BIG's tiny cabin in Upstate New York, a prayer room in Arizona and an outdoor toilet with gabion walls are among the 12 winners of this year's AIA Small Projects awards.
Announced today, the annual American Institute of Architects Small Projects Awards recognises small and low-budget projects completed in the USA over the past year.
Now in its 16th year, the awards are divided into three categories: the first for designs that cost up to $150,000 (£119,000); the second for small projects under $1.5 million (£1.2 million); and the third for buildings or installations under 5,000 square feet (465 square metres).
A bridge in a forest, BIG's cabin and a children's club were awarded Category One prizes. For Category Two, awards were given to a prayer room, a barn, homes and housing complexes. Winners were more varied in or Category Three, including outdoor toilets, a treehouse and a residence by Chicago firm Vladimir Radutny Architects. Read on for an overview of each Small Project Awards 2019 winner from the AIA:

Photograph by Matthew Carbone
Klein A45, Catskill Mountains, New York by Bjarke Ingels Group
Klein A45 is the first prototype constructed in New York and will be entirely customisable for home-owners to purchase, tailor and have the tiny house built within 4-6 months in any location, for any purpose. The design evolves from the traditional A-frame cabin: A45 increases usable floor area by taking a square base and twisting the roof 45 degrees to raise the tiny home t...