2020 AIA Awards - Architecture
Jishou Art Museum, Hunan, China, Atelier FCJZ, 2020 Recipient of Architecture Award
The 2020 Architecture program celebrates the best contemporary architecture regardless of budget, size, style, or type. These stunning projects show the world the range of outstanding work architects create and highlight the many ways buildings and spaces can improve our lives.
Calgary Central Library
On a former brownfield infill site in rapidly expanding Calgary, this new library plays a vital role and can accommodate more than twice as many annual visitors as the facility it replaced.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2
Accommodating Mumbai’s emergence as the financial capital of India and supporting its airport’s growing volume of domestic and international air traffic required a bold solution.
Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship
In the heart of Mies van Der Rohe’s historic Illinois Institute of Technology campus, the Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship fosters collaboration and innovation among the school’s students, faculty, and alumni
Floral Court
This project creates a new district with a public courtyard at its heart in London’s storied Covent Garden.
Glenstone Museum
This major expansion of the Glenstone Museum in Potomac, MD, dramatically increases exhibition space for its collection of post-World War II art from around the world.
Jishou Art Museum
Unlike other contemporary cultural institutions in China, the Jishou Art Museum in the regional capital of Xiangxi is centered in the community.
Minnesota State Capitol Restoration
Having withstood more than 100 years of the region’s harsh winters, “The People’s House,” as the Minnesota State Capitol is affectionately called, was in desperate need of a thorough restoration.
Tivoli Hjørnet
With one foot planted in the past and one in the future, this project engages the history of Copenhagen’s extraordinary Tivoli Garden and adds to its storied legacy.
Image credits
Tian Fangfang