Today, The American Institute of Architects has named 16 projects the winners of its 2023 Architecture Awards, recognizing the “best contemporary architecture and highlight[ing] the many ways buildings and spaces can improve lives,” states an AIA press release. The annual program, which accepts entries from any architect licensed in the United States, works to recognize architecture of any budget, size, or typology.
The jury for AIA’s 2023 Architecture Awards comprised chair Ashley Wilson, FAIA, Ashley Wilson Architect; Jose Leo Arango, Assoc. AIA, EYP; Randall Deutsch, FAIA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture; Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, AIA, DesignBridge; Teresa Jan, AIA, Multistudio; Luis Nieves-Ruiz, East Central Florida, Regional Planning Council and Zakiya Wiggins, AIA, LS3P.
2023 Winners

JASON O’REAR
633 Folsom in San Francisco, designed by Gensler

Alan Karchmer
Center of Developing Entrepreneurs in Charlottesville, Va., designed by Wolf Ackerman, EskewDumezRipple

James Florio
GoSpotCheck Headquarters in Denver, designed by Tryba Architects

Albert Vecerka / ESTO
John W. Olver Design Building, University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Mass., designed by Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Alan Karchmer
Lubber Run Community Center in Arlington, Va., designed by VMDO Architects

Albert Vecerka
Marlboro Music, Reich Hall Location: Marlboro VT, Architect: Joan Soranno and John Cook/ HGA
Marlboro Music Reich Hall in Marlboro, Va., designed by HGA

Timothy Hursley
Marygrove Early Education Center in Detroit, designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects

Corey Gaffer
Minneapolis Public Service Building in Minneapolis, designed by Henning Larsen, MSR Design

Adam Hunter/LMN Architects
Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal in Mukilteo, Wash., designed by LMN Architects

VINAY PANJWANI
The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl’s School in Rajasthan, India, designed by Diana Kellogg Architects

Halkin Mason Photography
The Rockefeller University Stavros Niarchos Foundation – David Rockefeller River Campus in New York, designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects

Lara Swimmer
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School in Seattle, designed by LMN Architects

Jason O’Rear
TIDE Academy in Menlo Park, Calif., designed by LPA Design Studios

Kim Rodgers
UCLA Pritzker Hall Modernization in Los Angeles, designed by CO Architects

Kevin Scott
University of Washington, Life Sciences Building in Seattle, designed by Perkins&Will

Chuck Choi
Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, Worcester, Mass., designed by designLAB Architects
See more winners of the 2023 AIA Honor Awards here.