Honor Awards

2024 Honor Awards

Jury: Brian Philips FAIA (Interface Studio Architects); Kim Yao FAIA (Architecture Research Office); Maurice D. Cox (Harvard Graduate School of Design)
Moderator: Ayad Rahmani (Washington State University)
Co-Chairs: Rachael Meyer ASLA & Jennifer Barnes AIA

2024: Award of Honor
Park Home in Ravenna by Kejia Zhang & Xiaoxi Jiao
Porchlight Men’s Shelter by BLOCK Architects
Matt’s Place 2.o by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
New U.S. Embassy, Guatemala City, Guatemala by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
Longbranch by mwworks
2024: Energy in Design Award
Founders Hall, Foster School of Business by LMN Architects
2024: Award of Merit
Leach Botanical Garden – Upper Garden by Olson Kundig
Corvidae Co-op by Allied8
University of California, San Diego, Franklin Antonio Hall by Perkins&Will
Peperzak Middle School by Integrus
Trestle Cabin by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
Stanford University School of Medicine Center for Academic Medicine by HOK
2024: Honorable Mention
Betula by Hybrid Architecture: Robert Humble
Liberty Park Library by Integrus
Connection + Craft by Weber Thompson
Heartwood by atelierjones
The Shop by LMN Architects (Research & Innovation)

Read more about the 2024 Honor Awards Winners and check out the 2024 Honor Awards publication (coming early 2025). 

2023 Honor Awards

Jury: Katie Ackerly AIA, LEED AP, CPHC (David Baker Architects), Steven Lewis FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP (ZGF), and Katie Swenson (MASS Design Group)
Moderator: Joshua McNichols (KUOW)
Co-Chairs: Gladys Ly-Au Young AIA & Rachael Meyer ASLA

2023: Award of Honor
Wing Luke Elementary School by NAC Architecture
Winthrop Library by Johnston Architects and Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects
The Rambler by GO’C
Seattle Children’s Building Care: Diagnostic and Treatment Facility by ZGF Architects
Seattle Ferry Terminal by NBBJ
2023: Energy in Design Award
Inspires Apartments by Public47 Architects
2023: Award of Merit
Dockside by Cone Architecture
800 Fifth Avenue by Olson Kundig
North Campus Housing by KieranTimberlake
Health Sciences Education Building, University of Washington by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
Grand Avenue Park Bridge by LMN Architects
Modular Mass Timber Homes by atelierjones
2023: Honorable Mention
Seattle Convention Center Summit Building by LMN Architects
Basalt Canyon Shelter by Workshop AD
Courtyard Residence by mwworks
Quinalt Wellness Center by Rice Fergus Miller
Fishermen’s Terminal Innovation District by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP (Conceptual)
Mary’s Place Family Center by Graphite Design Group (Research & Innovation)
Crow (Apsáalooke) Dance Arbor by 7 Directions Architects/Planners
Mural Restoration and Installation by Todd Lawson A+D
Orenda at Othello Square by Weber Thompson

Read more about the 2023 Honor Awards Winners and check out the 2023 Honor Awards publication. 

2022 Honor Awards

Jury: Billie Faircloth FAIA, LEED AP BD+C (KieranTimberlake), Ghazal Khezri (LOHA), and Kimberly Garza ASLA, PLA LEED AP (Atlas Lab)
Moderator: Ken Tadashi Oshima (UW College of Built Environments)
Co-Chairs: Catherine De Almeida ASLA & Gladys Ly-Au Young AIA

2022: Award of Honor
Mini Mart City Park by GO’C
Phinney Mini by Best Practice Architecture
The Bush School New Upper School by Mithun
2022: Energy in Design Award
The Bush School New Upper School by Mithun
2022: Award of Merit
A Workplace That Resonates by NBBJ (Research & Innovation)
Ballard Food Bank by Graham Baba Architects
Columbia City Abbey Apartments by allied8
The Hive by Integrus Architecture
Heartwood Mass Timber/Steel Hybrid Workforce Housing by atelierjones (Research & Innovation)
ReHOME: Resilience + Regeneration by Coates Design (Research & Innovation)
The Roost by Neiman Taber Architects
Student Success District, University of Arizona by The Miller Hull Partnership
2022: Honorable Mention
Alma Clark Glass Hall by Mahlum Architects
Byrd Barr Place by SHKS Architects
Juanita Beach Park Bathhouse by EHDD Architecture
2022: Young Voices Selection
Living Watershed by Weber Thompson

Read more about the 2022 Honor Awards Winners and check out the 2022 Honor Awards publication. 

2021 Honor Awards

Jury: Katherine Darnstadt AIA, NOMA, LEED AP (Latent Design), Sharon Johnston FAIA (Johnston Marklee), and Helena Zambrano AIA, CPHC (Mahlum)
Co-Chairs: Ming-Lee Yuan AIA & Catherine De Almeida ASLA

2021: Award of Honor
The Loom House by Miller Hull Partnership and Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Fort Worden Building 305 by Signal Architecture + Research
2021: Energy in Design Award
Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal by LMN Architects
2021: Award of Merit
Rain Harvest Home by Robert Hutchison Architecture & JSa Arquitectura
Murray CSO Wet Weather Facility by HDR
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health by The Miller Hull Partnership
ANOHA—The Jewish Museum Berlin by Olson Kundig
2021: Honorable Mention
Clyde Hill Elementary School by Integrus Architecture
Constitution SHED by atelierjones
Duwamish Crossings by Wittman Estes (Conceptual)
Hayward Field by SRG Partnership
Othello Gardens by Wittman Estes
Riverfront Pavilion by NAC Architecture & Berger Partnership
The Seattle Street Sink by The Clean Hands Collective
TOMO by Graypants
University Unitarian Church by Hacker Architects
2021: Young Voices Selection
Fort Worden Building 305 by Signal Architecture + Research

Read more about the 2021 Honor Awards Winners. 

2020 Honor Awards

Jury: Marsha Maytum, FAIA, LEED AP (LMSA), Pascale Sablan, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP (Beyond the Built Environment +  S9ARCHITECTURE), and Tatiana Bilbao (Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO)
Co-Chairs: Kevin Snook AIA & Ming-Lee Yuan AIA

2020: Award of Honor
The Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture by Olson Kundig
Cottonwood Canyon Experience Center by Signal Architecture + Research
Hugo House by NBBJ
The Wagner Education Center at the Center for Wooden Boats by Olson Kundig
2020: Energy in Design Award
The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design byThe Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
2020: Award of Merit
Blakely Elementary School by Mithun
Byrd Barr Place by SHKS Architects (Conceptual)
Lincoln High School by Bassetti Architects
Louisiana Children’s Museum by Mithun
Past Present Future: a tense balance by Novaby (Research & Innovation)
Staying Power by Framework Cultural Placemaking and City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (Research & Innovation)
The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
2020: Honorable Mention
Ainsworth & Dunn (A&D)/10 Clay by Weinstein A+U
Goldendale State Park Observatory by Patano Studio Architecture
Little House/Big Shed by David M. Van Galen, AIA
Olympic High School by Sundberg Kennedy Ly Au Young Architects
Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands Classroom Building by CAST architecture
Seattle Asian Art Museum by LMN Architects
Seattle City Light Denny Substation by NBBJ
The Kenmore Hangar by Graham Baba Architects
2020: Young Voices Selection
Seattle City Light Denny Substation by NBBJ

Read more about the 2020 Honor Awards Winners. 

2019: Honor Award Winners
Big Mouth House by Best Practice Architecture & Hybrid Architecture
National Nordic Museum by Mithun
2019: Energy in Design Award
Hazel Wolf K-8 ESTEM School by NAC Architecture
2019: Award of Merit
Discovery High School by DLR Group
Seattle Resource Hub by Sundberg Kennedy Ly-Au Young Architects (Conceptual)
Softbox by KOArchitecture & Ed Sozhino
The Shea by Public47 Architects
University of Washington, Life Sciences Building by Perkins + Will
2019: Honorable Mention
ADUniverse by Rick Mohler AIA & Nick Welch (Research & Innovation)
ARTS at King St. Station by Schacht Aslani Architects & Olson Kundig
Denny Dimin Gallery Installation by Montgomery Townsend LLC
Living Upon the History by Vlanka Catalan, Siyu Qu, Peipei Sun (Conceptual)
Whidbey Island Residence by The Miller Hull Partnership LLP
2019: Young Voices Selection
ARTS at King St. Station by Schacht Aslani Architects & Olson Kundig

2018: Honor Award Winners
Arlington Elementary School by Mahlum Architects
Sawmill by Olson Kundig
2018: Energy in Design Award
Helen Sommers Building by ZGF Architects
2018: Award of Merit
Hood Cliff Retreat by Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape
Karl Miller Center by SRG Partnership and Behnisch Architeckten
Washington State University Troy Hall by Perkins+Will
Fire Station 22 by Weinstein A+U
Post-Occupancy Data Devices (PODDs) by LMN Architects
2018: Honorable Mention
ICC Tall Wood Buildings Code Development by atelierjones
Revenge of the Lake by Madeleine Black
MacLaren Campus Cottages by DLR Group
8th & Republican Mixed-Use Development by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
The Century Project for the Space Needle by Olson Kundig
2018: Young Voices Selection
Granny Pad by Best Practice Architecture

2017: Honor Award Winners
University of Washington West Campus Utility Plant by The Miller Hull
Magnolia Residence by mw|works
Renton Library by The Miller Hull Partnership
University of Idaho Integrated Research and Innovation Center (IRIC) by NBBJ
2017: Energy in Design Award—Co-Awarded to:
Chatham University Eden Hall Campus by Mithun
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Wood Center Expansion by Perkins+Will
2017: Award of Merit
North Transfer Station by Mahlum Architects
Wanapum Heritage Center by Mithun
University of Iowa Voxman Music Building by LMN Architects
University of California, Irvine Mesa Court Towers by Mithun
100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments by Olson Kundig
Weyerhaeuser Headquarters at 200 Occidental by Mithun
2017: Honorable Mention
Grasshopper Courtyard Studio by Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape
King Street by JW Architects
325 Westlake: Graham Baba Architects
Henry Apartments: PUBLIC47 Architects
2017: Conceptual Awards
Seattle Mass Timber Tower by CallisonRTKL (Honorable Mention)
The Right Way by The Miller Hull Partnership (Honorable Mention)

2016: Honor Awards Winners
Northwood Elementary School: Mahlum Architects
Martin’s Lane Winery: Olson Kundig
Innovative Workplace Environment at NorthEdge: Perkins+Will
2016: Energy in Design Award
Bullitt Center: The Miller Hull Partnership
2016: Award of Merit
Washington Fruit & Produce Co. Office Headquarters: Graham Baba Architects
Train Station: LMN Architects
Niamey 2000 Urban Housing: united4design
Lightbox: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
2016: Honorable Mention
Doppler Building at Amazon: NBBJ
Allen Institute for Brain Science: Perkins+Will
CLTHouse: atelierjones
Chophouse Row: Sundberg Kennedy Ly Au Young Architects in collaboration with Graham Baba Architects
Lake Sammamish State Park Bathhouse: Patano Studio Architecture
Carved from Color + Musical Movement: GGLO
2016 Conceptual Awards
Merit: Civil War Memorial: Metrica LLC
Honorable Mention: Map the Square: Young Architects Forum

2015: Honor Awards Winners
Anhalt Renovation + Addition: Public47 Architects
Little House: MW|Works Architecture + Design
Cascade Bicycle Club Headquarters Designed: ZGF Architects
Shinsegae International: Olson Kundig
2015: Awards 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
2015: Honorable Mention
In Plain Sight: Justin Schwartzhoff
Night Blooming: Taiji Miyasaka& David Drake

2014: Honor Awards Winners
Oregon State Hospital Memorial Columbarium: Lead Pencil Studio
Stevens Addition: Architecture for Everyone
2014: Awards of Merit
Muckleshoot Smokehouse by Mahlum
University of Washington Bothell Discovery Hall by THA Architecture
Federal Way 320th Library by SRG Partnership
Helen Street by MW | Works Architecture + Design
2014: Honorable Mentions
Seattle Demo Project: Seattle Demo Project, a collective
King Street Station: ZGF Architects
Seattle City Light Denny Substation: NBBJ
Wover: 2014 Seattle Design Festival Rumble Team Material
Wilkes Elementary School: Mahlum
Belltown Modular: Bushnaq Studio Architecture + Design
Tsing Tao Pearl Visitor Center: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

2013: Honor Awards Winners
Sustainability Treehouse: Mithun
Garage: Graypants
Cleveland Civic Core: Burnham Mall, Cleveland Convention Center & Medical Mart: LMN Architects
The Octahedron: Frankenstein Inc. in collaboration with LMN Architects
Odegaard Undergraduate Library: The Miller Hull Partnership
2013:Awards of Merit
Kicking Horse Residence: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Canyon Barn: MW | Works Architecture + Design
[storefront]: Olson Kundig Architects
River Structures: Paul Hirzel
Pike Station: atelierjones
2013: Citation
South Park Food Bridge: David Dahl & Nicole Tsen Lew
Thresholds: Frances Nelson & Bradly Gunn
ShoWare Center: LMN Architects
Technology Access Foundation | Bethaday Community Learning Space: The Miller Hull Partnership
Link to 2013 Submissions (link to online gallery)

2012: Honor Awards Winners
Lakeland Elementary School: DLR Group
The Pierre: Olson Kundig Architects
University of Washington West Campus Student Housing Phase I: Mahlum
2012: Awards of Merit
Case Inlet Residence: MW|Works Architecture+Design
Reclamation Drive-Thru: Starbucks Coffee Company
2012:Commendations
Charles Smith Wines Tasting Room & World Headquarters: Olson Kundig Architects
Nathan Hale High School Modernization: Mahlum
Tansu House: Olson Kundig Architects
2012: Citation
Federal Way Elementary School Archetype: DLR Group
Light Hole Shed: Taiji Miyasaka
Shadowboxx Bathhouse: Olson Kundig Architects
Link to all 2012 Submissions (link to gallery)

2011: Honor Awards Winners
Art Stable: Olson Kundig Architects
LOTT Clean Water Alliance Regional Services Center: The Miller Hull Partnership
Vancouver Community Library: The Miller Hull Partnership
Wood Block Residence: chadbourne + doss architects
2011: Awards of Merit
Eagle Ridge: Gary Gladwish Architecture
PAACAR Hall, Foster School of Business: LMN Architects
Rock Box: MW|Works Architecture+Design
SCCA Patient House: Weinstein A|U Architects + Urban Designers
Sol Duc Cabin: Olson Kundig Architects
2011: Commendations
Admiral Live-Work: zimmerraystudios
Gray Middle School: MahlumKenmore Library: Weinstein A|U Architects + Urban Designers 2011: Maier Hall: Schacht Aslani Architects
Push Pull Residence: MW|Works Architecture+Design
South Correctional Entity (SCORE): DLR Group
Starbucks Coffee Ohori Park: Starbucks Coffee Company
2011: Citation
2026 E Madison Mixed-Use Building: Weinstein A|U Architects + Urban Designers LLC
Samsung International Hospital: NBBJ
The Battery Street Tunnel Project: Mona Johnston
Link to all 2013 Submissions (link to gallery)

2010: Honor Awards Winners
Colman Triplex: Workshop AD
2010: Awards of Merit
Bodega Residence: Cutler Anderson Architects
Port Townsend Residence: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center: NBBJ
Suncrest Residence: Heliotrope Architects
2010: Commendations
Building 115: Graham Baba Architects
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club and Rainier Valley Teen Center: Weinstein A|U Architects + Urban Designers LLC
The Kolstrand Building: Graham Baba Architects
2010: Citation
Art Stable Hinge: Olson Kundig Architects
Deployable Greenhouses: atelierjones
Steel Stair: DeForest Architects
T Bailey Offices: Olson Kundig Architects
University of Washington West Campus Student Housing: Mahlum
Link to all 2010 Submissions (gallery)