The list of the most beautiful architectures of 2019 according to theAmerican Institute of Architects (AIA). There are nine winning projects and they have been awarded the prestigious prize 2019 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture, encompassing a wide range of architectural styles, moving from the classic buildings of the past to those with a more modern design, from museums, to homes, to offices.
The buildings are been judged by a jury composed of 5 members and who have carried out their task trying to reward those buildings "capable of realizing a project, conceiving the sense of space, taking into consideration the environment, sustainability and history".
The list of the most beautiful projects goes far beyond the American borders: this year there are seven US architectures awarded, while one is Canadian and the other Danish.
Below is the list of winning projects:
Arlington Elementary School
Architect: Mahlum Architects
Owner: Tacoma Public Schools
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Casey House
Architect: Hariri Pontarini Architects
Owner: Casey House
Location: Toronto, Ontario – Canada
Confluence Park
Architect: Lake | Flato Architects
Owner: San Antonio River Foundation
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Crosstown Commons
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss
Owner: Crosstown LLC
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Restoration of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia
Architect: John G. Waite Associates, Architects, PLLC
Owner: University of Virginia
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Smart Factory
Architect: Barkow Leibinger
Owner: Trumpf, Inc.
Location: Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Architect: The Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond, and SmithGroup
Owner: Smithsonian Institution
Location: Washington, DC
Starter Home* No. 4-15, St. Thomas/Ninth
Architect: OJT
Owner: St. Thomas LLC
Location: New Orleans, LA
TIRPITZ Museum
Architect: BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
Owner: Claus Kjeld Jensen
Location: Blåvand, Denmark
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