KoningEizenberg, Leers Weinzapfel, and Wittman Estes among 2021 AIA Housing Award recipients

Ten residential buildings, spanning an array from single-family homes to specialized housing, have been revealed as the winners of this year's AIA Housing Awards. 

Now in its 21st edition, the annual program recognizes design excellence in the residential sector and evaluates buildings for being "sustainable, affordable, durable, innovative, socially impactful, meeting client needs, and addressing the natural and built contexts."

The Seattle area was especially successful with three winning buildings by Miller Hull Partnership, Studio DIAA, and Wittman Estes. Three projects along the California coast also won awards.

Category One: One- and Two-Family Custom Residences

LeanToo in Austin, TX by Nick Deaver

Loom House in Bainbridge Island, WA by Miller Hull Partnership

Portage Bay Float Home in Seattle, WA by Studio DIAA

Walk-Street House in Hermosa Beach, CA by ras-a studio 

Category Two: One- and Two-Family Production Homes

Tsuga Townhomes in Seattle, WA by Wittman Estes

Category Three: Multifamily Housing

Edwin M. Lee Apartments in San Francisco, CA by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Independence Library and Apartments in Chicago, IL by John Ronan Architects

Category Four: Specialized Housing

Adohi Hall, University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR by Leers Weinzapfel Associates

Bastion Community in New Orleans, LA by Office of Jonathan Tate

The Arroyo Affordable Housing in Santa Monica, CA by KoningEizenberg Architecture

The 2021 AIA Housing Awards jury included Ceara O’Leary, AIA (Chair), Detroit Collaborative Design Center, Detroit, MI; Allison Anderson, AIA, unabridged Architecture, St. Louis, MS; Kelly Beamon, METROPOLIS, New York, NY; Alex Salazar, AIA, Salazar Architect, Portland, OR; and Roberta Washington, FAIA, Roberta Washington Architects, New York, NY.