2017 Innovation Awards

Bahá’í Temple of South America designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects
The Innovation Awards honor new practices and technologies that will further enable project delivery and enhance data-centric methodologies in the management of buildings for their entire lifecycle, from design, to construction and through operations. AIA’s Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community has selected the recipients for the Innovation Awards 2017.
To view prior recipients, visit the program site >
Bahá’í Temple of South America
Set within the Andean foothills, just beyond the metropolis of Santiago, Chile, the Bahá’í Temple of South America is a domed, luminous structure that echoes the rolling topography of the mountains.
Garden Village
Garden Village is a 77-unit student-orientated apartment building located in Berkeley, California completed in August of 2016.
Reality Capture Workshop
Reality Capture Workshop is a long-term collaborative project to create a complete digital documentation of a historical city and a methodology for the information dissemination.
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater introduces Chicago to a global trend in theater architecture that focuses on flexible, adaptive, and sustainable design.
Image credits

Hariri Pontarini Architects