AIA Chicago announces the 2022 Design Excellence Award winners

HONOR AWARD

• Central Park Tower by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture with Adamson Associates (New York, NY)

CITATION OF MERIT

• Optima Kierland Center by David Hovey, Sr. (Scottsdale, AZ)
• Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza  by JAHN and FGP Atelier (Shanghai)

CATEGORY: ARCHITECTURE - L 

HONOR AWARD

• The Place at Fifth + Broadway by Pappageorge Haymes Partners (Nashville, TN)

CITATION OF MERIT

• SoMa Site 3 Lab Building by Perkins&Will (Cambridge, MA)
• Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center by Perkins&Will (Chicago, IL)

CATEGORY: ARCHITECTURE - M

HONOR AWARD

• The David Rubenstein Forum by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Brininstool + Lynch (Chicago, IL)

CITATION OF MERIT

• By The Hand Club-Moving Everest by Present Future Architects (Chicago, IL)
• KLEO Art Residences by JGMA (Chicago, IL)
• Robert Crown Community Center by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects with MJMA Architecture and Design (Evanston, IL)
• The 801 by DesignBridge, Ltd. (Oak Park, IL)

CATEGORY: ARCHITECTURE - XS/S

HONOR AWARD - S 

• Gillson Park Beach House by Woodhouse Tinucci (Wilmette, IL)

HONOR AWARD - XS 

• Granor Greenhouse by Wheeler Kearns Architects (Three Oaks, MI)

CITATION OF MERIT

• O'Hare Airport Emergency Generator Station by Epstein with Andrew Metter (Chicago, IL)
• Rising Sun by  David Hovey, Sr. and Optima DCHGlobal, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ)
• Riverview Pedestrian Bridge & Bike Path by Epstein with Andrew Metter (Chicago, IL)
• SOS Children's Villages by JGMA (Chicago, IL)

CATEGORY: INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE - L

HONOR AWARD

• Willis Tower Repositioning by Gensler (Chicago, IL)

CITATION OF MERIT

• Financial Services Firm by Perkins&Will (Chicago, IL)
• Facility Art Space by Carlo Parente Architecture (Chicago, IL)
• Shure Lobby and Cafe Renovation by Perkins&Will (Chicago, IL)

CATEGORY: INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE - M

HONOR AWARD

• 999 Residence by Vladimir Radutny Architects (Chicago, IL)

CITATION OF MERIT

• Chicago Cultural Center Grand Army of the Republic Rooms Restoration by Harboe Architects (Chicago, IL)

CATEGORY: INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE - S

HONOR AWARD

• BARDAVID by Brininstool + Lynch (Chicago, IL)

CITATION OF MERIT

• Dayglow by Range Design & Architecture (Chicago, IL)

CATEGORY: DECARBONIZATION AWARD

HONOR AWARD

• The Keller Center by Farr Associates, Architecture and Urban Design with Woodhouse Tinucci Architects (Chicago, IL)

CITATION OF MERIT

• McDonald’s Global Flagship at Walt Disney World Resort by Ross Barney Architects (Chicago, IL)

HONOR AWARD

• Sounding Boards Garden at Harmony by Eastlake Studio (Chicago, IL)

CITATION OF MERIT

• POPCourts!  by Lamar Johnson Collaborative (Chicago, IL)
• The Harbour by OKW Architects (Illinois)

CATEGORY: LERCH BATES PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

CIVIC

• CTA Bryn Mawr Temporary Elevated Station by EXP (Chicago, IL)
• CTA Quincy Elevated Station Renovation / Restoration by EXP (Chicago, IL)
• Hershey Garage by Lamar Johnson Collaborative (Hershey, PA)
• OhioHealth Neuroscience Wellness Center by Gensler (Columbus, OH)
• SOS Children's Villages by JGMA (Chicago, IL)

COMMUNITY & CULTURAL

• Mindworks: The Science of Thinking by Krueck Sexton Partners(Chicago, IL)
• Chicago Cultural Center Grand Army of the Republic Rooms Restoration by Harboe Architects (Chicago, IL)
• ComEd RECREATION CENTER AT JANE ADDAMS PARK by SMNGA Ltd. (Chicago, IL)
• Riverview Pedestrian Bridge & Bike Path by Epstein with Andrew Metter and UrbanLab (Chicago, IL) 
• Searle Visitor Center, Lincoln Park Zoo by Ross Barney Architects (Chicago, IL) 

EDUCATION

• The David Rubenstein Forum by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Chicago, IL)
• Illinois Street Residences Dining + Student Center by Booth Hansen (Urbana, IL)
• McCormick Square | MPEA | DePaul University Wintrust Arena by Moody Nolan (Chicago, IL)
• Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center by Perkins&Will (Chicago, IL)
• The Keller Center by Farr Associates, Architecture and Urban Design and Woodhouse Tinucci Architects (Chicago, IL)

HOSPITALITY & RETAIL

• Haymarket Books by 34 - TEN (Chicago, IL)
• 1111 West Addison by Hirsch MPG LLC (Chicago, IL)
• Blue Bottle Coffee Wolf Point by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (Chicago, IL)
• Granor Greenhouse by Wheeler Kearns Architects (Three Oaks, MI)
• Viceroy Chicago by Goettsch Partners (Chicago, IL)

MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL

• 1100 West Polk by Hanna Architects (Chicago, IL) 
• 2257 IRVING PARK by JOMXarchitecture (Chicago, IL)
• La Casa Norte by Landon Bone Baker Architects (Chicago, IL)
• Pullman Artspace Lofts by Stantec (Chicago, IL)
• The Grand Logan Lodge by Pappageorge Haymes Partners (Chicago, IL)

OFFICE 

• 800 Fulton Market by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Chicago, IL)
• Promega Corporation, Kornberg Center by SmithGroup (Plain, WI)
• Union Project by AECOM (Indiana)
• Walgreens Chicago Office by Stantec (Chicago, IL)
• Willis Tower Repositioning  by Gensler (Chicago, IL) 

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

• Midwest Sanctuary by Robbins Architecture (Deerfield, IL)
• Lawless Retreat by Searl Lamaster Howe Architects (Jones, MI)
• The Brickyard by dSPACE STUDIO (Chicago, IL)
• Yannell PHIUS+ Residence by HPZS (Chiago, IL)
• Western Retreat by Robbins Architecture (Driggs, ID)

TALL BUILDING

• Bank of America Tower by Goettsch Partners (Chicago, IL)
• 5MLK by G|R|E|C Architects (Portland, OR)
• Centropolis by RATIO | smdp; (Seoul)
• Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza by JAHNand FGP Atelier (Shanghai)
• The Place at Fifth + Broadway by Pappageorge Haymes Partners (Nashville, TN)

Learn more about this year's award recipients here.