AIA announces the winners of the 2017 Institute Honor Awards

These include projects from Connecticut, Senegal, and Mexico—all by American architects

By Lauren Ro@blauring Jan 17, 2017, 1:00pm EST

Exterior night shot of a white block with a square opening showing a courtyard with a staircase. — The 42,500-square-foot Six Affordable Veteran Housing project provides 57 units, support services, and rehab for disabled veterans in Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park neighborhood.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the winners of the 2017 Institute Honor Awards, described as the “profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design,” according to a press release. 23 works by U.S.-licensed architects were selected from over 700 submissions located throughout the world, from Connecticut to Senegal to Mexico. Take a look at the winners below, and head here for descriptions of each project.

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture

Aspen Art Museum in Aspen, Colorado by Shigeru Ban Architects & CCY Architects (Associate Firm)

Carmel Place in New York City by nARCHITECTS

Carnegie Hall Studio Towers Renovation Project in New York City by Iu + Bibliowicz Architects LLP

The Cotton Gin at the CO-OP District in Hutto, Texas by Antenora Architects LLP

Grace Farms; New Canaan, Connecticut by SANAA & Handel Architects (Associate Firm)

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, Illinois by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects (Partners) & Holabird & Root (Associate Firm)

St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York by Marvel Architects

The Six Affordable Veteran Housing in Los Angeles, California by Brooks + Scarpa

Stanford University Central Energy Facility in Stanford, California by ZGF Architects LLP

THREAD: Artists' Residency and Cultural Center in Sinthain, Senegal by Toshiko Mori Architect

Yale Center for British Art Building Conservation Project in New Haven, Connecticut by Knight Architecture

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture

30 Rockefeller Plaza: 65th Floor, Rainbow Room, SixtyFive in New York City by Gabellini Sheppard Associates & Montroy Andersen DeMarco (Associate Firm)

General Motors Design Auditorium in Detroit, Michigan by SmithGroupJJR

George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, D.C. by Payette & Ayers Saint Gross (Associate Firm)

In Situ in San Francisco, California by Aidlin Darling Design

Pinterest HQ in San Francisco, California by IwamotoScott Architecture with Brereton Architects

University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth, Claire T. Carney Library in Dartmouth, Massachusetts by designLAB architects & Austin Architects (Associate Firm)

Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois by Studio Gang

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Regional & Urban Design

Cleveland Civic Core in Cleveland, Ohio by LMN Architects; URS Corporation and GGN Landscape Architects (Associate Firms)

Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP

Reinventing Vilonia in Vilonia, Arkansas by University of Arkansas Community Design Center

Regeneracion: A vision for the campus and district of the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico in Monterrey, Mexico by Sasaki Associates

Rock Chapel Marine in Chelsea, Massachusetts by Landing Studio