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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Receives Two AIA Housing Awards

2017-05-03T13:23:00-04:00

The 2017 National Conference on Architecture put on by the AIA over the weekend came with a parade of honors and awards including the Housing Awards program. Now in its 17th year, the AIA Housing Awards were established to honor the best in residential architecture and promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was one of firms to be recognized by the program for their exception design, receiving multiple accolades.

Their Los Altos Residence was honored in the "One/Two Family Custom Residences" category. The home is a modernist reinterpretation of the Northern California ranch. With a simple layout and detailing, the firm has created a home that is both calm and restful.

The second accolade was awarded to the Stellar Residence and Townhomes at Mountainside Northstar, falling in the "One/Two Family Production Homes" category. The Residence is a challenging update on the traditional mountain chalet while using familiar materials common to the...

BIG, Olson Kundig, Brooks + Scarpa among AIA 2017 Housing Award recipients

2017-04-13T18:01:00-04:00

The AIA distinguishes new residential projects across the U.S. in their yearly Housing Awards. The competition recognizes single-family homes, multifamily residential structures, and specialized housing that exemplify high-quality housing design.

For 2017, the competition jury chose winning projects designed by firms like BIG, Olson Kundig, Marlon Blackwell Architects, Brooks + Scarpa, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and more, from Los Angeles to Omaha to Philadelphia. Winners were selected in four categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, One/Two Family Production Housing, Multifamily Housing, and Special Housing.

One/Two Family Custom Housing
Recognizes outstanding designs for custom and remodeled homes for specific client(s).

Blue Lake Retreat; Marble Falls, Texas
Lake|Flato Architects

Photo: Andrew Pogue.

Pennsylvania Farmhouse; Lakewood, Pennsylvania
Cutler Anderson Architects

Photo: David Sundberg.

The Graphic House; Fayetteville, Arkansas
Marlon Blackwell Architects

Photo: Timothy Hursley.

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2015 AIA Housing Awards continue to foster designing high-quality housing for all

2015-04-16T20:38:00-04:00

Residential design doesn't have to stop at neat rows of identical apartment buildings or houses, although sometimes it's what is inside a home that can leave the biggest impression. But what's most important is the availability of high-quality housing that suits the various needs for people from all walks of life. The AIA likes to promote these residential-design qualities in their Housing Awards, one of their several annual architectural awards programs.

For 2015, ten recipients received awards in three of the four awards categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, Multifamily Housing, and Specialized Housing. The jury didn't select any winners for the One/Two Family Production Housing category this year.

Get a glimpse of this year's winning projects, which include an apartment building that supports former homeless families, a housing community for senior-aged LGBT residences, and a cottage cluster for musicians, to name a few.

Multifamily Housing

Broadway Affordable Housing; Santa Mon...

Ten recipients for the 2014 AIA Housing Awards

2014-04-08T19:30:00-04:00

There's no place like a good home, simple as that. The AIA announced 10 recipients for the 2014 Housing Awards, which promotes the value of good housing and excellence in housing design. The jury gave awards in four categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, One/Two Family Production Housing (none selected this year), Multifamily Housing and Special Housing.

ONE/TWO FAMILY CUSTOM HOUSING

Pictured above: Sol Duc Cabin (Seattle) by Olson Kundig Architects

Informal House (South Pasadena, CA) by Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc.

Kicking Horse Residence (British Columbia) by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Park Passive (Seattle) by NK Architects

Topo House (Wisconsin) by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

MULTIFAMILY LIVING

221 Broadway (San Antonio) by Lake|Flato Architects

Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles) by Brooks + Scarpa

Merritt Crossing Senior Apartments (Oakland, CA) by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

28th Street Apartments (Los Angeles) by Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc.

Sweetwater Spectrum Community (Sonoma, CA) by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Further info on Bustler.

Winners of the 2013 AIA Housing Awards

2013-05-16T14:41:00-04:00

Six residential projects have been selected as recipients of the 2013 AIA Housing Awards. The jury recognized projects in four award categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, One/Two Family Production Housing (none selected this year), Multifamily Housing and Special Housing.