18 Washington projects recognized for design excellence at AIA Seattle's 2017 Honor Awards

Out of 133 submissions, 18 projects have been selected as winners of the 67th annual Honor Awards for Washington Architecture. The AIA Seattle chapter awarded projects in two categories—built and conceptual—that demonstrated their masterful use of materials and high marks on building craft. This was also the second year of the Energy in Design Award to commend projects that have made quantifiably significant strides in energy reduction while also maintaining the highest qualitative design caliber.

Selected honor this year include three projects from the Miller Hull Partnership, a Seattle-based firm known for their regional work, as well as works from other prominent Pacific Northwest such as Mithun and Olson Kundig. Selected by a jury that included J. Meejin Yoon, head of the architecture department at MIT, distinguished architect Robert Harris, and KPMP founding architect Shirley Blumberg, the 18 winning structures testify to the area’s strong design culture. 

Here's what took home the awards

Awards of Honor

↑ University of Washington West Campus Utility Plant by the Miller Hull Partnership, LLP.

↑ Magnolia Residence by mw|works

↑ Renton Library by The Miller Hull Partnership

↑ University of Idaho Integrated Research and Innovation Center by NBBJ

Energy in Design Award

↑ Chatham University Eden Hall Campus by Mithun

↑ University of Alaska Fairbanks, Wood Center Expansion by Perkins+Will

Award of Merit

• Weyerhaeuser Headquarters at 200 Occidental by Mithun
• 100 Stewart Hotel and Apartments by Olson Kundig
• University of California, Irvine Mesa Court Towers by Mithun
• University of Iowa Voxman Music Building by LMN Architects
• Wanapum Heritage Center by Mithun
• North Transfer Station by Mahlum Architects

Honorable Mention

• Henry Apartments by PUBLIC47 Architects
• 325 Westlake by Graham Baba Architects
• King Street by JW Architects
• Grasshopper Courtyard Studio by Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape

Conceptual

• The Right Way by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
• Seattle Mass Timber Tower by CallisonRTKL