Archinect - News2024-12-22T00:17:24-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150270904/winners-of-the-2021-aia-small-project-awards-announced
Winners of the 2021 AIA Small Project Awards announced Niall Patrick Walsh2021-06-25T12:11:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/39/391e3a5cd3253e0e9c01355898bd0abf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49568164/the-american-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">American Institute of Architects</a> (AIA) has unveiled the eleven winning projects for the 2021 edition of the <a href="https://bustler.net/news/tags/small-project-awards/25896" target="_blank">AIA Small Projects Awards</a>. Now in its eighteenth year, the awards were established by the Small Project Design (SPD) Knowledge Community to “recognize small-project practitioners for the high quality of their work.” The initiative also seeks to raise awareness of the value and excellence that architects can apply to projects regardless of size, brief, or scope.</p>
<p>The eleven winners are spread across three categories. Below, we have set out the winning entries, along with a description excerpt. For full details on the winning projects, visit the AIA’s official website <a href="https://www.aia.org/resources/6409125-2021-small-project-awards?editing=true&tools=true" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also recap previous winners of the Small Project Awards through our coverage in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7967/here-are-the-2020-aia-small-project-award-winners" target="_blank">2020</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7307/twelve-projects-win-big-in-2019-aia-small-project-awards" target="_blank">2019</a>.</p>
Category 1
<p><em>Small project construction, an architectural object, work of environmental art or an architectural design element that costs up to $150,000 in construction.</em>
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<p><strong>Casa de Baño (Bathhouse), Temasca...</strong></p>
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AIA Chicago celebrates 2015 Small Project awardees Justine Testado2015-05-01T21:28:00-04:00>2015-05-04T21:57:55-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/sf/sfezgpd5pqj2sf78.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The AIA Chicago's Small Project Awards is that extra nudge reminding us that small firms and small-scale projects are not to be overlooked and underestimated. Today, the Chapter announced this year's winners at a festive party at Chicago's Architectural Artifacts. The exhibition showcased all the competition entries from this year, and attendees had the chance to meet the architects behind the work. Every year, AIA Chicago's Small Project Awards give a big shoutout to the city's emerging architectural firms as well as exceptional local small projects.</p><p>P.K. VanderBeke, Architect received the sole Honor Award for their <a href="http://www.aiachicago.org/spa_archive/2015/live-work-gallery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Live/Work Gallery </a>project, wherein the architect transformed a century-old factory space into a functional and sustainable live/work gallery while maintaining the space's "romantic ruin" character.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/in/in5kfa3n1ftap3x1.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/a6/a66k2b8kst2gbyfe.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/vp/vpg6rei39bayqcpf.jpg"></p><p>Six additional firms received Citations of Merit:</p><p><a href="http://www.aiachicago.org/spa_archive/2015/acanthus-awards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>MGLM Architects - Acanthus Awards Medal</strong></a></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/62/62renzg630ekosld.jpg"></p><p><a href="http://www.aiachicago.org/spa_archive/2015/box-within-a-box" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Froelich Kim Architecture - Box Within A Box</strong></a></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/xf/xfvaybzbssvum5og.jpg"></p><p><a href="http://www.aiachicago.org/spa_archive/2015/cast-aluminum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Dirk Denison Architects - Cast Aluminum Tabl...</strong></a></p>