The American Institute of Architect’s (AIA) has announced the recipients of its 2012 Institute Honor Awards for works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design. From 700 submissions, 27 projects received the illustrious distinction and they will be recognized at the AIA 2012 National Convention and Design Exposition in Washington, D.C. in May 2012. 


The 2012 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture
• 8 House in Copenhagen, Denmark by BIG
• 41 Cooper Square in New York City by Morphosis Architects
• The Gates and Hillman Centers for Computer Science in Pittsburgh by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects
• The Ghost Architectural Laboratory in Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia by Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited
• LumenHAUS, Virginia Tech Solar Team
• Pittman Dowell Residence in La Crescenta, California by Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.
• Poetry Foundation in Chicago by John Ronan Architects
• Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion in Indianapolis by Marlon Black Architect
• The Standard, New York in New York City by Ennead Architects

The jurors for the 2012 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture were Rod Kruse, FAIA, (chair) BNIM Architects; Barbara White Bryson, FAIA, Rice University; Annie Chu, AIA, Chu & Gooding Architects; Dima Daimi, Assoc. AIA, Rossetti; Harry J. Hunderman, FAIA, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.; Scott Lindenau, FAIA, Studio B Architects; Kirsten R. Murray, AIA, Olson Kundig Architects; Thomas M. Phifer, FAIA, Thomas Phifer & Partners and Seth H. Wentz, AIA, LSC Design, Inc.

The 2012 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture 

• ARTifacts in Omaha, Nebraska by Randy Brown Architects
• Children’s Institute, Inc. Otis Booth Campus in Los Angeles by Koning Eizenberg Architecture
• David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center in New York City by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
• HyundaiCard Air Lounge in Incheon, South Korea by Gensler
• Integral House in Toronto, Canada by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
• Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World in Providence, Rhode Island by Anmahian Winton Architects
• Memory Temple in Los Angeles by Patrcick Tighe Architecture
• Prairie Management Group in Northbrook, Illinois by Goettsch Partners
• Record House Revisited in Owings Mill, Maryland by David Jameson Architect
• The Wright at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City by Andre Kikoski Architect, PLLC

The jurors for the 2012 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture were Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA, (chair), CMB Architects; Robert Allen, Jr., AIA, Metalhouse; Mark Jensen, AIA, Jensen Architects; David Lenox, AIA, University Architect/Dir. Campus Planning, Stanford University and Erick S. Ragni, AIA, MaRS Architects.

For detailed information on each project, visit www.aia.org.