AIA SF Design Awards 2009

San Francisco is a hotspot for incredible architecture—and this past year was no exception. Last week the American Institute of Architect’s San Francisco chapter celebrated the best of the best with their 2009 Design Awards ceremony.
Final(ly) House by Rothschild Schwartz ArchitectsHonor Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Final(ly) House by Rothschild Schwartz Architects

Honor Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Caretaker's Cottage and Office by Bohlin Cywinski JacksonMerit Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Caretaker's Cottage and Office by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Merit Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

The highlight of the awards gala was the announcement of the winners for excellence in architecture—Skidmore, Owings & Merril for the Cathedral of Christ the Light, Rothschild Schwartz Architects for the Final(ly) House, and Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects
for the Congregation Beth Sholom Synagogue. For the energy and sustainability category, the winners were Siegel & Strain Architects and Goring & Straja Architects for the Portola Valley Town Center and Ratcliff for the Windrush School.
The winning projects will be on exhibit at the AIA Convention in San Francisco April 30-May 2. In the meantime, check out our slideshow (by clicking the button at the top right of this post) to view the designs from the architecture and sustainability winners as well as those for integrated practice, interior design, unbuilt design, and urban planning.

Sava Pool by Mark Cavagnero Associates and Paulett Taggart Architects Citation Winner for Excellence in Architecture

Sava Pool by Mark Cavagnero Associates and Paulett Taggart Architects

Citation Winner for Excellence in Architecture

Congregation Beth Sholom Synagogue by Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma ArchitectsHonor Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Congregation Beth Sholom Synagogue by Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects

Honor Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Cathedral of Christ the Light by Skidmore, Owings & MerrillHonor Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Cathedral of Christ the Light by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Honor Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

California Academy of Sciences by Renzo Piano Workshop in collaboration with Stantec Architecture and ArupMerit Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

California Academy of Sciences by Renzo Piano Workshop in collaboration with Stantec Architecture and Arup

Merit Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

355 Eleventh Street by Aidlin Darling DesignMerit Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

355 Eleventh Street by Aidlin Darling Design

Merit Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Trinity School Extension by Mark Cavagnero AssociatesCitation Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Trinity School Extension by Mark Cavagnero Associates

Citation Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

U.S. Embassy - Beijing by Skidmore, Owings & MerrillCitation Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

U.S. Embassy - Beijing by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Citation Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Laidley Street Residence by Zack/de Vito ArchitectureCitation Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Laidley Street Residence by Zack/de Vito Architecture

Citation Award winner for Excellence in Architecture

Portola Valley Town Center by Siegel & Strain Architects with Goring and Straja ArchitectsMerit Award winner for Energy and Sustainability

Portola Valley Town Center by Siegel & Strain Architects with Goring and Straja Architects

Merit Award winner for Energy and Sustainability

Windrush School by RatcliffMerit Award winner for Energy and Sustainability

Windrush School by Ratcliff

Merit Award winner for Energy and Sustainability

355 Eleventh Street by Aidlin Darling DesignCitation Award winner for Energy and Sustainability

355 Eleventh Street by Aidlin Darling Design

Citation Award winner for Energy and Sustainability

San Francisco Friends School by Pfau Long ArchitectureCitation Award winner for Energy and Sustainability

San Francisco Friends School by Pfau Long Architecture

Citation Award winner for Energy and Sustainability

California Pacific Medial Center - Cathedral Hill Hospital by SmithGroupHonor Award for Integrated Project Delivery

California Pacific Medial Center - Cathedral Hill Hospital by SmithGroup

Honor Award for Integrated Project Delivery

Unit No. 5 by Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma ArchitectsMerit Award winner for Interior Architecture

Unit No. 5 by Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects

Merit Award winner for Interior Architecture

Pearson Theatre at Meyer Sound by Marcy Wong Donn Logan ArchitectsCitation Award for Interior Architecture

Pearson Theatre at Meyer Sound by Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects

Citation Award for Interior Architecture

Pixar by GenslerCitation Award for Interior Architecture

Pixar by Gensler

Citation Award for Interior Architecture

Hiroshi Sugimoto at the de Young by Mark Cavagnero AssociatesCitation Award for Interior Architecture

Hiroshi Sugimoto at the de Young by Mark Cavagnero Associates

Citation Award for Interior Architecture

NEST House by Naylor & Chu ArchitectsHonor Award for Unbuilt Design

NEST House by Naylor & Chu Architects

Honor Award for Unbuilt Design

Plug-in Pavilion by Davids Killroy in collaboration with Taylor MedlinCitation Award for Unbuilt Design

Plug-in Pavilion by Davids Killroy in collaboration with Taylor Medlin

Citation Award for Unbuilt Design

Parkmerced Vision Plan by Skidmore, Owings & MerrillHonor Award for Urban Design

Parkmerced Vision Plan by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Honor Award for Urban Design

Foshan Donghuali Master Plan by Skidmore, Owings & MerrillHonor Award for Urban Design

Foshan Donghuali Master Plan by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Honor Award for Urban Design

Miyoko Ohtake
When not writing, Miyoko Ohtake can be found cooking, training for her next marathon, and enjoying all that the City by the Bay and the great outdoors have to offer.

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