The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of its 2020 Small Project Awards, selecting seven projects that raise “awareness about the value and design excellence that architects can bring to projects, no matter their size or scope.” This year’s winners, all located in the U.S., were recognized in one of three categories: projects costing up to $150,000 in construction, projects costing up to $1,500,000 in construction, and projects under 5,000 square feet.
The jury for the 2020 Small Project Awards comprised chair Melissa Harlan, AIA, of Kiku Obata & Co. in St. Louis; Meryati Blackwell, AIA, of Marlon Blackwell Architects in Fayetteville, Ark.; Mark English, AIA, of Mark English Architects in San Francisco; Brian Korte, AIA, of Clayton & Little in San Antonio; and Upali Nanda, Assoc. AIA, of HKS and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Category 1: Projects Costing Up to $150,000

Mike Schwartz
Unit 2808
Chicago
Vladimir Radutny Architects

Tzu Chen Photography
Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School Great Hall Renovation
Raleigh, N.C.
Tonic Design

Tara Wujcik
Rossmore + Weldon
Los Angeles
Brooks + Scarpa

James Leng
Salvage Swings
New York
Somewhere Studio

Art Gray Photography
Aesop DTLA
Los Angeles
Brooks + Scarpa
Category 2: Projects Costing Up to $1,500,000

Sam Oberter
Category 3: Projects Under 5,000 Square Feet

Mike Schwartz
Logan Center Kilnhouse
Chicago
Woodhouse Tinucci Architects
Read more about the past and present winners of AIA’s Small Project Awards, here.