The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) has announced the 2014 Unbuilt Award competition winners. The annual award, now in its sixth edition, was created as a response to the global economic crisis that brought many architectural projects to a halt. Thus the awards are designed to recognize both delayed and theoretical projects that are deemed imaginative and thought-provoking.
The 2014 winners are...
Award of Excellence in Master Planning and Site Design: Fuzhou Heritage Park / MulvannyG2 Architecture
Award of Excellence in Materials and Innovation: Breathe Wall: microstructure INFRASTRUCTURE / Jeana Ripple
Award of Excellence in Building Design: Plastic Cube / N.E.E.D. Architecture
Design Award: Evaporative Skin / Jeana Ripple
Design Award: Franklin School in Washington DC / Perkins + Will
Design Award: Growing from Zero / Torti Gallas and Partners
Design Award: Harbor Over[view]: Baltimore Housing / Bonstra|Haresign Architects
Design Award: Harvest in Philadelphia / Perkins + Will
Design Award: Imminent Bloom: A Residential Tower for the 21st Century in Queens / WDG Architecture
Design Award: Johnson Family Farm Community Center / Jonathan Culp
Design Award: La Esfera in Miami / Sorg Architects
Design Award: University of Balimore - Langsdale Library / Cannon Design
Design Award: Living Pod: Housing for a Mobile Lifestyle / Thomas Keiper
Design Award: Looper / RTKL
Design Award: Polyhut / Kurt West
Design Award: Shadow Theater of Alexandria in VA / Abi Kallushi