Six Projects Designed by Minnesota Architecture Firms Receive National Awards
By Chris Hudson | May 18, 2023
Yellow pedestrian bridges at RIDC Mill 19 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This adaptive reuse of the steel skeleton of an abandoned steel rolling mill by MSR Design received a 2023 AIA COTE Top Ten Award. Photo by Gaffer Photography.
SPOTLIGHT
In early 2023, Minnesota architecture firms took home an unusually high number of American Institute of Architects (AIA) design awards. The winning projects include:
Two of the 18 recipients of 2023 AIA Architecture Awards, widely considered the highest honor for contemporary architecture designed by U.S.-licensed architects
Two of the 10 winners of 2023 AIA COTE Top Ten Awards, the most prestigious honor in the country for sustainable design excellence
Two of the five recipients of 2023 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards, the only awards program to recognize entire library structures and all aspects of their design
Each of the six winning buildings is highlighted below in a photo gallery and with links to recent ENTER coverage of the projects.
The newest addition to Government Plaza in downtown Minneapolis. Photos by Gaffer Photography.
City of Minneapolis Public Service Building
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Architects: MSR Design with Henning Larsen
Client: City of Minneapolis
2023 AIA Architecture Award
The Minneapolis Public Service Building, which earlier won a 2021 AIA Minnesota Honor Award, was highlighted in this awards spotlight and in the 2022 ENTER print annual (page 96).
Reich Hall celebrates Marlboro School of Music’s rural New England setting indoors and out. Photos by Albert Vecerka/ESTO.
Marlboro Music Reich Hall
Marlboro, Vermont
Architect: HGA
Client: Marlboro School of Music
2023 AIA Architecture Award
Read about this new project in The Nine Recipients of 2022 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards and Commendations for Design Excellence and in the 2023 ENTER print annual (page 92).
Mill 19 stretches more than a quarter-mile along the Monongahela River. Photos by Gaffer Photography.
RIDC Mill 19
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Architect: MSR Design
Client: Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC)
2023 AIA COTE Top Ten Award
Mill 19 is spotlighted in our coverage of the 2022 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards and Commendations, as well as in the 2023 ENTER print annual (page 102). MSR Design cofounder and 2023 AIA Minnesota Gold Medal recipient Tom Meyer, FAIA, speaks about the project at length in this recent interview.
The new interpretive center for the 160-acre Westwood Hills Nature Center. Photos 1, 2, 3, and 6 by Peter J. Sieger. Photos 4, 5, 7, and 8 by Gaffer Photography.
Westwood Hills Nature Center
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Architect: HGA
Client: City of St. Louis Park Operations and Recreation Department
2023 AIA COTE Top Ten Award
Read about Westwood Hills Nature Center’s Zero Energy–certified interpretive center in this 2021 feature. The project received an AIA Minnesota Honor Award in 2020.
The downtown Missoula Public Library is big on transparency and views. Photos by Lara Swimmer Photography.
Missoula Public Library
Missoula, Montana
Architects: MSR Design with A&E Design
Client: Missoula Public Library
2023 AIA/ALA Library Award
Missoula Public Library was spotlighted in an interview with MSR Design CEO Traci Lesneski, Assoc. AIA, in our highlights of the 2022 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards and Commendations, and in the 2023 ENTER print annual (page 101). Last year, it was named the winner of the IFLA/Systematic international Public Library of the Year.
This glass-walled branch library has an immersive indoor/outdoor feel. Photos by Cory Klein Photography.
Louisville Free Public Library Regional Branch Library
Louisville, Kentucky
Architects: MSR Design and JRA Architects
Client: Louisville Free Public Library
2023 AIA/ALA Library Award
This celebrated library-in-a-park was highlighted in our coverage of the 2021 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards and Commendations and in the 2022 ENTER print annual (page 105).
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