AIA announces best buildings by American architects in 2020 Honor Awards
The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of its 2020 Honor Awards, which include Snøhetta's Calgary library and the Glenstone Museum in Maryland.
The 2020 AIA Institute Honor Awards aims to recognise projects designed by architects licensed in the USA that best demonstrate how buildings can improve everyday life.
Announced yesterday, the eight winners selected this year by a nine-member jury range from historic restorations to new constructions.
Buildings can be anywhere in the world and must have been completed within a five-years of 1 January 2014. Three are in the US ? with two located in the country's Midwest region. Other international projects are located in India, Denmark and the UK.
Read on for a list of the 2020 Honor Award Architecture winners:
Photograph by Iwan Baan
Glenstone Museum, Maryland, by Thomas Phifer and Partners
New York architecture firm Thomas Phifer and Partners expanded the Glenstone Museum northwest of Washington DC with concrete volumes, outdoor patios and reflection pools.
The addition joins a building by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects from 2006, and expands the offerings of the private institution's modern and contemporary art collections.
Find out more about Glenstone Museum ?
Photograph by Michael Grimm
Calgary New Central Library, Canada, by Snøhetta and Dialog
The Calgary New Central Libray by local studio Dialog and Snøhetta is a public building with a crystalline exterior and an atrium inside clad...
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