Celebrating Design and Professional Excellence in New York State Public Art & Architecture.
AIA New York State, in partnership with the New York State contracting agencies, created the Excelsior Awards in 2014 to provide a model of excellence for state-funded building design, landscape architecture, and public art, including professional practice and advocacy.
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2022 Excelsior Award Recipients
Submitting Firm | Urbahn Architects, PLLC
General Contractor | Skanksa USA Civil
MEP and FP Engineering, IT and Telecom | Jaros Baum & Bolles
Civil and Geotechnical Engineering | Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
Structural Engineering | Severud Associates
Skylight Structural Engineering | Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Historic Building Restoration | Building Conservation Associates
Photo Credit | © Ola Wilk, Photographer
Submitting Firm | Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C.
Structural Engineering | Severud Associates
MEP, FP Engineering | JFK&M Consulting Group
Landscape Architecture | MKW and Associates
Civil and Geotechnical Engineering | Langan
Cost Estimating | Toscano Clements Taylor
Contractor | WWC Contracting
Photo Credit | © Revette Studio; Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C.
Submitting Firm | Michielli + Wyetzner Architects
Structural Engineering | Thornton Tomasetti
Civil Engineering | GHD Group
Mechanical and Plumbing Engineering | ME Engineering
LEED | ME Engineering
Acoustical Engineering | LSTN Consultants
Geotechnical Engineering | John P. Stopen Engineering
Landscape Architecture | Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
General Contractor | LeChase Construction Services
Photo Credit | © Alexander Severin
Submitting Firm | BKSK Architects LLP
Landscape Architecture | SCAPE and The LA Group Landscape Architecture & Engineering
MEP | GEA Consulting Engineers
Structural and CIVIL Engineering | Rennia Engineering Design
Lighting Design | David Clinard Studio
Acoustic, AV/IT: Cerami & Associates
Graphic Design | MTWTF
Exhibition Design | Moey Inc
Cost Estimating | Stuart-Lynn Company
Construction Manager | LIRO
Photo Credit | © Amy Barkow | Barkow Photo
2022 Professional Service Awards & Presidential Citation
The Professional Awards honor excellence in practice and advocacy of design in NYS public architecture.

Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Award
The Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Award recognizes licensed architects employed in the public sector in New York State whose work on projects within their jurisdiction has furthered the cause of design excellence in public architecture.