Annual Design Awards Recap
AIA Philadelphia celebrated the culmination of the year by celebrating the accomplishments of member architecture firms and individuals. More than 20 local architecture firms were honored for their excellence in design and 6 individuals for their contributions to the architecture industry.
2020 Achievement awards include the following: John Frederick Harbeson Award, Harris Steinberg, FAIA; the Paul Philippe Cret Award recipient Betty Jane Turner MA BA CIP; the Young Architect Award recipient, David Quadrini, AIA; the Philadelphia Emerging Architecture Prize recipient Bright Common; the Alan Greenberger Award recipient, Todd Woodward, AIA, LEED AP; and the Volunteer of the Year, Lance Rothstein, AIA
This year’s Boston, MA-based jury included: Andrea Leers, FAIA, Founding Principal of Leers Weinzapfel Associates, Eric Höweler, AIA, Co-Founder/Principal of Höweler + Yoon, Elizabeth Whitaker, AIA, Principal of Merge Architects Inc., and Andrea Love, AIA, LEED Fellow/Principal at Payette
View the awards program in its entirety as well as individual videos for the Harbeson, Cret, Young Architect, PEA Prize, and Alan Greenberger honorees, and all of our project winners on the AIA Philadelphia YouTube Channel.
Gold Medal Award
Stantec + Snøhetta Joint Venture | Charles Library at Temple University
Sustainability Award
HOK | LG North American Headquarters
Bright Common | Outlet
Divine Detail Award
MGA Partners | Puglisi Hall, University of Delaware, Acoustical Treatments
Honor Awards
General Built Category
Coscia Moos | Hamilton Court Amenities Building
EwingCole | MaST II Community Charter School
General Unbuilt Category
Oombra | The Carriage House
Interior Architecture Built Category
Stantec + Snøhetta Joint Venture | Charles Library at Temple University
Historic Preservation/Adaptive Reuse Built Category
Voith & Mactavish Architects | Silverman Hall
KSS Architects | The Remy Theatre
Planning Unbuilt Category
Port Urbanism | 8th Street Gateway Park Masterplan
Small Projects (Under 500k) Built Category
Merit Awards
General Built Category
Bright Common | Alone House
Digsau | Edible Garden and Classroom
ISA | Mountain House
KieranTimberlake | East End Transformation
KJO Architecture | Lokal Fishtown
Digsau | The Jefferson School Middle School Building
General Unbuilt Category
Erdy McHenry | Hostel COOP
MGA Partners | Performing Arts Center, Central High School
Oombra | Urban Boat House
Bright Common | Front
Historic Preservation/Adaptive Reuse Built Category
BLTa | The Bourse
Bright Common | Play Arts*
*with a commendation for great citizenship
Interior Architecture Built Category
Kaminski + Pew | Scout Ltd. Office
Small Projects (Under 500k) Built Category
Port Urbanism | Low Line Phase 1
Digsau | Library Playspace
Community Design Collaborative’s Paul Sehnert Award for Community Development
HOK, J+M Engineering, Tutor Perini Building Corp., and Lisa McCann | The Philadelphia Masjid & People's Emergency Center
Brawer & Hauptman Architects, Powers & Company, Inc., Orndorf & Associates, Inc., Alderson Engineering, Inc., and the Sullivan Company | Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church & ACHIEVEability
Studio 6mm, Kate Cowing Architect, LLC, Keast & Hood, Burns Engineering, Inc., and International Consultants, Inc. | Zion Baptist Church & Called to Serve CDC
Don't forget to visit the AIA Philadelphia YouTube Channel to view more content for this event.