2015 Honor Awards Winners
SEATTLE, November 17, 2015 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle chapter hosted the annual Honor Awards for Washington Architecture to celebrate excellence in design. Award-winning projects, announced at a packed event at Benaroya Hall, served as powerful demonstrations of the outstanding caliber of design that is consistently produced by Washington-based architects and designers.
The three-person distinguished jury included Toni Casamor from BCQ arquitectura (Barcelona), Astrid Lipka from Rice+Lipka Architects (New York City), and Juhani Pallasmaa (Helsinki). The event was moderated by Gundula Proksch, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington. Co-Chairs for the 2015 AIA Seattle Honor Awards were Brendan Connolly, AIA, of Mithun and Kailin Gregga, Assoc. AIA, of Best Practice Architecture.
From over 130 submittals, the jury chose award winners from two categories – built and conceptual. Across the spectrum of project types, the jury acknowledged both the breadth and quality of submitted projects, and applauded the winners for their focus on clarity; simplicity; appropriateness to human scale; and inspired social transformation.
For more information about the projects, please expand the accordions below*. To view project images and submission PDFs, visit the Online Gallery.
Award of Honor
Anhalt Renovation + Addition -- PUBLIC47 Architects
Little House -- mw|works architecture + design
Cascade Bicycle Club Headquarters designed -- ZGF Architects
Shinsegae International -- Olson Kundig
Award of Merit
The Junsei House -- Suyama Peterson Deguchi
400 Fairview -- SkB Architects
University of Washington Gould Hall Gallery -- The Miller Hull Partnership
Microsoft Buildings 16 & 17 -- Gensler
Mercer Island Fire Station #92 -- The Miller Hull Partnership
Honorable Mention
In Plain Sight -- Justin Schwartzhoff
Night Blooming -- Taiji Miyasaka & David Drake
The 2015 Honor Awards program was sponsored by:
* Please note: Project team lists are provided to AIA Seattle by the submitter. AIA Seattle is not responsible for incomplete or incorrect information.
