AIA Housing and Library Awards

John Hill

20. April 2016

Oak Ridge House by Duvall Decker Architects (Photo: Timothy Hursley)

In addition to its annual Honor Awards, announced in January, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the awards it gives out in the categories of housing and libraries.

2016 AIA Housing Awards

One/Two Family Custom Housing

Hog Pen Creek Retreat - Austin, Texas - Lake|Flato Architects
Independence Pass Residence - Aspen, CO - Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Island Residence - Honolulu - Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Newberg Residence - Newberg, OR - Cutler Anderson Architects
Oak Ridge House - Jackson, MS - Duvall Decker Architects, P.A.

Multifamily Living

1180 Fourth Street - San Francisco - Mithun
Cloverdale749 - Los Angeles - Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

Specialized Housing

Commonwealth Honors College, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA - William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
Homeless Veterans Transitional Housing, VA Campus - Los Angeles - LEO A DALY
Whitetail Woods Regional Park Camper Cabins - Farmington, MN - HGA

2016 AIA Housing Awards Jury: Jamie Blosser, AIA (Chair), Atkin Olshin Schade Architects; Ariella Cohen, Editor-in-Chief, Next City; Kevin Harris, FAIA, Kevin Harris Architect, LLC; David Lee, FAIA, Stull and Lee, Inc. and Suman Sorg, FAIA, Sorg & Associates, P.C.

Chicago Public Library, Chinatown Branch by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP with Wight & Company (Photo: Jon Miller/Hedrich Blessing)

2016 AIA / ALA Library Building Awards*

Billings Public Library - Billings, Montana - will bruder+PARTNERS ltd with O2 Architects
Chicago Public Library, Chinatown Branch - Chicago - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Hennepin County Walker Library - Minneapolis - VJAA
Lawrence Public Library Renovation and Expansion - Lawrence, KS - Gould Evans
Renton Public Library - Renton, WA - The Miller Hull Partnership
Ryerson University Student Learning Centre - Toronto - Snøhetta and Zeidler Partnership Architects
Sawyer Library - Williamstown, MA - Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

*Awards are done in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA).

2016 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards jury: Lynn S. Grossman, AIA (Chair), Cannon Design; Bradd Brown, AIA, OPN Architects, Inc.; Kathleen Imhoff, Building Consultant; Ryan E. Kanteres, AIA, Scott Simons Architects; Susan Parker, UCLA Library and Darro Willey, Library Facilities Consultant.