Annually since 1968, AIA New York State’s Annual Design Awards celebrate local, national and international projects that achieve architectural excellence designed by architects throughout New York State.
The Jury spent many hours reviewing submissions and had the challenge of choosing award recipients out of 274 submissions. A record 42 projects were recognized for Citation, Merit and Honor Awards in the following categories: Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation, Commercial/Industrial, Institutional, Interiors, International, Pro Bono Projects, Residential, Sole Practitioner, Unbuilt and Urban Planning/Design.
The Design Awards Jury, including Jury Chair Dan Kirby, FAIA, Principal and Client Services Leader for People and Places Solutions at Jacobs; Marilia Rodrigues, AIA, a Principal at Kieran Timberlake; David Burney, FAIA, Co-Founder and Director of the Urban Placemaking and Management program at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture; and Elizabeth Whittaker, AIA, Founder and Principal at MERGE architects had the challenge of choosing a handful of winners out of almost three hundred submissions.
The jury members stated, “We know that this is a long list, but these are deserving recipients from a strong class of submittals that survived considerable scrutiny. This represents the strength and talent of AIA New York State members.”
Out of the 42 award recipients, the jury also selected one project considered to be the “Best of the Best.” This year’s recipient is The TWA Hotel, designed by Beyer Blinder Belle .

Architect: Mitchell Giurgola Architects LLP
Photo Credit: ©Albert Vecerka/Esto

Architect: Architecture AF
Photo Credit: ©Ashok Sinha & Architecture AF

Architecture & Interior Design: CetraRuddy Architecture
Photo Credit: © ESTO/David Sundberg & Adrian Gaut

Architect: Michielli + Wyetzner Architects
Photo Credit: ©Alexander Severin

Architect: BKSK Architects LLP
Owner: Reading International
Photo Credit: ©Christopher Payne/ESTO, BKSK Architects

Design Architect: Bureau V Architecture
Architect-of-Record: SLAB Architecture PLLC
Photo Credit: ©Floto + Warner & Stella Lee

Architect: Urbahn Architects
Historic Resources and Materials Conservation: Jablonski Building Conservation
Photo Credit: ©Ola Wilk

Architects: Marvel Architects, PLLC
Photo Credit: ©David Sundbeg/ESTO & Macro Sea

Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle
Photo Credit: ©Beyer Blinder Belle, Eric Laignel, Kristin LaBruz & David Mitchell

Architect: Studio Gang
Photo Credit: ©Matthew Lapiska & Tom Harris

Architect: Sage and Coombe Architects
Photo Credit: ©Andrew Kao

Architect: Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers
Photo Credit: ©Albert Vecerka/Esto

Architect: CannonDesign
Photo Credit: ©Adrien Williams

Architect: Ennead Architects
Architect of Record: SmithGroup
Photo Credit: ©Bruce Damonte & James Haefner

Architect: Marvel Architects
Photo Credit: ©Dero Sanford, Stephen Ironside & Timothy Hursley

Architect: ARCHITECTUREFIRM
Photo Credit: ©James Ewing

Architect: Trahan Architects
Photo Credit: ©Leonid Furmansky

Architect: FXCollaborative Architects LLP
Photo Credit: ©Chris Cooper & FXCollaborative

Architect: LTL Architects
Photo Credit: ©Michael Moran

Architect: Bates Masi + Architects
Architect of Record: SRAA+E
Photo Credit: ©Bates Masi + Architects

Architect: Barker Associates Architecture Office (BAAO Architects)
Architectural Designer: 4|Mativ Design Studio
Photo Credit: ©Lesley Unruh

Architect: Kliment Halsband Architects
Photo Credit: ©Will Boase and Bob Ditty

Architect: Pencil Office
Design Architect: Erik G. L’Heureux FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Architect of Record:Team Design Architects Pte Ltd
Photo Credit: ©Finbarr Fallon, Ong Chan Hao, Khoo Guo Jie

Architect: O’Neill Rose Architects
Photo Credit: ©Faith Rose

Architect: REID architecture PLLC
Photo Credit: ©Reid Freeman

Architect: Bates Masi + Architects
Photo Credit: ©Bates Masi + Architects

Architect: Barlis Wedlick Architects LLC
Photo Credit: ©Jonny Valiant

Architect: Slade Architecture
Photo Credit: ©Tom Sibley

Architect: Balzer & Tuck Architecture
Photo Credit: ©Scott Bergmann Photography

Architect: Oza Sabbath Architects
Photo Credit: ©Kay Media

Architect: Bates Masi + Architects
Photo Credit: ©Bates Masi + Architects

Architect: ESKW/Architects
Photo Credit: ©David Sundberg/Esto

Architect: SHoP Architects
Photo Credit: ©Gunnar Glueck/flaunt boston

Architect: Handel Architects
Photo Credit: ©Collin Miller, Jonathan Morefield, Lester Ali, QuallsBenson & Handel Architects

Architect: Arch&Type
Photo Credit: ©Kim Smith

Architect: Anderson Design Group Architects and Planners
Photo Credit: ©Jason T. Anderson

Architect: Ten Arquitectos/Enrique Norten with Andrea Steele Architecture/Andrea Steele
Rendering: ©Ten Arquitectos/Enrique Norten with Andrea Steele Architecture/Andrea Steele

Design: Erik L’Heureux, FAIA
Design Firm: School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore
Architect: CPG Consultants Ptd, Singapore
Photo Credit: ©Erik L’Heureux, Ong Chan Ho,National University of Singapore

Architect: Messana O’Rorke
Photo Credit: ©Messana O’Rorke

Architect: Sage and Coombe Architects
Photo Credit: ©Paul Warchol

Architect: Studio V Architecture
Rendering: ©Studio V Architecture

Architect: DXA Studio & Patrick Cullina Horticulture Design + Consulting
Rendering: ©DXA Studio