AIA reveals winners of 2025 Architecture Awards

The AIA has named 10 winners of its 2025 Architecture Awards program, which includes a campus in Rwanda by MASS Design Group, an astronomy museum in Shanghai by Ennead Architects and a renovated steel mill in Pittsburgh.

The 2025 awards ceremony hosted in Boston included an assortment of categories, including the main Architecture Awards for "best contemporary architecture", the COTE awards for excellence in sustainable design and others such as the Education Facility Design Awards, Justice Facilities Review Awards and Small Project Awards.

"Every project honored through these 11 award programs reminds us of the profound impact architecture has on our communities," said AIA president Evelyn Lee.

"Great architecture is not just about buildings; it is about creating spaces that uplift, connect, and inspire. These winners exemplify how thoughtful design can improve lives and shape a better future for all."

Read on for the 10 projects awarded the 2025 AIA Architecture Award.

Shanghai Astronomy Museum, China, by Ennead Architects

Completed in 2021, the Shanghai Astronomy Museum was designed to reflect the shapes and geometries of the universe and is said to be the "largest museum worldwide solely dedicated to the study of astronomy".

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11 NOHO Mixed-Use Housing, United States, by Brooks + Scarpa

Located in North Hollywood, California, 11 NOHO contains units for low-income tenants.

The five-storey block is organised around a raised, central courtyard that was opened to the street with a large cut out made in the main facade.

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Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture, Rwanda, by MASS Design Group

The campus of the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture in the village of Gashora is intended to serve as a model for sustainable land use and construction.

It contains buildings made of locally sourced materials, including a central, figure-eight housing block made of rammed earth.

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RIDC Mill 19, United States, by MSR Design

MSR Design added three colourful buildings and a massive rooftop solar array to this shell of a 70-year-old abandoned steel mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which was converted into a tech campus.

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Damen Green Line Station, United States, by Perkins & Will

Located in Chicago, the Damen Green Line Station replaces a formerly shuttered 1948 station, marking a renewed connection from the city's West Side to the surrounding areas and downtown area to the east.

Kresge College Expansion at the University of California, United States, by Studio Gang

Architecture practice Studio Gang created four new mass timber buildings for this expansion project to Kresge College in Santa Cruz, California, which were informed by the growth patterns of fungi.

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The Rose Apartments, United States, by Brooks + Scarpa

Designed around a central courtyard, which was informed by the vernacular architecture of Los Angeles, the Rose Apartments house young adults who are transitioning out of group homes.

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US Consulate General Guadalajara, Mexico, by The Miller Hull Partnership

The US Consulate General Guadalajara serves Mexican citizens seeking visas to travel to the United States.

It was designed to create "a welcoming environment that can help provide a sense of calm during what can be a stressful situation" according to the project's architecture studio The Miller Hull Partnership.

US Consulate General Hyderabad, India, by Richärd Kennedy Architects

Architecture studio Richärd Kennedy Architects was informed by the surrounding boulder formations and elevation changes for its design of the US Consulate General in Hyderabad, India, which it covered in an interpretation of a Jali screen to filter light and heat around the building.

Seattle Ferry Terminal at Colman Dock, USA, by NBBJ

The Seattle Ferry Terminal is the first project to be built west of the city's waterfront Alaskan Way thoroughfare after a former elevated freeway was recently removed along the city's edge.

It includes two buildings connected by an elevated walkway that are illuminated to resemble a lantern beckoning ships from sea

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