2016 American Architecture Award Winners Announced

75 buildings have been announced as the winners of the 2016 American Architecture Awards by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Now in its 22nd year, the American Architecture Awards recognize “the best new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the U.S. and abroad and by international architects for buildings designed and built in the United States.”

This comprehensive and even-handed overview of new American Architecture for 2016, allows you (as a viewer) to witness the enormous diversity in the American practice of architecture today, said Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum President, The Chicago Athenaeum. This year’s selection by the Denver jury was more interested in discussions concerning the problems of the environment, social context, technical and constructive solutions, the responsible use of energies, restoration and adaptive- reuse, and the sensitive use of materials and ecology.

The 75 winners of the 2016 American Architecture Awards are:

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ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES | Los Angeles, California | 2018. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

GALEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Chicago, Illinois, 2012 by UrbanWorks, Ltd.

COAST AT LAKESHORE EAST, Chicago, Illinois, 2013 by bKL Architecture LLC.

HILL HOUSE 3, Los Altos Hills, California, 2013 by Michael Lustig & Associates, Inc.

Hill House 3 | Los Altos Hills, California. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

MILL VALLEY COURTYARD RESIDENCE, Mill Valley, California, 2014 by Aidlin Darling Design 


U.S. COURTHOUSE IN AUSTIN, Austin, Texas, 2012 by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Inc. 


BERKLEE TOWER OF MUSIC/ BERKLEE TOWER, Boston, Massachusetts, 2014 by William Rawn 
Associates, Architects, Inc. 

OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF ILLINOIS, Peoria, Illinois, 2010 by CannonDesign


HEALTH NEUROSCIENCE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, Indianapolis, Indiana 2012 by CannonDesign

THE ZACHARY HOUSE, Ramseur, North Carolina, 2012 by Stephen Atkinson Architecture

The Zachary House | Ramseur, North Carolina | 2012. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

PLEATED HOUSE, Door County, Wisconsin, 2015 by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

THE KNOXVILLE BOTANICAL GARDEN AND ARBORETUM VISITOR PAVILION, Knoxville, Tennessee 2015 by De Leon & Primmer


Bi(H)OME, Los Angeles, California, 2015 by Kevin Daly Architects

Bi(H)OME | Los Angeles, California | 2015. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

RED BARN, Connecticut, 2015 by Roger Ferris + Partners

RENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, Renton, Washington, 2016 by The Miller Hull Partnership


MERCER ISLAND FIRE STATION #92, Mercer Island, Washington, 2015 by The Miller Hull Partnership

CHK | CENTRAL BOATHOUSE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2015 by Elliott + Associates Architects


ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE, Brooklyn, New York, 2015 by Marvel Architects

SL11024, Los Angeles, California, 2015 by Lorcan O’Herlihy

TONGVA PARK AND KEN GENSER SQUARE, Santa Monica, California, 2013 by James Corner Field Operations


BURBANK WATER AND POWER ECOCAMPUS, Burbank, California, 2013 by AHBE Landscape Architects

BRUCE C. BOLLING MUNICIPAL BUILDING, Boston, Massachusetts, 2015 by Mecanoo architecten and Sasaki Associates, Inc.

THE ROW - MELROSE PLACE, Los Angeles, California, 2014 by Montalba Architects, Inc.

NATIONAL SAWDUST, Brooklyn, New York, 2015 by BUREAU V

STOCKING HALL REHABILITATION AND ADDITION, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, New York, 2015 by Mitchell | Giurgola Architects, LLP.

SAWYER LIBRARY, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 2014 by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson


ZEREGA AVENUE EMS STATION, Bronx, New York, 2013 by Smith-Miller+Hawkinson Architects LLP.

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Lawrence, Kansas, 2014 by Gould Evans

ACE HOTEL, Los Angeles, California, 2013 by Killefer Flammang Architects

Ace Hotel | Los Angeles, California | 2013. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

WYOMING RESIDENCE, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2013 by Abramson Teiger Architects


WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 2015 by Ennead Architects, LLC.

TOM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL AT LAX, Los Angeles, California, 2013 by Fentress Architects

FALLING LOTUS BLOSSOMS: EON IT PARK, Maharashtra, India, 2014 by Form4 Architecture

BLACK DESERT HOUSE, Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, California, 2013 by Oller & Pejic Architecture

EAST BOSTON BRANCH BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013 by William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.

RUTH CAPLIN THEATRE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2014 by William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.

GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, Helsinki, Finland, 2014 by Myefski Architects

MR. ROBINSON, San Diego, California, 2015 by Jonathan Segal

AEP FITNESS CENTER, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2015 by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris


PUBLIC MEDIA COMMONS, St. Louis, Missouri, 2015 by DLANDstudio Architecture + Landscape Architecture pllc.


STAR APARTMENTS, Los Angeles, California, 2014 by Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.

EMBASSY OF THE USA, Helsinki, Finland, 2014 by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners

Embassy of the USA | Helsinki, Finland 2014 . Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON UNIVERSITY CENTER TRANSFORMATION, Houston, Texas, 2015 by EYP, Inc

TEXARKANA ART PARK, Texarkana, Arkansas, 2014 by University of Arkansas Community Design Center

WHITETAIL WOODS REGIONAL PARK CAMPER CABINS, Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington, Minnesota, 2014 by HGA Architects and Engineers

Whitetail Woods Regional Park Camper Cabins | Whitetail Woods Regional Park, Farmington, Minnesota | 2014. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

VAULT HOUSE, Oxnard, California, 2013 by Johnston Marklee and Associates


Vault House | Oxnard, California | 2013. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

PTERODACTYL, Culver City, California, 2015 by Eric Owen Moss Architects


Pterodactyl | Culver City, California | 2015 . Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

SALFORD MEADOWS BRIDGE COMPETITION, London, United Kingdom, 2013 by Standard LLP.

MENIL DRAWING INSTITUTE (MDI)), Houston, Texas, 2017 by Johnston Marklee and Associates

THE SCHNABEL FAMILY RETREAT, Palm Springs, California, 2015 by Studio AR&D Architects

7 BRYANT PARK, New York, New York, 2014 by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners


CONWAY URBAN WATERSHED FRAMEWORK PLAN: A RECONCILIATION LANDSCAPE, Conway, Arkansas, 2015 by University of Arkansas Community Design Center

BANDERSNATCH, 2013 by Steven Christensen Architecture


LIEPAJA THERMAL BATH, Liepaja, Latvia 2014 by Steven Christensen Architecture


DIXON WATER FOUNDATION JOSEY PAVILION, Decatur, Texas, 2014 by Lake | Flato Architects

OCEAN AVENUE SOUTH, Santa Monica, California, 2014 by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners with Koning Eizenberg

VARNA LIBRARY, Varna, Bulgaria , 2015 by XTEN Architecture

STANFORD CENTRAL ENERGY FACILITY, Palo Alto, California, 2015 by ZGF Architects LLP.

Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine | La Jolla, California | 2012. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CANCER CENTER AT DIGNITY HEALTH ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, Phoenix, Arizona, 2015 ZGF Architects LLP.


The University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center |Phoenix, Arizona | 2015. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

POLE PASS RETREAT, San Juan Islands, Washington, 2013 by Olson Kundig

UCSD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY UNIT 2, La Jolla, California, 2014 by ZGF Architects LLP.

NASA ORBIT PAVILION, 2015 by StudioKCA

NASA Orbit Pavilion | 2015. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS PAVILION, New York, New York, 2013 by StudioKCA

ARMENIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM DESIGN COMPETITION, Glendale, California, 2015 by Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign

SANTA MONICA PARKING STRUCTURE #6, Santa Monica, California, 2013 by Behnisch Architekten

AMPAS (ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES), Los Angeles, California, 2015 by Studio Pali Fekete architects [SPF:a]


AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences) | Los Angeles, Calfiornia | 2013. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

THE JOHN ANSON FORD AMPHITHEATRE, Los Angeles, California, 2016 by Levin & Associates

OLAN G. AND AIDA T. HAFLEY HOUSE RESTORATION, Long Beach, California, 2015 by Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc.


THE KILLINGSWORTH OFFICE BUILDING RESTORATION, Long Beach, California, 2015 by Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc.


KOREATOWN GATEWAY, Los Angeles, California, 2016 by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects

HWASEONG SPORTS COMPLEX + STADIUM, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of South Korea, 2011 by DRDS


WILSHIRE TOWER, Los Angeles, California, 2015 by Platform for Architecture + Research

LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLOCAUST, Los Angeles, California, 2015 by Belzberg Architects

SANFORD CONSORTIUM FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, La Jolla, California, 2012 by Fentress Architects

LOS ANGELES RIVER URBAN AGRICULTURE PLAN, Los Angeles, California, 2014 by Perkins+Will


Los Angeles River Urban Agriculture Plan | Los Angeles, California | 2014. Image Courtesy of The Chicago Athenaeum

ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES, Los Angeles, California, 2017 by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, with contribution to concept design by Studio Pali Fekete architects and Gensler as executive architects

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