AIA|LA Design Awards honor 42 of Los Angeles' best new projects and architects
This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate our city's fantastic talent and creativity, and we encourage everyone to come to check out the winning designs.
New built and unbuilt projects were recognized in the Design and Next LA Awards categories at the annual AIA|LA Design Awards party in front of more than 500 at the BroadStage in Santa Monica. The projects were presented to the audience by their three-member jury and eleven-year-old aspiring architect Madison Dorsey and 2023 AIA|LA President-Elect Leslie Sydnor.
Forty-two projects were awarded in both categories at the ceremony, with the chapter's highest honour - the Gold Medal Award - being presented to Perkins&Will Principal and Director of Global Diversity Gabrielle Bullock. The theme for the awards was "Elevate Community."
“'Elevate' is the perfect word to describe what we hope to achieve in our line of work. Especially here in Los Angeles, 'elevate' is something we strive to make a reality through our efforts,' current president Mitra Memari said in her speech. "Every award given out tonight is a testament to these attempts at 'elevation,' be it through sustainable and cutting-edge design; creating housing that offers support; breathing new life into old buildings to preserve our past, or completely revolutionizing the healthcare experience for patients. We're also working hard to be agents of change when it comes to pressing social issues like equity and inclusion."
AIA's 2030 Commitment is a climate strategy that recognizes projects that comply with environmental standards. This year's Honor Award winners are shown below.
2022 AIA|LA DESIGN AWARD WINNERS
Design Award Honor winner One Westside (Los Angeles, CA) by Gensler. Photo: Hudson Pacific Properties
Typology: Adaptive Re-use/Renovation/Historical Preservation
- Honor Award: One Westside (Los Angeles, CA) by Gensler
- Merit Award: The Press (Costa Mesa, CA) by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
- Citation Award: Herald Examiner (Los Angeles, CA) by Gensler
- Citation Award: Pritzker Hall Modernization (Los Angeles, CA) by CO Architects
Design Award Honor winner La Placita Cinco (Anaheim, CA) by City Fabrick and TCA Architects
Typology: Affordable Housing
- Honour Award: La Placita Cinco (Anaheim, CA) by City Fabrick and TCA Architects
- Merit Award: Gramercy Senior Housing (Los Angeles) by Kevin Daly Architects
- Citation Award: 649 Lofts & Joshua House Health Center (Los Angeles, CA) by Abode Communities
Typology: Mixed-Use
- Merit Award: XOMA (Mexico City, Mexico) by Belzberg Architects
Typology: Commercial/Mixed-Use
- Merit Award: Millennium East Village (Santa Monica, CA) by Michael W. Folonis Architects
Typology: Educational
- Merit Award: California State University, Los Angeles, Student Services Building (Los Angeles, CA) by ZGF
- Merit Award: John Adams Middle School Performing Arts Center (Santa Monica, CA) by HGA
- Citation Award: Ojai Valley School (Ojai Valley, CA) by Frederick Fisher and Partners (FF&P)
Design Award Honor winner BAR Center (Los Angeles, CA) by Belzberg Architects. Image: Art Gray
Typology: Healthcare/Institutional/Civic
- Honour Award: BAR Center (Los Angeles, CA) by Belzberg Architects
- Merit Award: Riverside Main Library (Riverside, CA) by Johnson Favaro
- Citation Award: First Americans Museum (Oklahoma City, OK) by Johnson Fain
- Citation Award: Cedars-Sinai Los Feliz (Los Feliz, CA) by Abramson Architects
Design Awards Honor winner Leimert Park Community Fridge (Los Angeles, CA) by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects. Image: Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
Typology: Architectural Installations
- Honor Award: Leimert Park Community Fridge (Los Angeles, CA) by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
- Merit Award: Over View (Pittsburgh, PA) by FreelandBuck
- Citation Award: Gallery 90220 (Los Angeles) by Gensler
Typology: Interior Architecture
- Merit Award: Psyop (Los Angeles) by Vertebrae
- Merit Award: Dropbox Headquarters (San Francisco, CA) by Johnston Marklee
Design Award Honor winner HT Residence (Manhattan Beach, CA) by Laney LA. Image: Joe Fletcher
Typology: Single-Family Residential
- Honour Award: HT Residence (Manhattan Beach, CA) by Laney LA
- Merit Award: A+M House (Los Angeles) by Eric Owen Moss
- Citation Award: Desert Palisades (Palm Springs, CA) by Woods + Dangaran
Design Awards Honor winner 11NOHO by Brooks + Scarpa. Image: Tara Wujcik, Jeff Durkin and Brooks Scarpa.
Typology: Multi-Family Residential
- Honor Award: 11NOHO (North Hollywood) by Brooks + Scarpa
- Merit Award: Allen Apartments (Buffalo, NY) by asap/ adam sokol architecture practice
- Merit Award: Canyon Drive (Los Angeles, CA) by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
- Citation Award: Granville 1500 (Los Angeles, CA) by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
2022 AIA|LA NEXT LA WINNERS
NEXT LA Honor winner LAC + USC Restorative Care Village by GGA. Image: GGA
Typology: Affordable Housing
- Honour Award: LAC + USC Restorative Care Village by GGA
Typology: Cityscapes
- Merit Award: PLA by SAW // Spiegel Aihara Workshop, Inc.
- Merit Award: Low Rise - Designed by Bestor Architecture
Typology: Commercial/Mixed-Use
- Citation Award: 843 N Spring Street - Designed by LEVER Architecture
Typology: Educational
- Merit Award: UC Riverside Plant Growth Environments by HKS Architects, Inc.
- Citation Award: Philadelphia Neurological Institute by Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
NEXT LA Honor winner One Full House - Designed by Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS). Image: Stephen Phillips Architects
Typology: Multi-Unit Residential
- Honour Award: One Full House by Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS)
- Merit Award: Echo Park Co-living by West of West
Typology: Single-Unit Residential
- Merit Award: Infill ADU by Sharif, Lynch: Architecture
- Citation Award: Dusty Mile by The LADG
Typology: Temporary Shelter
- Citation Award: King Solomon Village by City Design Studio LLC
Typology: Adaptive Reuse
- Citation Award: Japanese Institute of Sawtelle by Good Project Company
- Citation Award: Xantho Workhouse by Brooks + Scarpa
Typology: Competitions
- Citation Award: We and Our Mountains by MNOffice
