By Shawn Williams
Judges Bryan C. Lee Jr., Lisa Matthiessen, and Jonathan Tate selected thirteen winners from the bunch across three categories:built, conceptual, and research and innovation.
Winning projects exhibited an overall appreciation of the region’s design culture as well as an inclination to go beyond simply presenting “beautiful design,” opting to explore themes of justice, equity, density, and building performance.
“We are celebrating what we want to see more of. Continue your willingness to take risks answering the problems we face and contribute with our work and skills for future generations,” Matthiessen said in a press release.
Returning for a second year was the Young Voices Selection (YVS) program, which seeks to engage and elevate young designers’ voices through participation and representation in the awards. The panelists—including Sarah Burk of JW Architects, Kyle Francis of Neiman Taber Architects, and Will Crothers of Integrus Architecture—selected the ARTS at King Street Station by Schacht Aslani Architects and Olson Kundig as the YVS winner.
Read on for a selection of the 2019 winning projects. To view all 2019 submissions, visit AIA Seattle’s online gallery.
Big Mouth House
Best Practice Architecture & Hybrid Architecture
National Nordic Museum
Mithun
Hazel Wolf K-8 ESTEM School
NAC Architecture
Discovery High School
DLR Group
Seattle Resource Hub
Sundberg Kennedy Ly Au Young Architects
Softbox
KOArchitecture & Ed Sozhino
The Shea
Public47 Architects
University of Washington, Life Sciences Building
Perkins + Will