AIA Chicago Announces Winning Designs for the Design Excellence Awards, Decarbonization Award, Feldman Award and the new Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards
09.13.2022
Winners were announced during Designight 2022, the first free and public celebration for AIA Chicago’s signature award program, held at Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Millennium Park
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(September 13, 2022) CHICAGO – AIA Chicago, the second largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the collective voice of 4,000 licensed architects, emerging professionals, architecture students, and allied professionals, announced the winners for its signature architectural design award program which honors the global design achievements of Chicago architects. Winners were announced the evening of September 12 at Pritzker Pavilion during Designight 2022, AIA Chicago’s first free and public architecture celebration.
“We are thrilled to open our architectural awards to the public for the first time in AIA Chicago history,” said AIA Chicago’s Executive Director Jen Masengarb. “All 4,000 members, alongside their clients, friends, and family were able to gather in one place to celebrate their collective achievements.”
The 2022 Honors and Citations of Merit recipients for the Design Excellence Awards, Decarbonization Award, the Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award and the winners of the Lerch Bates People’s Choice Award are:
DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS FINALISTS BY CATEGORY
ARCHITECTURE
Arch XL
HONOR AWARD WINNER: Central Park Tower, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Adamson Associates Architects (Associate Architect); New York, NY
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENTS:
Optima Kierland Center, David Hovey Sr., FAIA, Optima, Inc.; Scottsdale, AZ
Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza, Jahn/ | FGP Atelier; Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China
Arch L
HONOR AWARD WINNER: The Place at Fifth + Broadway, Pappageorge Haymes Partners; Gresham Smith, (Architect of Record); Nashville, TN
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENTS:
SoMa Site 3 Lab Building, Perkins&Will; Cambridge, MA
Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, Perkins&Will; Chicago, IL
Arch M
HONOR AWARD WINNER: The David Rubenstein Forum, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Brininstool + Lynch (Associate Architect); Chicago, IL
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENTS:
By The Hand Club - Moving Everest, Present Future Architects; Chicago, IL
KLEO Art Residences, JGMA; Chicago, IL
Robert Crown Community Center, Woodhouse Tinucci Architects, MJMA Architecture and Design (Collaborating Architect); Evanston, IL
The 801, DesignBridge, Ltd; Oak Park, IL
Arch XS/S
HONOR AWARD WINNER XS: Gillson Park Beach House, Woodhouse Tinucci Architects; Wilmette, IL
HONOR AWARD WINNER S: Granor Greenhouse, Wheeler Kearns Architects; Three Oaks, MI
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENTS:
O'Hare Airport Emergency Generator Station, Epstein with Andrew Metter, FAIA; Chicago, IL
Rising Sun, David Hovey Sr., FAIA; Optima DCHGlobal, Inc.; Scottsdale, AZ
Riverview Pedestrian Bridge & Bike Path, Epstein with Andrew Metter, FAIA, UrbanLab (Associate Architect); Chicago, IL
SOS Children's Villages, JGMA; Chicago, IL
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Interior Arch L
HONOR AWARD WINNER: Willis Tower Repositioning, Gensler; Chicago, IL
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENTS:
Financial Service Firm, Perkins&Will; Chicago, IL
Facility Art Space, Carlo Parente Architecture Inc.; Chicago, IL
Shure Lobby and Cafe Renovation, Perkins&Will; Niles, IL
Interior Arch M
HONOR AWARD WINNER: 999 Residence, Vladimir Radutny Architects; Chicago, IL
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENT:
Chicago Cultural Center Grand Army of the Republic Rooms Restoration, Harboe Architects; Chicago, IL
Interior Arch S
HONOR AWARD WINNER: BARDAVID, Brininstool + Lynch; Chicago, IL
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENT:
Dayglow, Range Design & Architecture; Chicago, IL
DECARBONIZATION AWARD
HONOR AWARD WINNER: The Keller Center, Farr Associates, Architecture and Urban Design, Woodhouse Tinucci Architects (Collaborating Architect); Chicago, IL
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENT:
McDonald’s Global Flagship @ Walt Disney World Resort, Ross Barney Architects, CPH (Architect and Engineer of Record); Lake Buena Vista, FL
ROBERTA FELDMAN ARCHITECTURE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
HONOR AWARD WINNER: Sounding Boards Garden at Harmony, Eastlake Studio; Chicago, IL
CITATION OF MERIT RECIPIENTS:
POPCourts!, Lamar Johnson Collaborative; Chicago, IL
The Harbour, OKW Architects; Illinois
LERCH BATES PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
The winners below were selected by the public in open voting from the finalists’ designs chosen by Chicago Architecture Center’s Docents in a round one jury review from over 125 projects submitted during AIA Chicago’s Design Excellence Awards.
CIVIC
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: CTA Bryn Mawr Temporary Elevated Station, EXP; Chicago, IL
CTA Quincy Elevated Station Renovation / Restoration, EXP; Chicago, IL
Hershey Garage, Lamar Johnson Collaborative; Hershey, PA
OhioHealth Neuroscience Wellness Center, Gensler; Columbus, OH
SOS Children's Villages, JGMA; Chicago, IL
COMMUNITY & CULTURAL
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: Mindworks: The Science of Thinking, Krueck Sexton Partners; Chicago, IL
Chicago Cultural Center Grand Army of the Republic Rooms Restoration, Harboe Architects; Chicago, IL
ComEd RECREATION CENTER AT JANE ADDAMS PARK, SMNG A Ltd.; Chicago, IL
Riverview Pedestrian Bridge & Bike Path, Epstein with Andrew Metter, FAIA, UrbanLab (Associate Architect); Chicago, IL
Searle Visitor Center, Lincoln Park Zoo, Ross Barney Architects; Chicago, IL
EDUCATION
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: The David Rubenstein Forum, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Brininstool + Lynch (Associate Architect); Chicago, IL
Illinois Street Residences Dining + Student Center, Booth Hansen; Urbana, IL
McCormick Square | MPEA | DePaul University Wintrust Arena, Moody Nolan; Chicago, IL
Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, Perkins&Will; Chicago, IL
The Keller Center, Farr Associates, Architecture and Urban Design, Woodhouse Tinucci Architects (Collaborating Architect); Chicago, IL
HOSPITALITY & RETAIL
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: Haymarket Books, 34-TEN; Chicago, IL
1111 West Addison, Hirsch MPG LLC; Chicago, IL
Blue Bottle Coffee Wolf Point, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson; Chicago, IL
Granor Greenhouse, Wheeler Kearns Architects; Three Oaks, MI
Viceroy Chicago, Goettsch Partners; Chicago, IL
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: 1100 West Polk, Hanna Architects; Chicago, IL
2257 IRVING PARK, JOHN JOYCE dba JOMXarchitecture; Chicago, IL
La Casa Norte, Landon Bone Baker Architects; Chicago, IL
Pullman Artspace Lofts, Stantec Architecture Inc.; Chicago, IL
The Grand Logan Lodge, Pappageorge Haymes Partners; Chicago, IL
OFFICE
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: 800 Fulton Market, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); Chicago, IL
Promega Corporation, Kornberg Center, SmithGroup; Plain, WI
Union Project, AECOM; Indiana
Walgreens Chicago Office, Stantec Architecture Inc.; Chicago, IL
Willis Tower Repositioning, Gensler; EQ Office, Chicago, IL
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: Midwest Sanctuary, Robbins Architecture; Deerfield, IL
Lawless Retreat, Searl Lamaster Howe Architects; Jones, MI
The Brickyard, dSPACE STUDIO; Chicago, IL
Western Retreat, Robbins Architecture; Driggs, ID
Yannell PHIUS+ Residence, HPZS; Chicago, IL
TALL BUILDING
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: Bank of America Tower, Goettsch Partners; Chicago, IL
5MLK, G|R|E|C Architects; Portland, OR
Centropolis, RATIO | smdp; Seoul, Jongno-gu, Korea
Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza, Jahn/ | FGP Atelier; Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China
The Place at Fifth + Broadway, Pappageorge Haymes Partners; Gresham Smith, (Architect of Record); Nashville, TN
“The Chicago Architecture Center is proud to be working on this new initiative with AIA Chicago,” said CAC Interim CEO, Juanna Blackwell. “Chicagoans know their architecture and the People's Choice Award is sure to be a special honor for the winning projects.”
The restructured Design Excellence Awards recognize projects of all scales, from Architecture XS to XL, and Interior Architecture S to L. The Design Excellence Awards now include what in previous years were standalone Small Project Awards. The Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award is administered by the AIA Chicago Foundation. The inaugural Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards presented in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center. Ralph Johnson, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal and Global Design Director of Perkins&Will, founded in Chicago, was honored during Designight 2022 with the 2022 AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement Award.
“These projects exemplify the best of Chicago architecture,” said AIA Chicago President Drew Deering, AIA. “Chicago’s architects are designing elegant, equitable, and sustainable places in our hometown and across the world.”
Designight 2022 was a free event where everyone was welcome; all firms, clients, consultants, partners, friends, and family—and all Chicagoans with a penchant for great architectural design. Designight 2022 was hosted by architecture enthusiast Peter Sagal, of NPR’s Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
About AIA Chicago
The American Institute of Architects Chicago (AIA Chicago) serves nearly 4,000 licensed architects, emerging professionals, architecture students, and allied professional members in Chicago and is the second largest AIA chapter in the country. AIA Chicago’s mission builds on the city's architectural legacy by advocating for the profession, sharing knowledge among members, and partnering with communities. The chapter fosters a culture of design excellence for equitable, sustainable places and spaces.
AIA Chicago offers lectures and continuing education courses; specialized, issue-specific Knowledge Communities; advocacy for architects; and help for consumers looking for an architect.
AIA Chicago is the local Chicago chapter of The American Institute of Architects. Based in Washington, D.C., the AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners since 1857. Learn more by visiting www.aiachicago.org.
