Simona Fischer, AIA, is a recipient of the 2023 Young Architects Award for her leadership and service to climate action and sustainability.
Architecture Firm Award
Architecture Firm Award 2025: LPA Design Studios
December 12, 2024
LPA Design Studios has established itself as a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture, blending a mission-driven ethos with innovative…
Gold Medal
Gold Medal Award 2025: Deborah Berke, FAIA
December 12, 2024
Deborah Berke, FAIA, LEED AP, is a transformative figure in architecture whose career spans over four decades. She has combined design excellence, academic…
Architecture Firm Award
Architecture Firm Award 2024: Quinn Evans
December 13, 2023
Quinn Evans is the 2024 winner of the AIA Architecture Firm Award. The firm was among the first firms to demonstrate that sustainable design can and must be…
COTE® Top Ten Award
USG Biomedical Sciences & Engineering Education Building
May 16, 2024
The award-winning design for USG Biomedical Sciences & Education Engineering Building in Rockville, Md. merges a multidisciplinary STEM academic environment and…
COTE® Top Ten Award
PAE Living Building
May 17, 2024
The award-winning design for PAE Living Building in Portland, Ore. serves as a model for bridging sustainable design and profitability in commercial office…
COTE® Top Ten Award
The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
May 20, 2024
The award-winning design for The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Kinigi, Musanze, Rwanda promotes knowledge dissemination and…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Thurston Hall Renovation
May 23, 2024
The award-winning design for Thurston Hall Renovation in Washington, D.C. exemplifies the use of existing building foundations to accommodate modern-day student…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Pacific Landing Affordable Housing
May 24, 2024
The award-winning design for Pacific Landing Affordable Housing in Santa Monica, Calif. offers a sustainable living environment and fills a unique niche for low…
COTE® Top Ten Award
The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center at Drake University
May 17, 2024
The award-winning design for The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa exemplifies universal design and a partnership of…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Alice West Fleet Elementary School
May 14, 2024
The award-winning design for Alice West Fleet Elementary School in Arlington, Va. brings a fresh perspective and approach to student-centered learning in an…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Hayward Library & Community Learning Center
May 23, 2024
The award-winning design for Hayward Library & Community Learning Center in Hayward, Calif. exemplifies water conservation and invites patrons to access and…
COTE® Top Ten Award
MASS MoCA Building 6
May 23, 2024
The award-winning design for MASS MoCa Building 6 in North Adams, Mass. repairs prior environmental missteps while enhancing its cultural contribution to the…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex helps shift the typology toward environmental stewardship to…
COTE® Top Ten Award
DPR Sacramento Zero Net Energy Office
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the DPR Sacramento Zero Net Energy Office creates a sustainable work environment that fosters a greater collaboration…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Casa Adelante 2060 Folsom
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of Casa Adelante 2060 Folsom in San Francisco takes advantage of the walkable and transit-rich site to create…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Confluence Park
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of Confluence Park creates a living laboratory designed to broaden visitors’ understanding of South Texas ecotypes and the…
COTE® Top Ten Award
John W. Olver Transit Center
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the John W. Olver Transit Center is the first net zero energy transit center constructed in the United States.
COTE® Top Ten Award
UC San Diego North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the UC San Diego North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood is the most substantial project in the higher…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Westwood Hills Nature Center
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the Westwood Hills Nature Center creates a community teaching tool for St. Louis Park, MN shaped by the city’s forward…
