[Editor’s Note: This the second in a three-part series documenting the winners of the AIA 2018 Honor Awards, which are broken down into three categories: architecture, interior architecture, and urban design. This list covers the interior architecture awards, but additional segments spotlight winners in architecture and urban design.]
The American Institute of Architects announced its 2018 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards January 12. The 17 winners were pulled from approximately 500 submissions from across the globe and five interior architecture projects took home the prize. The designs range from a high-end New York loft to a middle school in Missouri, with unique approaches to lighting, spatial volume, and material palette. The five-person jury that selected this year’s AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award winners included:
- Brian Caldwell, THINKTANK Design Group;
- Joshua Aidlin, Aidlin Darling Design;
- Kiyomi Kurooka, DWL Architects + Planners Inc.;
- John Paquin, Statesville;
- William T. Ruhl, RUHL WALKER Architects.
Chicago Public Library, Chinatown Branch
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Chicago
From the jury:
“The conscious approach for the building’s ideals for interior decisions are evident in the artistic expression of the history of the cultural identity of the community.”
Photographer’s Loft
Desai Chia Architecture
New York City
From the jury:
“This is exquisitely detailed and crafted so much so that it appears one would be living in artwork.”
Reeds Spring Middle School
Dake Wells Architecture
Reeds Spring, Missouri
From the jury:
“Such a clear concept organized the program around elements found in the Ozark landscape led to beautiful execution. Buried in a hill, yet bursting full of daylight is praiseworthy.”
Sound Transit University of Washington Station
LMN Architects
Seattle
From the jury:
“An aesthetically inspiring jewel that doubles as fantastic public art.”
Square, Inc. Headquarters
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
San Francisco
From the jury:
“The company’s ethos is reflected in every detail of their software and hardware products, with a crisp, minimalist design that is both intuitive and elegant.”
