AIA Chicago opens Lerch Bates People's Choice Awards public voting for 2024 program

The AIA Chicago has just opened the public voting phase for its 2024 Lerch Bates People's Choice Awards. Winners will be announced on September 5th as part of the Designight 2024 presentation ceremony from the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park. 

This year, docents from the Chicago Architecture Center selected from more than 200 submitted projects to place finalists in ten categories. The list includes headline projects like the new Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Each is said to be representative of the global design influence of Chicago architects. Your vote can be made by registering at AIAChicago.org/vote before the voting period ends on Wednesday, August 28th at 11:59PM.

Community & Civic

• BUILD Chicago by LBBA Architects for BUILD Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Chicago Park District Headquarters by John Ronan Architects for the Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL
• North Austin Community Center by Present Future Architects for the North Austin Community Center, Chicago, IL
• Railyard Park by Ross Barney Architects for the City of Rogers, Rogers, AR

Cultural

• Mulva Cultural Center by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the De Pere Cultural Foundation, Inc., De Pere, WI
• Pritzker Military Archives Center by JAHN for Archives and Armory of PMML WI LLC, Somers, WI
• Ramova Theatre by O’Riley Office for Our Revival Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History by Studio Gang for the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

Education

• Kresge College Expansion at the University of California, Santa Cruz by Studio Gang for the University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
• The Academy for Global Citizenship at the Cultivate Collective Campus by SMNG A Ltd. and Farr Associates Architecture & Urban Design for The Academy of Global Citizenship at the Cultivate Collective Campus, Chicago, IL
• University of Michigan Ford Robotics Building by HED for the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Western Michigan University Student Center and Dining Facility by CannonDesign for Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Healthcare & Research

• Esperanza Health Center by UrbanWorks, Ltd.for Esperanza Health Centers, Chicago, IL
• Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Building 201 by CannonDesign for Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD
• OhioHealth Neuro Wellness Center by Gensler for OhioHealth, Columbus, OH
• The Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building by HDR for Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Hospitality & Retail

• Guild Row by DAAM for Rockwell Fletcher LLC and Guild Row, Chicago, IL
• Hotel 1928 by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture for AJ Capital Partners and Magnolia, Waco, TX
• Jackson Lake Lodge Exterior Restoration by Nurture for the Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, WY
• MesseTurm Repositioning by JAHN for OfficeFirst Immobilien, Frankfurt, DE

Multifamily

• Belden- Stratford by SCB for Mansueto Office, Chicago, IL
• Lawson House Redevelopment by Farr Associates for the Holsten Real Estate DevelopmentCorporation and Holsten Human Capital Development, Chicago, IL
• Paseo Boricua ArtsBuilding by UrbanWorks, Ltd. for Paseo Boricua Arts, LLC, Chicago, IL
• Triangle Square Apartments by Lamar Johnson Collaborative for Quarterra (formerly LMC), a Lennar Company, Chicago, IL

Office

• 4300 E. Camelback by Lamar Johnson Collaborative for Clayco Inc., Phoenix, AZ
• HED Chicago Office Renovation by HED for Confidential Client, Chicago, IL
• Northern Trust Corporate Institutional and Global Services Center by HED for the Northern Trust Company, Chicago, IL
• Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP Chicago Office Renovation by HED for Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP; Chicago, IL

Single Family New

• Not Your Granny’s Flat by Yu & Associates Collaborative for ConfidentialClient, Chicago, IL
• St. Joseph Island Retreat by Booth Hansen for Confidential Client, Ontario, CAN
• The Snug by Via Chicago for Beth Malloy, Chicago, IL
• Two Gables by Wheeler Kearns Architects for Confidential Client, Glencoe, IL

Single Family Renovation

• Atrium House Renovation by Rosen Architecture for Anna Levin and Tal Rosen, Chicago, IL
• Barn Within A Barn by Shafer Crowe Kueck | Architecture + Design, LLC for Confidential Client, Chicagoland
• Unit 8408 by Vladimir Radutny Architects for Confidential Client, Chicago, IL
• Wicker Park Cottage by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects for Confidential Client, Chicago, IL

Tall Building

• 300 N. Michigan by bKL Architecture, LLC for the Sterling Bay and Magellan Development Group, Chicago, IL
• 320 South Canal by Goettsch Partners for Riverside Investment & Development and Convexity Properties, Chicago, IL
• EDEN by JAHN for Immobel, Frankfurt, DE
• Fulton East by Lamar Johnson Collaborative for Parkside Realty, Chicago, IL