LOS ANGELES, USA
AAP – The AAP Architecture Prize has introduced a comprehensive new award – The AAP Firm of the Year 2017. The mission of AAP is to celebrate excellence, creativity and innovation across architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. The AAP is a global platform that honors the greatest achievements in architecture and interior design.
The Firm of the Year Award recognizes the full portfolio of firms while ensuring company resources and specializations are taken into consideration. Small, medium, and large companies are evaluated on their own terms by the esteemed AAP Jury. The Call for Entries for the inaugural AAP Firm of the Year Award is open now.
Winners will receive an invitation to the AAP Winners Event in the fall to collect the AAP trophy, have extensive publicity showcasing their designs to a worldwide audience, and more. The award will be open for submissions for the next few months, but participants are encouraged to take advantage of the current early bird rates.
AAP President Hossein Farmani adds, “It is wonderful to be able to introduce such a comprehensive award into the architecture world. The work of small firms is different from the capacity of large firms to build projects. These unique qualities are to be recognized in the Firm of Year Award.”
The AAP Firm of the Year Award builds onto the AAP Architecture Prize’s existing award platform that recognizes excellence in design. The top winners of the 2016 AAP Architecture Prize include Gensler’s Shanghai Tower (Architectural Design of the Year), McBride Charles Ryan’s The Infinity Centre (Interior Design of the Year), and Turf Design Studio & Environmental Partnership’s Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project (Landscape Design of the Year).
The AAP Firm of the Year Award Early Bird Deadline is February 28th. Read about the entry guidelines here.
Submit your firm’s portfolio today to enjoy earlybird discounts.
About the AAP: The AAP Architecture Prize is based in Los Angeles, California with the mission to advance the appreciation of quality architectural design worldwide.
Over 200 guests including some of the world’s best architects and designers, attended the first annual AAP Architecture Prize Winners Cocktail Evening at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City on October 25th, 2016. The AAP jury, staff, media representatives and other esteemed guests came together to celebrate an evening of inspirational architecture.
Photos from the event can be seen at the AAP Flickr Gallery
October 27, 2016 – Over 200 guests including some of the world’s best architects and designers, attended the first annual AAP Architecture Prize Winners Cocktail Evening at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City on October 25th, 2016. The AAP jury, staff, media representatives and other esteemed guests came together to celebrate an evening of inspirational architecture.
The evening featured an awards presentation with speeches by AAP Juror, Troy C. Therrien from the Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, AAP President Hossein Farmani, and more.The coveted AAP Trophy was presented to the top 3 Architects of the Year from Gensler, Turf Design Studio, and McBride Charles Ryan Architecture.
Over 60 platinum, gold, silver, and bronze prize winner teams were presented with their certificates as everyone gathered to enjoy cocktails and appetizers.
Hossein Farmani spoke to the success of the inaugural year saying “We had an overwhelming amount of exceptional entries submitted, and we are grateful to everybody who put their trust and support into AAP. We are dedicated to promoting our award-winning architects and interior designers all over the world.”
Photos from the event can be seen at the AAP Flickr Gallery
Submissions for next year’s program will open early next year.
NEW YORK, NY, USA – October 3, 2016 – The winners of the first annual AAP Architecture Prize have been chosen. The AAP jury has selected exceptional designs in over 40 categories across the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. Each design was evaluated on its own merit based on characteristics of Design Excellence, Innovation, and Function.
Congratulations to the 3 Architects of the Year, each of whom will receive the AAP Trophy on October 25 in New York City at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.
- Architectural Design Of The Year : Dan Winey – Shanghai Tower
- Interior Design Of The Year: McBride Charles Ryan – The Infinity Centre, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
- Landscape Architecture of The Year: Turf Design Studio & Environmental Partnership with Alluvium, Turpin + Crawford Studio, Dragonfly Environmental and Partridge – Sydney Park Water Re-use Project
In addition to the top three winners, hundreds of projects have been awarded titles of platinum, gold, silver, or bronze along with honorable mentions from our many distinguished submissions. A selection of winners includes:
- PLATINUM – Hospitality Interior Design – Antonio Di Oronzo with Times Square Diner
- GOLD – Green Architecture – Dan Kaplan, FAIA, LEED AP with Allianz Tower
- SILVER – Institutional Architecture – Mecanoo architecten/Sasaki Associates with Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building
- BRONZE – Garden Landscape Architecture – Mary Barensfeld with Hilgard Garden
Browse all the winners here.
About the AAP Architecture Prize:
The AAP Architecture Prize honors designs in the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture with the goal of advancing the appreciation of architecture worldwide.
www.architectureprize.com
On October 25th, 2016, the AAP Architecture Prize winners event will take place in New York City.
The AAP Winners event is presented in association with Archtober: Architecture and Design Month in New York City happening throughout October 2016. Pick up a copy of The New York Times Sunday Edition on September 25 to read the official announcement.
AAP is also pleased to announce its media partnership with Dezeen, one of the world’s most popular and influential architecture and design magazine, and the winner of numerous awards for journalism and publishing. Together, Dezeen and Dezeen Jobs (the internet’s most vibrant architecture and design jobs board) attract over 3 million unique visitors every month. AAP winners will receive media attention and exposure through Dezeen’s global audience.
If you have not submitted your best designs yet, you have until August 31 for the chance to be honored at this event and receive the AAP Trophy and the title of Architect, Interior Designer, or Landscape Architect of the Year.
Count yourself among the best in architecture this year and submit your projects today. The Final Deadline is August 31, 2016.
The 2017 AAP Architecture Prize Nginx winners event will take place in New York City on October 27, 2017. The AAP winners event is presented in association with Archtober: Architecture and Design Month in New York City happening throughout October 2017.
The AAP 2017 Winners Cocktail Event
- October 27, 2017
- 7-9PM
- New Museum, Sky Room
235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002, United States - RSVP here.
The winners of the AAP 2017 and the AAP Firm of the Year Award will be honored in the premier space of the New Museum, the Sky Room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a terrace and stunning panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline. Main category winners will receive the coveted coveted AAP trophy. Last year hundreds of guests from all over the world gathered to celebrate inspirational architecture, including some of the world’s best architects and designers, along with members of the AAP jury, media representatives and other esteemed guests.
Besides the invitation to the AAP Winners Event, winners of the 2017 AAP Architecture Prize will also get extensive publicity showcasing their designs to a worldwide audience.
We asked our jury members the question: “What does architecture mean to you?”
Elisa Burnazzi of Burnazzi Feltrin Architects has this to say:
“It is not easy to answer the question “What does architecture mean to you?” In this brief essay, I will try to arrive at a definition step by step. Instinctively I would reply: to carry out architectural projects we have to build. It seems obvious, but everything starts from here: there is a need, and therefore, as an architect, you have to fulfill that need. Among the many needs which should be taken into consideration when we are doing an architectural design, there are those of the owner, user, manager, or even those of the maintenance person. On the other hand, the building or open space designed by an architect could be in various contexts, from an urban space to a natural landscape, and each one of these contexts has different needs to meet.
To fully understand the purpose of the job, an architect should serve their community and allow it to face them, because architects don’t build for themselves but for others. Personally I am aware that designing an architectural building means going beyond the functional purpose. An architectural building should aspire to be extraordinary, otherwise it is not an architectural building, but just a building. With this in mind, I could add to my answer that to do an architectural design, not only do we have to build, but we have to build something extraordinary. This leads to the following question: “What makes a building extraordinary?”
At university professors taught us that if we use many conceptual ideas in our project, at one point people might get those concepts. One would think that good architecture must catch the eye for its appearance, its aesthetic characteristics and for its technological content. This architectural methodology often forces us to be compared with other designers from the past, present, or even from the future. The competition that develops between designers is not something to be avoided, because it pushes us to do better, to seek appropriate solutions and therefore be proud of our architectural designs. However architecture is much more complex since it involves a real commitment to the society and community.
Now I can give a complete answer: to carry out an architectural project not only do we have to build, but we have to build something extraordinary, able to touch people’s feelings. The architecture reaches its full purpose when it makes people feel good, when appreciating or living that architectural building makes them feel comfortable and welcomed. A good architect knows how to use space and light, makes the materials “sing” and leads the users through a journey in which they can discover a thousand different things. Through architecture and the spaces created by the designers, users can connect with themselves, with their body, emotions and memories. As architects we try to give an answer to those emotional needs with our work: as for me, I don’t design only with my mind but also with my heart. In my opinion, as building specialists, we should not be frightened to face emotions or not being professional enough. The most beautiful buildings of all eras, those that are truly remembered and never go out of style, are the ones able to resonate with our emotions and to communicate soundly with our being.”
Photo by Carlo Baroni – GI Multi Family Housing in Trento, Italy by Burnazzi Feltrin Architects
The AAP Architecture Prize is now closed for new entries in the 2016 edition of the awards. AAP is not a competition, but a platform to award great design. Each project is considered on its own merit and inspirational submissions from all over the world are currently being evaluated by our esteemed jury panel based on how they speak to Design Excellence, Innovation, and Function.
The jury has expressed a great interest in reviewing and assessing the work, with Juror Elisa Burnazzi adding,
“Thank you for having involved me in this challenge! It is an emotion and a great responsibility to contribute to rewarding these beautiful architectural projects.”
Results will be announced on architectureprize.com and other architecture platforms like Dezeen in early October, 2016.
The inaugural AAP Architecture Prize envisions a strong legacy of recognizing and celebrating creative architectural design and innovation around the world. In order to advance the appreciation of the best in global architecture, the APP is pursuing the finest in talented submissions. The winners of this exciting event will be honored at the Winners Cocktail Evening taking place in New York City in the fall of 2016.
The regular deadline is fast approaching, with project submissions due by July 31, 2016. There are 41 categories within the 3 main disciplines of Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture to choose from. Submissions are accepted from professional firms, university students, and independent designers from all around the world, giving the AAP the opportunity to showcase designs on an unparalleled depth in the architectural world.
The judging process will include evaluation from an outstandingly prominent panel of jurors including design companies, media, museums, universities, and celebrated architects.
The recent early bird stage of the program has already exceeded expectations. Hundreds of submissions from over 50 countries has yielded work of the highest calibre, setting a solid foundation as the award continues to unfold.
AAP co-founder Hossein Farmani has said, “We are overjoyed at the resounding success of the early bird phase here at the start of AAP. We believe prizes like AAP offer architects and designers the chance to measure their own success and pursue more innovation and creativity in their profession. The quality of work already submitted is impeccable, and we can’t wait to see what else this first year brings.”
Winners of the award can look forward to extensive publicity of their work targeted at a global audience of designers and their firms profiled through various media outlets including the AAP Architect Directory. The Architect, Interior Designer, and Landscape Architect of the Year will all receive the AAP Trophy, and winners of Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels will be recognized with a Certificate of Achievement and a Winner’s Seal to demonstrate success and to promote their accomplishments.
The AAP looks forward to seeing even more submissions and showcasing the finest in architectural design. Submit before July 31, 2016 to join an inspirational order of some of the best architects and designers the world has to offer.
About the AAP: The AAP Architecture Prize is based in Los Angeles, California with the mission to advance the appreciation of quality architectural design worldwide.
The AAP Architecture Prize is open to submissions from architects and interior designers around the world. Celebrating innovation and honouring creativity, AAP is pleased to welcome five new members from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Italy, and Slovenia to our esteemed jury which includes Cesar Pelli, Joshua Jih Pan, Clement Blanchet, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, and Troy C. Therrien.
Jennifer Siegal is the founder and principal of the Los Angeles based firm Office of Mobile Design (OMD). She won the 2016 arcVision Prize “Women and Architecture”. She was unanimously chosen by the jury for being fearless pioneer in the research and development of prefabricated construction systems.
Elsa Lam is editor-in-chief of Canadian Architect magazine. Lam was the 2012 winner of the Phyllis Lambert Prize for writing in architecture, awarded for her doctoral dissertation Wilderness Nation: Building Canada’s Railway Landscapes, 1885-1929, completed at Columbia University in the City of New York.
Carla Juaçaba developed her independent practice of architecture and research based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her office is currently engaged in both public and private projects, focusing on housing and cultural programs. She is constantly a part of the academic and teaching realms, as well as research studies, and lectures. She won the first edition of the international prize ArcVision Women and Architecture in 2013, and recently was nominated for the Schelling Architecture Award 2014.
Elisa Burnazzi co-founded the practice Burnazzi Feltrin Architects with offices in Trento and Rimini (Italy). Burnazzi has been shortlisted for the international award ‘The Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture’ aimed to emerging women architects. This year the website Archdaily has listed her among the 15 women architects who have designed exceptional projects all over the world.
Spela Videcnik, a graduate of the Ljubljana School of Architecture and London’s Architectural Association, co-founded OFIS arhitekti in 1996 based in Ljubljana and Paris. She teaches, runs studios and workshops in various schools for architecture including Harvard Graduate School of Design, ENSA Paris Val de Seine and Faculty for Architecture in Ljubljana.
See the full AAP jury at www.architectureprize.com/jury