Gensler, KoningEizenberg among top winners of 2023 AIA California Design Awards

Nineteen projects have been honored as part of the 2023 AIA California Design Awards. Two projects, The Lighthouse by Gensler and The Park by KoningEizenberg Architecture, were recognized with the highest award, joining seventeen others that “embody design excellence.”

“This year, AIA California has advanced key measures on a state level to address the growing climate crisis; that is our responsibility as an architectural organization,” said AIA California President Scott Gaudineer. “The Design Awards program recognizes the deftness of individual architectural firms at seamlessly folding these principles into great design.”

The complete list of recipients is as follows:

CLIMATE ACTION AWARDS

The Lighthouse, South San Francisco, CA (pictured above)
Gensler

The Park, Santa Monica, CA
KoningEizenberg Architecture

HONOR AWARDS

Los Angeles Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.

Modal Home, Menlo Park, CA
S^A | Schwartz and Architecture

Qaumajuq, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.

University of Melbourne Student Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
KoningEizenberg Architecture / Lyons & Architects EAT

MERIT AWARDS

Ford Motor Company Building – WMG, Los Angeles, CA
Rockefeller Kempel Architects / D. Rocky Rockefeller

Four Roof House, Helmville, MT
T.W. Ryan Architecture

Houston Endowment Headquarters, Houston, TX
Kevin Daly Architects + Productora

Octothorpe House, Bend, OR
Mork-Ulnes Architects

Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University, Orange, CA
Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]

Saxum Vineyard Equipment Barn, Paso Robles, CA
Clayton Korte

Uber World Headquarters San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
SHoP Architects & Quezada Architecture

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS

Westwood Hills Nature Center, St. Louis Park, MN
HGA

Pacific Landing, Santa Monica, CA
Patrick TIGHE Architecture

Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Public Works - Bureau of Architecture

Harvey Mudd College, Scott A. McGregor Computer Science Center, Claremont, CA
Steinberg Hart

Walker Hall Graduate Student Center, Davis, CA
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

The College Preparatory School Math and Student Life Buildings, Oakland, CA
Jensen Architects