Design Excellence Awards in Architecture

We are pleased to announce the finalists of the 2022 Design Excellence Awards as selected by an esteemed jury of national design experts.

Architecture Extra Large includes enclosed projects where a minimum 50% of the enclosure is new/restored/replaced or civic infrastructure or plans over 1,000,000 SF. Projects listed in alphabetical order.

NEW YORK, NY

Central Park Tower

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Adamson Associates Architect (Associate Architect)
Extell Development Company

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Optima Kierland Center

David Hovey Sr., FAIA, Optima, Inc.
David Hovey & Associates Architect, Inc.

PUDONG NEW AREA, SHANGHAI, CHINA

Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza

Jahn/ | FGP Atelier
Shanghai Stock Exchange, China Financial Futures Exchange, China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Ltd.

Architecture Large includes enclosed projects where a minimum 50% of the enclosure is new/restored/replaced or civic infrastructure or plans under 1,000,000 SF. Projects listed in alphabetical order.

CAMBRIDGE, MA

SoMa Site 3 Lab Building

Perkins&Will
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CHICAGO, IL

Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center

Perkins&Will
Northwestern University

NASHVILLE, TN

The Place at Fifth + Broadway

Pappageorge Haymes Partners
Gresham Smith (Architect of Record)
Brookfield Properties

Architecture Medium includes enclosed projects where a minimum 50% of the enclosure is new/restored/replaced or civic infrastructure or plans under 250,000 SF. Projects listed in alphabetical order.

CHICAGO, IL

By The Hand Club - Moving Everest

Present Future Architects
By The Hand Club for Kids

CHICAGO, IL

KLEO Art Residences

JGMA
Imagine Development and Brinshore Development

EVANSTON, IL

Robert Crown Community Center

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
MJMA Architecture and Design (Collaborating Architect)
City of Evanston

OAK PARK, IL

The 801

DesignBridge, Ltd.
The Community Builders

CHICAGO, IL

The David Rubenstein Forum

Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Brininstool + Lynch (Associate Architect)
The University of Chicago

Architecture Small and Architecture Extra Small include enclosed projects where a minimum 50% of the enclosure is new/restored/replaced or civic infrastructure or plans under 25,000 SF for S and under 2,500 SF for XS. Projects listed in alphabetical order.

WILMETTE, IL

Gillson Park Beach House

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
Wilmette Park District

THREE OAKS, MI

Granor Greenhouse

Wheeler Kearns Architects
Granor Farm

CHICAGO, IL

O'Hare Airport Emergency Generator Station

Epstein with Andrew Metter, FAIA
Department of Aviation, City of Chicago

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Rising Sun

David Hovey Sr., FAIA;
Optima DCHGlobal, Inc.
Optima DCHGlobal, Inc.

CHICAGO, IL

Riverview Pedestrian Bridge & Bike Path

Epstein with Andrew Metter, FAIA
Associate Architect: UrbanLab
Chicago Dept. of Transportation (CDOT)

CHICAGO, IL

SOS Children's Villages

JGMA
SOS Children's Villages Illinois and Maestro Cares

Interior Architecture Large includes projects with an existing enclosure, interior exhibits/installations, with minor exterior replacement/restoration/revision, or storefront/facade restorations over 10,000 SF. Projects listed in alphabetical order.

CHICAGO, IL

Financial Service Firm

Perkins&Will
Confidential Client

CHICAGO, IL

Facility Art Space

Carlo Parente Architecture Inc.
Nick Cave & Bob Faust

NILES, IL

Lobby and Cafe Renovation

Perkins&Will
Shure Incorporated

CHICAGO, IL

Willis Tower Repositioning

Gensler
EQ Office

Interior Archtiecture Medium includes projects with an existing enclosure, interior exhibits/installations, with minor exterior replacement/restoration/revision, or storefront/facade restorations under 10,000 SF. Projects listed in alphabetical order.

CHICAGO, IL

999 Residence

Vladimir Radutny Architects
Confidential Client

CHICAGO, IL

Chicago Cultural Center Grand Army of the Republic Rooms Restoration

Harboe Architects
City of Chicago

Interior Architecture Small includes projects with an existing enclosure, interior exhibits/installations, with minor exterior replacement/restoration/revision, or storefront/facade restorations under 2,500 SF. Projects listed in alphabetical order.