Announcements December 21, 2023

2023 Design Awards Recap

Now that 2023 has come to a close, we’re celebrating these award-winning design projects and their outstanding teams. We’re proud of the impact these projects across the globe, ranging in size and typology, have had on their communities and how they embody design excellence. Of course, without the passion and creativity of our clients and staff, none of this would be possible; a massive thank you to them for their inspiring work ethic and fruitful collaboration.

International Awards
D.B. Weldon Library, Western University
London, Ontario
York University School of Continuing Studies
Toronto, Ontario
Upper Arlington High School
Upper Arlington, Ohio
HMTX World Headquarters
Norwalk, Connecticut
Confidential Client Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
799 Broadway
New York, New York
Oscar by You
São Paulo, Brazil

Interior Design Best of Year Awards
D.B. Weldon Library, Western University
London, Ontario
library category Winner

York University School of Continuing Studies
Toronto, Ontario
medium higher education category Honoree

Upper Arlington High School
Upper Arlington, Ohio
early education category Honoree

HMTX World Headquarters
Norwalk, Connecticut
greater world: environmental impact category Honoree

Confidential Client Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
medium corporate office category Honoree

799 Broadway
New York, New York
small commercial lobby + amenity space category Honoree

Oscar by You
São Paulo, Brazil
building facade category Honoree

The Plan Awards
SoMa Site 3 Lab Building
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mixed Use / Completed category

Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China 
Culture / Completed category finalist

Metropolis Planet Positive Awards
HMTX Headquarters
Norfolk, Connecticut
Workplace & Education category winner

ASHRAE NetZero Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Workplace & Education category Honorable Mention

Oak Park Community Recreation Center 
Oak Park, Illinois 
Civic & Cultural category
Honorable Mention

ArchDaily Building of the Year 2023
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
shortlist

Huzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Museum
Huzhou, China
shortlist

Southwest Library
Washington, D.C.
shortlist

AIA International Design Awards
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
Open International | Interior Architecture category
Honor Award

IOC IPC IAKS (International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities)
SFU Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia 

2023 Fit Out Awards
Perkins&Will Dublin studio
Design Practice of the Year

MIT/MITIMCo, Lab Office Building, Site 3
SoMa Site 3 Lab Building
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oak Park Community Recreation Center 
Oak Park, Illinois 
Huzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Museum
Huzhou, China
Southwest Library
Washington, D.C.
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
ASHRAE NetZero Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Grenfell Nursery
London, UK
Timbro Trading
São Paulo
Rushton Street Surgery
London, UK
Kendall/MIT Gateway (Design architect: NADAAA)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Princeton Municipal Center
Princeton, Texas
Confidential Client
Chicago, Illinois
Austin Community College Highland Phase II
Austin, Texas

Architects’ Journal AJ100 Community Impact of the Year 2023
Grenfell Nursery
London, UK

Architecture MasterPrize 2023
Bambu Atmosfera
São Paulo
Residential Architecture – Multi Unit

Timbro Trading
São Paulo
Workplaces Interior

2023 Architecture Today Awards
Rushton Street Surgery
London, UK
Healthcare category winner

Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design
Kendall/MIT Gateway (Design architect: NADAAA)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Infrastructure; Best of Design Award

Princeton Municipal Center
Princeton, Texas
Civic; Best of Design Award

Confidential Client
Chicago, Illinois
Interiors – Workplace; Editor’s Pick

Austin Community College Highland Phase II
Austin, Texas
Adaptive Reuse; Editor’s Pick

SFU Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Commercial – Sports & Entertainment; Honorable Mention

UT Southwestern Medical Center at RedBird
Dallas, Texas
Healthcare; Honorable Mention

2023 Dezeen Awards
UC Riverside Plant Research
Riverside, California
Education category shortlist

Azure Magazine AZ Awards
Dream LeBreton
Ottawa, Ontario
Ideas, Prototypes and Unbuilt Projects category
People’s Choice finalist

SFU Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Commercial & Institutional Projects Under 1000 sqm
Architecture Award of Merit

Architizer A+ Award
SFU Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Architecture +Teamwork finalist

2023 Global BLT Built Design Awards
Eastern Washington University Pence Union Building
Cheney, Washington 
Architectural Design – Educational category winner

Premio Obras CEMEX Building Award
Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus
Monterrey, Mexico
Special category for Universally Accessible, National and International

UC Riverside Plant Research
Riverside, California
Dream LeBreton
Ottawa, Ontario
SFU Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Eastern Washington University Pence Union Building
Cheney, Washington 
Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus
Monterrey, Mexico
Bambu Atmosfera
Bambu Atmosfera
São Paulo

2023 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards
Renown Health Regional Campus, Tahoe Tower Level 5 NICU/PICU
Reno, Nevada
Hospitals | Pediatric category winner

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Birthing Center
Seattle, Washington
Hospitals | Women’s category

IIDA International Interior Design Association Global Excellence Awards
Sabanera Health Center
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Healthcare category winner

D.B. Weldon Library, Western University
London, Ontario
Education category finalist

International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Princeton Municipal Complex
Princeton, Texas
Interior Design category winner

Renown Health Regional Campus, Tahoe Tower Level 5 NICU/PICU
Reno, Nevada
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Birthing Center
Seattle, Washington
Sabanera Health Center
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Princeton Municipal Complex
Princeton, Texas

International Holcim Awards
Western Washington University, Kaiser Borsari Hall
Bellingham, Washington
Bronze Award – North America region

Rethinking the Future Awards
Southwest Library
Washington, D.C.
Architectural Innovation of the Year (built) award
“Institutional” (built) category; runner-up honors award

WAF World Architecture Festival
Dawes Road Library
Toronto, Ontario 
Future Projects Cultural, shortlist

Dream Lebreton
Ottawa, Ontario 
Future Projects Commercial Mixed Use, shortlist

Southwest Library
Washington, D.C.
Community and Culture category; shortlist
Best Use of Natural Light category; shortlist

World Architecture News Global Awards
Building 12
San Francisco, California
Adaptive Reuse – Big category, Silver Award

Dawes Road Library
Toronto, Ontario
Future, Public Buildings, shortlist

Dream Lebreton
Ottawa, Ontario
Future, Public buildings, shortlist

Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
Public Accessible Buildings (CIVIC) category finalist

York University School of Continuing Studies
Toronto, Ontario
Built, Education, shortlist

2023 ILFA Public Library of the Year
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
finalist

Building 12
San Francisco, California
Designed in partnership with indigenous architect Eladia Smoke, Dawes Road Library elegantly pays homage to local indigenous culture with a facade reminiscent of a star blanket, a traditional gift in some indigenous communities.
Dawes Road Library
Toronto, Ontario
Europe Awards

2023 European Healthcare Design Awards
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Hospital of the Future Project
Leeds, UK
Future Healthcare Design category
highly commended

Sabanera Health Dorado
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Healthcare Design: (Under 25,000 sqm) category
highly commended

Albert Einstein Learning and Research Center
São Paulo
Healthcare Design (Over 25,000 sqm) category
highly commended

2023 RIBA London Award
UCL PEARL
Dagenham, UK

British Council for Offices BCO Awards
EBRD (Five Bank Street)
London, UK
Innovation category National Winner

Building Design Architect of the Year Awards 2023
Perkins&Will London studio
Education Architect of the Year (nursery – 6th) finalist

Building Magazine Awards 2023
Grenfell Nursery
London, UK
Small Project of the Year winner

150 Holborn
London, UK
Project of the Year shortlist

Mixology Awards
Perkins&Will London studio
2023 Design practice of the Year, over 50 employees

UCL PEARL
Dagenham, UK
EBRD (Five Bank Street)
London, UK
Grenfell Nursery
London, UK
150 Holborn (Nick Guttridge photography)
London, UK
150 Holborn
London, UK
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Hospital of the Future Project
Leeds, UK
China Awards

AD 100 (Architectural Digest China)
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China

Architectural Practice Magazine (Journal of Architectural Society of China)
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China

Dezeen Awards China
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China

DJSER China’s Top 100 Renovation Projects
Vanke Times Center
Beijing, China

International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
Best Public Building; 1st Prize

2023 Luban Awards
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China

Shanghai Design 100+
Beijing Green Heart Grand Theater
Beijing, China
finalist

Yuanye Awards for Professionals
Wenzhou Kean University Student Library and Activity Center
Wenzhou, China
Silver Award

2023 Chinese Hospital Architecture & Equipment Awards
Perkins&Will
Best Service Provider

Wenzhou Kean University Student Library and Activity Center
Wenzhou, China
Wenzhou Kean University Student Library and Activity Center
Wenzhou, China
Beijing Green Heart Grand Theater
Beijing, China
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
Canada Awards

ARIDO Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario ARIDO Awards
Nutrien River Landing
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Work category

Weldon Library Revitalization
London, Ontario
Learn category

York University School of Continuing Studies
Toronto, Ontario
Learn category

Canadian Architect
Dawes Road Library
Toronto, Ontario
Award of Merit

Environmental Journal Brownie Awards 2023
Dream LeBreton
Ottawa, Ontario
Refocus category shortlist

North East Scarborough Community Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Rebuild category shortlist

Nutrien River Landing
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Weldon Library Revitalization
London, Ontario
York University School of Continuing Studies
Toronto, Ontario
SoLo
Soo Valley, British Columbia  
SFU Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia 

PlanON Awards
The Meadoway
Scarborough, Ontario
Public Education Award

Architecture Foundation of British Columbia
Workshop
Vancouver, British Columbia
Commercial Category

Carbon Leadership Forum British Columbia
365 Railway
Vancouver, British Columbia
Large Buildings Award

SAB Magazine
SoLo
Soo Valley, British Columbia  
Residential (Small) Award

Architecture Foundation of British Columbia
SFU Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia 

Latin America Awards
Our Monterrey Studio
San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
Tecnológico de Monterrey Querétaro Campus Residence Hall
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

2023 IIDA Latin America Design Awards
Perkins&Will Monterrey Studio
San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
Corporate Space Small category, Winner

Tecnológico de Monterrey Querétaro Campus Residence Hall
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Higher Education category, Winner

Premio Nacional AAI Mexico 2023
Tecnológico de Monterrey Querétaro Campus Residence Hall
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Special Projects category, 2nd Place

U.S. National Awards
Looking up at the first 4 floors of the main stair in the glass atrium
University of Washington Life Sciences Building
Seattle, Washington
George Mason University Wilkins Plaza
Fairfax, Virginia
Family Tree Clinic
Minneapolis, Minnesota 
Morrow High School
Ellenwood, Georgia

2023 AIA National Architecture Award
University of Washington Life Sciences Building
Seattle, Washington

ASID National Awards FOCUS Project Awards
USGBC Headquarters Renovation
Washington, D.C.
Wellness FOCUS, Merit Award

AIA/AAH 2023 Healthcare Design Award
Family Tree Clinic
Minneapolis, Minnesota 

NOMA Design Excellence Award
Morrow High School
Ellenwood, Georgia
Built category, Honor Award

SCUP Excellence in Landscape Architecture Awards
George Mason University Wilkins Plaza
Fairfax, Virginia
Special Citation, Excellence in Landscape Architecture for General Design

LEARNING BY DESIGN Fall 2023 Architectural and Interior Design Awards of Excellence
Morrow High School
Ellenwood, Georgia
Outstanding Project Award

U.S. West Coast Awards

AIA Los Angeles Design Awards 
UC Riverside Plant Research
Riverside, California
Higher Education Typology; Honor Award

1811 Sacramento Street
Los Angeles, California
Commercial/Mixed Use Typology; Citation Award

North Bay Business Journal
Enchanted Hills Camp
Napa, California
Excellence in Construction

AIA San Diego Design Awards
University of California San Diego, Franklin Antonio Hall
San Diego, California
Architecture category; Merit Award
Divine Detail category; Honor Award

UC Riverside Plant Research
Riverside, California
1811 Sacramento Street
Los Angeles, California
a person dives into a swimming pool in a forest
Enchanted Hills Camp
Napa, California
Franklin Antonio Hall exterior
University of California San Diego, Franklin Antonio Hall
San Diego, California
U.S. Southwest Awards
Eastside Memorial Early College High School
Austin, Texas
Fair Park Master Plan Community Engagement
Dallas, Texas
Fair Park Master Plan rendering
Dallas, Texas
Baylor Scott & White Health Administrative Center
Dallas, Texas
Singing Hills Recreation and Senior Center
Dallas, Texas
Pittman Hotel
Dallas, Texas
Parker Performance Institute 
Frisco, Texas

Austin Green Awards
Austin Community College Highland Phase II
Austin, Texas
Project of the Year Award

CoreNet Black, White and Blue Awards
UT Southwestern Medical Center at RedBird
Dallas, Texas
Economic Development category

Dallas Architecture Forum Design Recognition
Baylor Scott & White Health Administrative Center
Dallas, Texas
Commercial, winner

Singing Hills Recreation and Senior Center
Dallas, Texas
Civic, Cultural, and Public Art, winner

Pittman Hotel
Dallas, Texas
Retail, Mixed Use and Hospitality
Adaptive Re-Use, Preservations and Non-Residential Restoration

Fair Park Master Plan
Dallas, Texas
Landscape, Urban Design, Public Space, Master Plan

Dallas PaperCity Design Awards
Parker Performance Institute 
Frisco, Texas
Commercial category, Honorable Mention

IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter
Parker Performance Institute 
Frisco, Texas
Healthcare Small category, Design Excellence Award

Preservation Merit Awards
Eastside Early College High School
Austin, Texas
Recognition for Public Service

TASA-TASB Exhibit of School Architecture
Eastside Early College High School
Austin, Texas
Community & Planning, Stars of Distinction

McNeil High School
Round Rock, Texas
Design, Value, & Planning, Stars of Distinction

Texas Society of Architects Award
Princeton Municipal Center
Princeton, Texas

USGBC South Central Region
Austin Community College Highland Phase II
Austin, Texas
Sustainability category, Community Champion Award

McNeil High School
Round Rock, Texas
U.S. Southeast Awards
The Appoquinimink Library
Middletown, Delaware
UVA, Gilmer Hall Renovation
Charlottesville, Virginia

AGC Build Georgia Awards
Northeast Georgia Health System, Buford Medical Plaza
Buford, Georgia
Merit Award

AIA ASPIRE Design Awards
Morrow High School
Ellenwood, Georgia
New Construction/Substantial Renovation over 15,000SF; Merit Award

AIA Georgia Design Award
Morrow High School
Ellenwood, Georgia
Built category

Confidential Birmingham Headquarters
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Unbuilt Project category

Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering
Huntsville, Alabama

AIA Northern Virginia Design Awards
UVA, Gilmer Hall Renovation
Charlottesville, Virginia
Institutional Architecture category, Juror’s Citation

ASLA Potomac Awards
George Mason University Wilkins Plaza
Fairfax, Virginia
Design – Built category; Honor Award

ASLA Southeast Regional Conference Awards
George Mason University Wilkins Plaza
Fairfax, Virginia
Honor Award

Atlanta Financial Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Merit Award

Atlanta Dairies
Atlanta, Georgia
Merit Award

UVA Brandon Avenue
Charlottesville, Virginia
Merit Award

Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering
Huntsville, Alabama
Atlanta Financial Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Dairies
Atlanta, Georgia
UVA Brandon Avenue
Charlottesville, Virginia
Truist Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina

Atlanta Magazine, Georgia Design Awards
Confidential Tech Client
Silver Award

Morrow High School
Ellenwood, Georgia
Silver Award

Atlanta Urban Design Commission Design Awards
Nelson Street (Steele) Bridge
Atlanta, Georgia

IIDA Georgia Best of the Best Awards
Confidential Tech Client
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Award
Best of Workplace (greater than 75,000 sf)

ULI Atlanta Awards for Excellence
Morrow High School
Ellenwood, Georgia
Excellence in Civic and Institutional Development

(Nelson Street) Steele Bridge [and The Lofts at Centennial Yards]
Atlanta, Georgia
Adaptive Reuse – Big category winner

AIA Charlotte Design Awards
Truist Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
Merit Award

AGC Build Georgia Awards
Northeast Georgia Health System, Buford Medical Plaza
Buford, Georgia
Merit Award

AGCSF Build Florida Awards
FIU Tamiami Hall
University Park, Florida
Higher Education over $50M

AIA Miami Design Awards
Huizenga Park
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Urban Design category; Honor Award

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Surgical Center
University Park, Florida
Unbuilt Greater than 50,000sf; Merit Award

2023 AIA Triangle Design Awards
The Appoquinimink Library
Middletown, Delaware
Merit Award

AIA North Carolina Design Awards
The Appoquinimink Library
Middletown, Delaware
Honor Award

AIA Charlotte Design Awards
Atrium Health Union West
Stallings, North Carolina
Honor Award

AIA South Atlantic Region Design Awards
Bainbridge Library
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Honor Award

PCI Georgia/Carolinas PCI Architectural Precast Design Award
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, North Carolina

AIA Northern Virginia Design Awards
Perkins&Will D.C. Studio
Washington, D.C.
Jurors’ Citation and Award of Excellence

Atrium Health Union West
Stallings, North Carolina
Bainbridge Library
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Perkins&Will D.C. Studio
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Midwest Awards
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Cincinnati, Ohio
Northwestern University Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center
Northwestern University Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center
Evanston, Illinois

AIA Chicago Design Excellence Awards
Confidential client
Chicago, Illinois
Interior Architecture – Large; finalist

University of Cincinnati College of Law
Cincinnati, Ohio
Interior Architecture – Large; finalist

Northwestern University Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center
Evanston, Illinois
Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards

American Planning Association Michigan Chapter Planning Excellence Awards
City of Detroit – Greater Corktown Neighborhood Framework Plan
Detroit, Michigan
Planning Excellence Award in Implementation

Architizer 20 Best Architecture Firms in Chicago
Perkins&Will ; #2

Engineering News-Record Midwest Best Projects Awards
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Manhattan, Kansas
Government/Public Building; Best Project award

Confidential Client
Chicago, Illinois
Interior/Tenant Improvement

Fermilab
Batavia, Illinois
Higher Education

IIDA Illinois Chapter RED (Recognizing Exemplary Design) Awards 2023
Confidential Client
Chicago, Illinois
Contract 50,000-100,000 sq ft category Winner

Crain’s Coolest Offices
Confidential Client
Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Building Congress
Confidential Client
Chicago, Illinois
Merit Award

U.S. Northeast
Our D.C. Studio
Washington, D.C.
USGBC Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
Montana State University, Lambert Field
Bozeman, Montana
Utica University Nexus Center
Utica, New York

AIA DC Chapter Design Awards
Perkins&Will DC Studio
Washington, D.C.
Architecture – Historic Resources category; Design Award

USGBC Headquarters Renovation
Washington, D.C.
Interior Architecture; Jurors’ Citation – “Design for Resources”

AIA New England Design Awards
Montana State University, Lambert Field
Bozeman, Montana
Merit Award

Tecnológico de Monterrey Queretar Campus Residence Hall
Monterrey, Mexico
Honor Award

AIA Central New York Design Awards
Utica University Nexus Center
Utica, New York
Award of Merit

Boston Society of Landscape Architecture
Delaware State University Master Plan
Dover, Delaware
Design Merit Award

Wentworth Institute of Technology Master Plan
Boston, Massachusetts
Design Merit Award

CoreNet Design Awards
Man Group
New York, New York
project of the year (0-25,000 sf); shortlisted

IIDA MAC Awards
USGBC Headquarters Renovation
Washington, D.C.
20k-under category; Finalist – Design with Purpose

NAIOP DC | MD Awards of Excellence Best Interiors
Premise
Washington, D.C.
10,000 – 25,000sf category; Award of Excellence

USGBC Headquarters Renovation
Washington, D.C.
Best Sustainable Project; Award of Excellence

NYCxDesign Awards
799 Broadway
New York, New York
commercial lobby + amenity space winner

Man Group
New York, New York
best small corporate office; Finalist

Innolabs
Long Island City, New York
best building facade; Finalist

ULI Washington Project Awards
Southwest Library
Washington, D.C.
Institutional Architecture

Man Group
New York, New York
Wentworth Institute of Technology Master Plan
Boston, Massachusetts
Innolabs
Long Island City, New York
Premise
Washington, D.C.
799 Broadway
New York, New York
Southwest Library
Washington, D.C.

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