offices in the United States.”

“The program emphasizes the pivotal role designers have in confronting climate change, sustainability, and environmental concerns, as well as shining a global spotlight on those architects striving to improve the built environment for generations to come.”

“This year’s winners demonstrate the absolute transformative power of architecture and Good Design in solving some of the toughest social issues concerning housing shortages, urban repair and urban regeneration.”

“This year over 200 projects were selected by a jury from a shortlist of 600 for their inspiring levels of creativity, innovation, and attention to detail as a means and ways of expressing a profound appreciation for meaningful architecture that champions a positive impact on everyday life,” states Narkiewicz-Laine.

Most inspiring were the many restorations and renovations that captured top awards for affordable housing and community centered design by such firms as the University of Arkansas Community Design Center, Hastings Architecture, WXY architecture + urban design, ODA-Architecture, Mitchell Giurgola Architects, Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Messana O’Rorke, DLR Group, MBB Architects, Dake Wells Architecture, Gabellini Sheppard Associates, Tryba Architects, PBDW Architects, and Herzog de Meuron.

Also awarded were mesmerizing, new and elegant skytowers and corporate offices by Gehry Partners, Handel Architects, KPMB Architects, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Chris Dikeakos Architects, Rojkind Arquitectos, Callaghan Horiuchi Architects, Gensler, HOK, Laguarda.Low Architects, Pickard Chilton, Marvel Architects, Goettsch Partners, Woods Bagot, Pelli Clarke & Partners, HKS Inc, Eric Owen Moss, Weiss/Manfredi, and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.

Visionary landscape designs and urban planning projects by OLIN, SPF:architects, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, ASK Studio, CMG Landscape Architecture, Patrick Tighe Architecture, Hill West Architects, and DLR Group were selected, while massive airports, bridges, and infrastructure projects by EXP, SPF:architects, Fentress Architects, AECOM, Luis Vidal + Architects, BNIM, NADAAA, and Michael Maltzan Architecture were chosen for their paramount distingushed designs.

The 30th Annual American Architecture Awards Jury included:

• Tapio Anttila, Tapio Antilla Design Ltd., Lahti, Finland
• Pip Tompkin, Loft Design, Providence, Rhode Island
• Todd Dalland, Pvilion, Brooklyn, New York
• Paul Flowers, Chief Designer, Grohe AG., Duesseldorf, Germany
• Oliver Gerstheimer, chilli mind GmbH., Kassel, Germany
• Luke Pearson, PersonLloyd Design Ltd., London, United Kingdom
• Yorgo Lykouria, Rainlight Studio LLC., London, United Kingdom
• Mitchell Joachim, Terreform ONE New Lab, Brooklyn, New York

Hundreds of U.S. architects and landscape architects were awarded for 2024 for the following projects:

AFFORDABLE HOUSING
GrowLofts, Fayetteville, Arkansas by University of Arkansas Community Design Center
Love & Hope - Transitional Housing for Homeless People, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Everest Group
Rutledge Flats, Nashville, Tennessee by Hastings Architecture with Hodgson Douglas
Rural Pocket Neighborhood Affordable Housing, Sheridan, Arkansas by University of Arkansas Community Design Center

AIPORTS AND TRANSPORTATION CENTRES
CTA 95th/Dan Ryan Terminal Station, Chicago, Illinois by EXP
Boston Logan Terminal E Modernization, Boston, Massachusetts, AECOM and Luis Vidal + Architects
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Mickey Leland International Terminal by Fentress Architects and Smith & Company
Kendall/MIT Gateway, Cambridge, Massachusetts by NADAAA and Perkins & Will
CTA Washinton/Wabash Elevated Station, Chicago, Illinois by EXP
Phoenix Sky Harbor Sky Train Stage 2, Phoenix, Arizona by SmithGroup

BRIDGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
The Wonder Bridge, Lost Hills, California by SPF:architects
Los Angeles Sixth Street Viaduct, Angeles, California by Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc., HNTB Corporation, and AC Martin Partners with Hargraeves Associates
Kansas City International Parking Garage, Kansas City, Missouri by BNIM

COMMERCIAL
(W)rapper, Los Angeles, California by Eric Owen Moss Architects with Land Images
160 Front Street Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill LLC.
Naver Cloud Data Center GAK2, Sejong, Republic of South Korea by Open Source Architecture and PRAUD
AIASF and the Center for Architecture+Design, San Francisco, California by Aidlin Darling Design

COMMUNITY CENTERS
Arverne East Multi-Purpose Building, New York, New York by WXY architecture + urban design with Harrison French & Associates

CORPORATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
East Seattle Partners (ESP) Offices, Mercer Island, Washington by PUBLIC47 Architects LLC. with Karen Kiest Landscape Architects
Second Century Project, Burbank, California by Gehry Partners, LLP. and NBBJ with OJB Landscape Architecture
320 Granville Tower, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. and Chris Dikeakos Architects
Ledger Bentonville, Bentonville, Arkansas by Rojkind Arquitectos and Callaghan Horiuchi Architects PLLC., Marlon Blackwell Architects, and Harrison French & Associates Ltd.
NVIDIA Voyager Corporate Headquarters, Santa Clara, California by Gensler
Chengdu Co-Innovation and Cooperation Center, Chengdu, Chinaby Laguarda.Low Architects LLC. and AD Architecture with Zinialand Design
HPE Headquarters, Spring, Texas by Pickard Chilton and Kriksey Architecture with SWA Group
Asurion Gulch Hub Headquarters, Nashville, Tennessee by Hastings Architecture Associates, LLC.
Google Cambridge Headquarters, Cambridge, Massachusetts by Pickard Chilton and Stantec Architecture with Merge Architects Inc., Utile, Inc. Architecture + Planning, and Lemon Brooke
Divisions Maintenance Group Headquarters, Cincinnati, Ohio by Luminaut

DISPLAY/INSTALLATION
Sculpting History and the American Myth, Richmond, Virginia by Studio Joseph
Pour Me Another, Memphis, Tennessee by Ball-Nogues Studio
HeadMaze Introspection at Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois by zpd+a

ENTERTAINMENT
Steelhouse Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska by Ennead Architects LLP. and Holland Basham Architects
Lake Oconee Gathering House, Atlanta, Georgia by BLUR Workshop
The Buxton Center for Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, Washington by LMN Architects

EXPOSITION
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Expansion, New York, New York by WXY architecture + urban design with Moody Nolan and TVS Design with Stantec
Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Seoul, South Korea by RIOS

GOVERNMENT/CIVIC BUILDINGS
Area A-7 East Boston Police Station, East Boston, Massachusetts by Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Department of Motor Vehicles, Inglewood Field Office Replacement, Inglewood, California by Paul Murdoch
Springdale Municipal Complex, Jackson, Mississippi by Duvall Decker Architects

HOSPITALS/MEDICAL CENTERS
Victory Wellness Center, North Hollywood, California by Patterns and Mutuo
Esperanza Health Center-Brighton Park South Building, Chicago, Illinois by UrbanWorks, Ltd.
UPMC Mercy Pavilion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK) and IKM Architecture
Children’s Hospital New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana by Page

HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY
Serif and The Line Hotel, San Francisco, California by Handel Architects LLP. and IwamotoScott Architecture with BAR Architects & Interiors and Knibb Design
Jorgensen Farms, Westerville, Ohio by Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design (JBAD)
Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay RV Resort, Chula Vista, California by Tucker Sadler Architects, Inc.
Townhouse Hotel, New York, New York by Messana O’Rorke

INSTITUTIONAL
The State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO), Kansas City, Missouri by Multistudio

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
The Palladio Residence, Las Vegas, Nevada by Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Rithm Capital Headquarters, New York, New York by Danny Forster & Architecture
Lightfall Custom Solar Telescope, New York, New York by Loisos + Ubbelohde and HLW International LLP.
Brooklyn Public Library, Sunset Park Branch, New York, New York by Mitchell Giurgola Architects LLP.
The Grand Lodge, Farmington, Pennsylvania by Gensler
Mississippi River Loft, Minneapolis, Minnesota by PKA Architecture
Des Moines Studio, Des Moines, Iowa by Neumann Monson Architects

LIBRARIES
Frisco Public Library, Frisco, Texas by Gensler
Boston Public Library Faneuil Branch, Boston, Massachusetts by Oudens Ello Architecture

MIXED-USE BUILDINGS
Fourth Ward Office Project, Atlanta, Georgia by Olson Kundig and HKS Architects, Inc. with Future Green Studio and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Deji Plaza Xuzhou, Xuzhou, China by LMCA Design - Li Min Ching Architecture Design, D.P.C. and Nanjing Yangtze River Urban Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Avocet Tower and AC Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland by Pickard Chilton with Cooper Carry
The Motley, Nashville, Tennessee by Hastings Architecture
One Clinton Tower, Brooklyn, New York by Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers PLLC. with Studio DB and DLANDstudio
St. Johns Lumberyard, St. John, US Virgin Islands by BLUR Workshop
Madison House Tower, New York, New York by Handel Architects LLP.

MEMORIALS
October One Memorial, Las Vegas, Nevada by Paul Murdoch Architects
Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial, Washington, DC by OLIN

MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING
Philly TOD Net-Zero Mixed-Income Residential Housing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by AECOM
Alcove Residential Tower, Nashville, Tennessee by Goettsch Partners with Barge Design Solutions
The St. Regis Residences, Boston, Massachusetts by Elkus Manfredi Architects with BAMO, Inc. and Carol R Johnson Associates
Bankside Residential Complex, Bronx, New York by Hill West Architects with MPFP pllc.
El Borinquen Residence, New York, New York by Alexander Gorlin Architects
Optima Paradise Valley Modular Housing, Paradise Valley, Arizona by Optima DCHGlobal, Inc.
SCOPE Langsuan Tower, Bangkok, Thailand by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. and Tandem Architects with Thomas Juul-Hansen LLC.
Central Park North, New York, New York by Woods Bagot
Olympia Dumbo Tower, Brooklyn, New York by Hill West Architects with Workstead and MPFP pllc.
Transbay - I left my heart in San Francisco, San Francisco, California by SheltonMindel

MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL BUILDINGS
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut by EskewDumezRipple
The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts by Oudens Ello Architecture
AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, New York by Cooper Robertson and The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Asian American Resource Center (Phase II) Performing Arts & Cultural Center, Austin, Texas by Trahan Architects
Chengdu Museum of Natural History, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China by Pelli Clarke & Partners and China Southwest Architectural Design and Research (CSWADI)
Artis—Naples Baker Museum, Naples, Florida by Weiss/Manfredi
Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center, Cascade, Colorado by GWWO Architects and RTA Architects
Washington Crossing State Park Museum and Visitor Center, Titusville, New Jersey by ikon.5 architects with OLIN
Harry M. Cornell Arts and Entertainment Complex, Joplin, Missouri by DLR Group and Corner Greer Architects

PARKS AND GARDENS
The Land Bridge & Prairie at Memorial Park, Houston, Texas by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Heartwood Greenway System, Omaha, Nebraska by Meyer Studio Land Architects
Riviera Stage at Riverview Park, Des Moines, Iowa by ASK Studio

PRIVATE RESIDENCES
Nancy Franco Maldonado Paseo Boricua Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois by UrbanWorks, Ltd.
Hillview Cove Residence, Palm Springs, California by Studio AR&D Architects
Greenwich Village Residence, New York, New York by Desai Chia Architecture PC.
Lake Tahoe Cabin(s), Incline Village-Crystal Bay, Nevada by RO | ROCKETT DESIGN
Brooklyn Mass Timber House, Brooklyn, New York by Schiller Projects
Hale Kiawe, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii by Walker Warner
Pavilion House, Door County, Wisconsin by LA DALLMAN Architects Inc.
Montane Ranch, Aspen, Colorado by Yodezeen
Rancho Road Residence, Rancho Mirage, California by Studio AR&D Architects
Dunelands, Chicago, Illinois by dSPACE Studio Architecture
Hudson Highlands Residence, Garrison, New York by Susan T Rodriguez | Architecture • Design
Phoenix House, Los Angeles, California by MINARC
King K Residence, Kukuihaele, Hawaii by Patrick Tighe Architecture
The Beach House, Manhattan Beach, California by Rockefeller Kempel Architects
C House, Los Angeles, California by LAB+ Architects
L | J Residence, Atherton, California by Aidlin Darling Design with Surface Design Inc.
Lavaca House, San Antonio, Texas by Lake | Flato Architects
House Zero, Austin, Texas by Lake | Flato Architects, Inc.
Oceanside Retreat, East Hampton, New York by Leroy Street Studio Architecture, PC.
FACELIFT Residence, Potomac, Maryland by David Jameson Architect Inc.
ShineMaker Residence, Wilson, Wyoming by CLB Architects with HSH Interiors
Sandhill Residence, Stillwater, Minnesota by PKA Architecture
House SIX, New Marlborough, Massachusetts by Easton Combs
Pointer Perch Residence, Fishers Island, New York by Haver & Skolnick Architects
Salt Residence, Stonington, Connecticut by Joeb Moore & Partners Architects
Edge House, Missouri Ozarks, Missouri by Dake Wells Architecture
Stagecoach, Carefree, Arizona by Optima DCHGlobal, Inc.
Copperdrifts Residence, Provincetown, Massachusetts by Charles Rose Architects, Inc.
Hey STELLA!!! - Palm Beach Residence, Palm Beach, Florida by SheltonMindel
Meadow Pavilion Residence, Cross River, New York by Joeb Moore & Partners Architects
Sundial House, Seoul, South Korea by SsD
Four Points House, Sharon, Connecticut by IN STUDIO
N’Vitale Residence, Aspen, Colorado by CCY Architects
Golden Residence, Kyiv, Ukraine by Yodezeen
Lytton Residence, Ontario, Canada by BA Collective
Passaic River House, Rutherford, New Jersey by Messana O’Rorke
Porch House, Watermill, New York by Roger Ferris + Partners LLC. Architects
Rising Sun, Scottsdale, Arizona by Optima DCHGlobal, Inc.
PUBLIC SPACE
St. John Encampment Commons, Austin, Texas by Agenda Architecture and dwg.
The Hip-Hop Xpress Mobile Classroom/Recording Studio, Champaign, Illinois by KNE Studio.

RESTAURANTS
Cyrus Restaurant, Geyserville, California byOlson Kundig
Ghostline Kitchens, Austin, Texas by A Parallel Architecture with Benkendorfer + Associates
Equipment Room, Austin, Texas by RIOS with Bunkhouse

RESTORATION/RENOVATION
Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado by Tryba Architects
Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn, New York by PBDW Architects and Herzog de Meuron with Ken Smith Workshop Landscape Architects
Chestnut Hill House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Peter Zimmerman Architects
West Lynn Residence, Austin, Texas by A Parallel Architecture
Book Tower Restoration, Detroit, Michigan by ODA-Architecture P.C. with Kraemer Design Group and the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
Center III Building, CUNY LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, New York by Mitchell Giurgola Architects LLP.
Belden-Stratford Renovation, Chicago, Illinois by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Vinci Hamp Architects
East 22nd Street Loft No. 03, New York, New York by Messana O’Rorke
45 Rockefeller Plaza Restoration, New York, New York by Gabellini Sheppard Associates LLP.
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW Redevelopment, Washington, D.C. by Leo A. Daly
Oregon Supreme Court Rehabilitation, Salem, Oregon by Hennebery Eddy Architects
Swarthmore College Dining and Community Commons Renovation, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania by DLR Group and Rayford Law Architects
Aetos Center for the Performing Arts, Nixa, Missouri by Dake Wells Architecture
Trinity Church Wall Street Restoration, New York, New York by MBB Architects with Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
Vault Craft, Raleigh, North Carolina by The Raleigh Architecture Company PLLC.
70’s Renovation & Thought Bubble, Washington, D.C. by Donald Lococo Architects, LLC.

RETAIL AND SHOWROOMS
FurKids: Cat Shelter, Cumming, Georgia by BLUR Workshop
Associated Students Bike Shop, Santa Barbara, California by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JAFK)
Google Retail Store—Charleston East, Mountain View, California by Aidlin Darling Design with Adamson Associates Architects

SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
Interactive Learning Pavilion, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Californa by
LMN Architects
Jarrett Middle School, Springfield, Missouri by Dake Wells Architecture
James Lawson High School, Nashville, Tennessee by Hastings Architecture
Echo Trail Middle School, Louisville, Kentucky by JRA Architects
Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park, Mountainview, California by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK) with James Corner Field Operations
Del Oro High School, Bakersfield, California by HMC Architects
Main Digital Transformation Center, Dayton, Ohio by Moody Nolan
Student Services Center Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, California by HGA Architects and Engineers
William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California by ZGF Architects LLP.
John A. Paulson Center, New York, New York by Davis Brody Bond—a Page Company and Kieran Timberlake, LLP. with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Bard High School Early College, Washington, D.C. by Perkins Eastman and R. McGhee & Associates
The Student Hall for Exploration and Development: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York by William Rawn Associates Architects, Inc. and MRB Group with Bayer Landscape Architecture, PLLC.
Center for Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts by KPMB Architects with Richard Burck Associates Inc.
Discovery Public High School, Camas, Washington by DLR Group
Kiewit Luminarium, Omaha, Nebraska by HDR, Inc.
Lehigh University Business Innovation Building, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania by Voith & Mactavish Architects
Center for Advanced Technologies at Bucks County Community College, Bristol, Pennstyvania by DIGSAU

SKYSCRAPER/HIGH RISES
One Congress, Boston, Massachusetts by Pelli Clarke & Partners and CBT Architects
Salesforce Tower Chicago, Chicago, Illinois by Pelli Clarke & Partners and HKS Inc.

SPORTS AND RECREATION
GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee by Hastings Architecture and Populous, Inc.
The TRACK at New Balance, Boston, Massachusetts by Elkus Manfredi Architects
Moody Center at The University of Texas, Austin, Texas by Gensler with OJB Landscape Architecture
Texas A&M University Southside Rec Center, College Station, Texas by SmithGroup
Aqua Foro, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by DIGSAU

URBAN PLANNING /LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Hemisfair Neighborhood Redevelopment, San Antonio, Texas by Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.
San Francisco Civic Center Public Realm Plan, San Francisco, California by CMG Landscape Architecture and Kennerly Architecture + Planning
Modelo Urban Plan, Los Angeles, California by Patrick Tighe Architecture
Knowledge Economic City Master Plan, Madinah, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia by DLR Group
A Framework Plan for Cherokee Village, Cherokee Village, Arkansas by University of Arkansas Community Design Center
Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan, Los Angeles, California by OLIN and Gruen Associates
Lofted Ambitions: Between Utopia, Salt Lake City, Utah by UNITEDLAB Associates LLC.
Urban Agricultural Plan for the Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville, Arkansas by University of Arkansas Community Design Center
Shinnecock Resort Development, Peconic Bay, New York by Danny Forster & Architecture

In addition, the jury awarded over 50 honorable mentions.

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 5, 2024.

Tickets are limited and can be purchased by calling The Chicago Athenaeum at +815/777-4444.
Also, back for its 24th edition, the awarded projects are published in the annual compendium Global Design + Urbanism: New American Architecture 2024.

This stunning softbound book published by Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. will be released in early 2025 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 on-line at metropolitanartspress.com.

The deadline for the 2025 American Architecture Awards is February 1, 2025.
Applications for 2025 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.

NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: Photos of the 2024 American Architecture Awards are available for download.
For more details on the awards and previous winners, visit The Chicago Athenaeum’s website at chi-athenaeum.org or americanarchitectureawards.com.

For more information contact jennifer@chicagoathenaeum.org

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