Residential Architect Magazine: Awards / Competitions

Architect Gia Wolff Wins the Inaugural Wheelwright Prize

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:23:16 EST

Architect and instructor Gia Wolff has won the inaugural Wheelwright Prize, a $100,000 traveling fellowship presented by Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.

Six Residential Projects Honored With AIA Housing Awards

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:11:28 EST

Four custom homes and two larger-scale housing complexes top this year’s entries.

Benjamin Moore's Hue Awards Open for Entries

Tue, 7 May 2013 02:46:32 EST

You have until July 12 to enter your best and brightest interiors and exteriors in the Hue Awards for a chance to win a $5,000 cash prize and a trip to New York.

Exterior Elevations That Pop With Color

Tue, 7 May 2013 04:23:23 EST

CHDA-winning projects that use colorful accents to enliven exterior elevations.

Announcing the 2013 Nominees for The Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing

Thu, 2 May 2013 09:15:18 EST

Eight outstanding green-building professionals are under consideration for the 2013 award, which includes a $50,000 prize, from The Hanley Foundation, ECOHOME, and BUILDER.

2013 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project: Yin Yang House

Thu, 2 May 2013 09:12:02 EST

Brooks + Scarpa sets a new standard for the home office with a light-filled, comfortable live–work space.

2013 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project: New Norris House

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:12:26 EST

A 1933 experiment in sustainable living is updated and improved, resulting in an affordable house with extreme resource-use reductions.

Pritzker Chat: Thom Mayne Interviews Toyo Ito

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:09:58 EST

Thom Mayne, winner of the 2013 AIA Gold Medal, sits down for a video chat with Toyo Ito, winner of the 2013 Pritzker Prize.

2013 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project: Charles David Keeling Apartments

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:40:59 EST

A KieranTimberlake-designed student housing project capitalizes on its sunny, breezy location.

Projects You Should Know: The 2013 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:40:54 EST

A range of project types, with a majority from the West Coast, round out this year’s Top Ten Green Projects from the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment.

AIA Announces 2013 Small Project Awards

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:07:29 EST

The AIA celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its awards program honoring the best in small-scale or low-budget projects with 10 winners for 2013, featured in ARCHITECT's Project Gallery.

2013 Designs of the Year Nominees

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:15:30 EST

From a flower-shaped, solar-powered LED to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, the best in design for this past year is now being honored at the Design Museum in London.

2013 AIA TAP BIM Award Recipients Announced

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:56:54 EST

The firms behind the projects honored in the ninth annual awards program leveraged building information modeling beyond design and documentation to actually model building information.

Toyo Ito Wins the 2013 Pritzker Prize

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:36:32 EST

With the Pritzker Architecture Prize, Japanese architect Toyo Ito wins a bronze medallion, $100,000, and architecture's greatest honor.

Design Details: Transition Spaces

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:23:27 EST

Making space for smooth transitions is square footage well spent.

Red Diamond Achiever Awards Now Accepting Entries

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:45:27 EST

Projects featuring Integrity windows and doors by Marvin are eligible for the Red Diamond Achiever Awards.

RADA Retrospective: Project of the Year Winners, 2000-2012

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:53:31 EST

The 2013 Residential Architectt Design Awards had more than 600 entries, which were recently evaluated by our 4-person jury. This year's jury of prestigious, award-winning architects who specialize in residential design, consisted of E.B. Min of Min/Day, Todd Hansen of Albertsson Hansen, Robert M. Cain, and Brian Messana of Messana O'Rorke.

Custom Home of the Year Award-Winners 2003-2012

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:52:44 EST

A more comprehensive Custom Home awards' program is being introduced in 2013. Gain inspiration to enter this new, improved design awards by reviewing our collection of past Custom Home of the Year winners.

Royal Institute of British Architects Awards Peter Zumthor the Royal Gold Medal

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:06:08 EST

The Royal Institute of British Architects acknowledged the lifetime practice of architect Peter Zumthor with the Royal Gold Medal, the U.K.'s most prestigious architecture prize.

Renovating Master Architect-Designed Houses

Tue, 5 Feb 2013 02:08:04 EST

Whether restoring, remodeling, or completely rebuilding, the prospect of making any changes to a house designed by a respected architect can be daunting.