CONFLUENCE PARK’S UNIQUE MAIN PAVILION IS MADE OF 22 CONCRETE “PETALS” THAT FORM A GEOMETRY DESIGNED TO COLLECT AND FUNNEL RAINWATER

2023 COTE® Top Ten winner - Confluence Park - San Antonio, Texas

The AIA, Committee on the Environment, COTE® Top Ten Award program, now in its 28th year, was founded on the idea that sustainability is essential to design excellence and vice versa. The COTE® Top Ten has become the industry’s best-known award program recognizing innovative projects integrating exemplary performance with compelling design.

Entrants

  • Any U.S.-licensed architect may enter.
  • On team projects, the architect submitting the entry doesn’t have to be the head of the team, but must be a noted major contributor to the project.
  • Submitting firms must have signed the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Projects

  • Completed new buildings, renovations, restorations, interior architecture, and urban/regional plans are eligible.
  • Projects may be located anywhere in the world.
  • Projects must have been completed at least twelve months prior to the submission deadline, with no additional age-related restrictions.
  • You may submit multiple entries.

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CONFLUENCE PARK’S UNIQUE MAIN PAVILION IS MADE OF 22 CONCRETE “PETALS” THAT FORM A GEOMETRY DESIGNED TO COLLECT AND FUNNEL RAINWATER

Casey Dunn