Los Angeles' best new and future projects honored at the 2024 AIA|LA Design Awards at the brand new ACLA Center for Communities

The 2024 AIA|LA Design Awards winners were announced recently during a special ceremony at the brand new AIA|LA and Architecture for Communities Los Angeles (ACLA) Center for Communities in historic West Adams.

As in past iterations, the AIA|LA says these projects best represent their organizational values of equity, diversity, inclusivity, community, and sustainability while also exemplifying the industry’s proactive fight against climate change. 

"We’re thrilled to introduce the Center to our members and the broader community," said Carlo Caccavale, Hon. AIA|LA, Executive Director of AIA|LA and ACLA. "This space elevates our capacity to serve both the profession and Los Angeles, setting a new standard in how we connect, collaborate, and create lasting impact."

Gruen Associates partner Debra Gerod joined the field as the winner of this year's Gold Medal Award.

2024 AIA|LA DESIGN AWARD WINNERS

Typology: Adaptive Re-use/Renovation/Historical Preservation

• Merit Award: Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
• Citation Award: Atwater Canyon by Formation Association

Typology: Affordable Housing

• Honor Award: Rose Apartments by Brooks + Scarpa
• Merit Award: Corazón Del Valle by Perkins&Will

Typology: Architectural Installations

• Honor Award: Moving Chains by artist Charles Gaines by TOLO Architecture

Typology: Commercial/Mixed-Use

• Citation Award: 9720 Wilshire Blvd. by Montalba Architects
• Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School of Medicine by Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign

Typology: Educational

• Honor Award: Westmark School Lower School Campus by NBBJ
• University of Melbourne Student Pavilion by KoningEizenberg Architecture

Typology: Healthcare/Institutional/Civic

• Honor Award: Sixth Street Viaduct by Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.
• Honor Award: Youth Sports Field House by Brooks + Scarpa
• Merit Award: Montage Health Ohana Campus by NBBJ
• Merit Award: Earvin "Magic" Johnson Park Event Center by Paul Murdoch Architects
• Citation Award: Kaiser Watts Learning and Health Pavilion by Perkins&Will

Typology: Interior Architecture

• Merit Award: Uchi by ORA
• Citation Award: Astronaut Training Facility by BA Collective

Typology: Multi-Family Residential

• Merit Award: 1550 Lincoln by KFA Architecture

Typology: Single-Family Residential

•  Honor Award: Ribera Road by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
• Citation Award: Steeplechase House by Brooks + Scarpa
• Citation Award: COTTAGE by ARCHICRAFT

2024 AIA|LA NEXT LA WINNERS

Typology: Adaptive Re-use/Renovation/Historical Preservation

• Merit Award: Watts Community Hub by DSH // architecture
• Merit Award: A Noise Within Theatre Expansion & Renovation by Practice (formerly GGA+)
• Citation Award: The New College of Florida by Brooks + Scarpa

Typology: Affordable Housing

• Citation Award: Terrazas del Sol - Commerce Affordable Housing Community by Practice (formerly GGA+)
• Citation Award: The Boulevard - Montebello Affordable Housing Community Revitalization (formerly GGA+)

Typology: Temporary Housing

• The Lincoln Park Exchange by Benjamin Sperry (Student)

Typology: Architectural Installations

• Citation Award: The Great Library by smith-clementi

Typology: Cityscapes

• Honor Award: Watts 1000 by Patrick TIGHE Architecture

Typology: Commercial/Mixed-Use

• Honor Award: 4th & Hewitt by OFFICEUNTITLED

Category: Competition

• Merit Award: Resilient Roots by HMC Architects

Typology: Educational

• Citation Award: Long Beach City College Stadium and Athletic Sports Complex by DLR Group

Typology: Healthcare/Institutional/Civic

• Honor Award: Calexico Land Port of Entry by Perkins&Will
• Citation Award: Professional Women's Soccer Training Facility by AUX Architecture

Typology: Single-Family Residential

• Merit Award: Santiago Adobe by Loescher Meachem Architects
• Citation Award: Barrel Cactus ADU by Michael Matthews Studio
• Citation Award: MU01 by Arshia Architects