Nineteen projects have been honored as part of the 2023 AIA California Design Awards. Two projects, The Lighthouse by Gensler and The Park by KoningEizenberg Architecture, were recognized with the highest award, joining seventeen others that “embody design excellence.”
“This year, AIA California has advanced key measures on a state level to address the growing climate crisis; that is our responsibility as an architectural organization,” said AIA California President Scott Gaudineer. “The Design Awards program recognizes the deftness of individual architectural firms at seamlessly folding these principles into great design.”
The complete list of recipients is as follows:
CLIMATE ACTION AWARDS
The Lighthouse, South San Francisco, CA (pictured above)
Gensler
The Park, Santa Monica, CA
KoningEizenberg Architecture
HONOR AWARDS
Los Angeles Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.
Modal Home, Menlo Park, CA
S^A | Schwartz and Architecture
Qaumajuq, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.
University of Melbourne Student Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
KoningEizenberg Architecture / Lyons & Architects EAT
MERIT AWARDS
Ford Motor Company Building – WMG, Los Angeles, CA
Rockefeller Kempel Architects / D. Rocky Rockefeller
Four Roof House, Helmville, MT
T.W. Ryan Architecture
Houston Endowment Headquarters, Houston, TX
Kevin Daly Architects + Productora
Octothorpe House, Bend, OR
Mork-Ulnes Architects
Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University, Orange, CA
Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]
![Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]. Image credit: Eric Staudenmaier](https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/re/rehnlnj6c7wro85b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat "Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]. Image credit: Eric Staudenmaier")
Saxum Vineyard Equipment Barn, Paso Robles, CA
Clayton Korte
Uber World Headquarters San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
SHoP Architects & Quezada Architecture
SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS
Westwood Hills Nature Center, St. Louis Park, MN
HGA
Pacific Landing, Santa Monica, CA
Patrick TIGHE Architecture
Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Public Works - Bureau of Architecture
Harvey Mudd College, Scott A. McGregor Computer Science Center, Claremont, CA
Steinberg Hart
Walker Hall Graduate Student Center, Davis, CA
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
The College Preparatory School Math and Student Life Buildings, Oakland, CA
Jensen Architects
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Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development #2
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