Celebrating the accomplishments of Connecticut architects and the excellence of Connecticut architectural projects.
Jurors
Ann M. Beha, FAIA,
Ann Beha Architects, Boston
Rodolfo Machado,
Associate AIA,
Machado Silvetti Architects, Boston
Kai-Uwe Bergmann, AIA, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), New York, Beijing & Copenhagen
Photographer: David Sundberg/
Esto Photographics
Jury comments:
A great synthesis: an idealized box with one roof, with only one penetration, undisturbed by intrusions. Normally this type of building is not done by an architect; it is a highly pragmatic piece of architecture that demonstrates how the design for these types of building should not be relegated to others. We commend the client for allowing the architect to bring poetry to biomass.
Jury comments:
The jury was surprised that the Pennsylvania Historical Museum supported this unexpectedly contemporary and fresh design for this type of institution. The jury appreciated the thoughtfulness and consideration by the architect of context, in
Photographer: Peter Aaron/ terms of material and scale
Esto Photographics.
Photographer: Anton Grassl /
Esto Photographics
Jury comments:
The jury appreciated the material selection, both interior and exterior: there is a harmony between them. The site diagram is strong; the auditorium is well crafted. The jury also appreciated the way illumination materials were introduced, the relationship between blocks, and the excellent landscaping scheme: the courtyards are inviting and well scaled. This is a building that students can use well.
Jury comments:
In Europe, there is a comfort level between high and low rise buildings, viewed in an urban way, that is not the case in America. Bilbao is not afraid to put a high rise building in an 18th century fabric. There is a confidence in this project — the tower makes moves in an elegant way to reduce the mass of the base. The jury liked the variety of the base, with its interest and energy, and its relationship with the historic buildings around it and with the sleek, elegant tower.
Photographer: Jeff Goldberg/
Esto Photographics
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – American Wing, New York, NYJury comments:
This is a very good example of a new museum typology of enclosed glass space. It renews the visitors’ relationship with art and architecture at many scales: the intimate, in the gallery; the scholarly, in the study collection; and the exterior, with the façade. The jury liked the way the design acknowledges wayfinding, visitor needs, and the relationship with the outdoors.
Photographer: Kevin Roche This is a long term labor of love; it made this place and unified and renewed
John Dinkeloo and Associates many elements.
Jury comments:
This project shows how a tired building can be given a fresh lease on life by the grafting on of a reading room that is complimentary and also something entirely special. It bursts out into the city, takes its activities out and shows them to passersby, and thus extends the life of the institution.
Photographer:
Robert Benson Photography
Photographer:Timothy
Schenck
Jury comments:
This is an award for the interior design for a building through which the Manhattan High Line extends. It is fresh and inventive and takes its clues from the High Line itself. The lighting and ventilation system is simple smart, and fresh. The design is intelligent and well integrated.
Photographer: Brian McDonald
Jury comments:
The architect has taken a necessary thing and made is something svelte. This is an extremely well done public project, and the jury appreciated all the attention to details, especially to the acoustics.
Photographer: Aaron Usher
Jury comments:
The jury appreciated the care that was taken in the renovation of the early 60s chapel. It was lovingly restored with new interventions that were well considered, effective, legible and well executed. The jury appreciated the level of research into and treatment of materials in this nice merger of craft and architecture. Kudos to the lighting designer, as the lighting allows us to experience architecture.
Photographer: Durston Saylor
Jury comments:
This project is an amazingly reconceived make-over: a very creative transformation invests formal thinking in it. Material decisions help to establish contrast and depth; there is an integrated sense of materiality, both inside and out. lt left the jury “gob-smacked!”
Photographer: Archphoto – Paul Rivera
Jury comments:
Simple and restrained, the house is a very clear plan type. There is a very good connection between the building pavilion and the pool. The jury liked the direct view of the ocean when one is entering the house. It is well done with clarity and a high level of craft.
Photographer: David Sundberg / Esto
Jury comments:
This is a very good, solid project with one effective gesture. Part preservation, part intervention, it creates a new, refreshed composition in a clean, legible, bold way.
Jury comments:
In this tight building on a tight budget that has grand ambitions there is effective use of space. This is not only a stacking of volumes, but also a composition of space and planes. The jury appreciates the fact that the building stays with its cabin precedents and its modesty.
Photographer: Curt Clayton
Jury comments:
This residential project demonstrated the fact that pre-fabrication can result in great architecture. This residence sits very comfortably on its site.
Photographer: Paul Warcho
Photographer: N/A
Jury comments:
This strong, risk taking tower is adventuresome for Seattle. It raises the bar in ambition for an area of Seattle, the Denny Regrade. The jury really hopes that this kind of thinking will be implemented to create a new species of skyscraper over the city. The tower has lots of energy and movement and is dynamic.
Photographer: N/A
Jury comments:
Through a simple set of well detailed buildings in a stunning landscape, the architect has created a place. Nothing is extravagant; everything has a reason and becomes part of the landscape.
Photographer: Archphoto
Jury comments:
The jury unanimously agreed to change this brilliant assemblage of objects in a landscape to the Art: the Encompassing Architecture category. It is an assemblage that demonstrates an artistic expression. The pool has become an object, not a void. The assemblage takes three functions: swimming, visiting, and living, and disperses them in a landscape. It is a collage, an attitude that epitomizes Americana and represents many metaphors: the Air Stream, the green lawn, the white pool (standing in for the white picket fence). And it has an element of fun!
Photographer: John Giammatteo
Jury comments:
The foyer helped to revalue the building. The jury appreciated the whole composition, the lining, the furniture, that are well related and that make a whole. This is a very elegant, tasteful addition with an organic feel to a forceful design.