WoodWorks Announces Winners of Its 2023 U.S. Wood Design Awards
*Awards Recognize Teams Driving Innovation in Wood Building Design*
*WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE / March 27, 2023 / *WoodWorks - Wood Products Council has announced its 2023 Wood Design Awards winners, celebrating excellence and innovation in mass timber, heavy timber, light-frame, and hybrid building design. The annual award program charts wood's growth as a material of choice and recognizes developers and design teams whose creativity and emphasis on quality continue to expand the possibilities for wood buildings.
*San Jacinto College Anderson-Ball Classroom Building*
San Jacinto College Anderson-Ball Classroom Building / Kirksey Architecture / Walter P Moore / Photo Joe Aker
"Investing in a more sustainable future deserves to be recognized. It's an honor to celebrate design teams that inspire the broader AEC community by challenging the expectations of modern design and construction. This year's winning projects represent the work of building designers from across the nation who are demonstrating the incredible potential of wood," said WoodWorks President and CEO, Jennifer Cover. "From 19 stories of CLT and glulam towering over the Milwaukee skyline to wooden reflectors enhancing acoustics in a Colorado theater, these projects underscore how wood enriches the physical landscape of our communities and the experience of those who inhabit them."
Nominations were evaluated by an independent jury that included:
· Corey Martin, Principal, Hacker Architects, Portland, Oregon
· Cheung Chan, Associate and Architect, Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City, Iowa
· Lauren Wingo, Senior Structural Engineer, Arup, Washington, DC
National award categories include:
· Commercial Wood Design - Mid-Rise
· Commercial Wood Design - Low-Rise
· Wood in Schools
· Multi-Family Wood Design
· Wood in Government Buildings
· Institutional Wood Design
· Sustainable Wood Design
· Beauty of Wood
· Durable & Adaptable Wood Structures
· Innovation
Follow the links below for information on each project or view the full gallery of winners here.
Photographs of each winning project can be viewed and downloaded for media use here, along with a Word file that includes brief write-ups and photo credits.
You can also find all projects and team members on the WoodWorks Innovation Network.
*National Winners*
*Commercial Wood Design - Mid-Rise: Mississippi Workshop | Portland, Oregon*
Developer/Architect: Waechter Architecture
Structural engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Contractors: Waechter Architecture; Owen Gabbert; Cutwater PDX
*Commercial Wood Design - Low-Rise: High Tech Client Campus | Mountain View, California*
Architect: WRNS Studio
Structural engineer: Holmes
Contractor: Rudolph and Sletten
*Wood in Schools: San Jacinto College Anderson-Ball Classroom Building | Pasadena, Texas*
Architect: Kirksey Architecture
Structural engineer: Walter P Moore
Owner: San Jacinto College
Contractor: Tellepsen
*Multi-Family Wood Design: Central Lofts | Portland, Oregon*
Architect: Jones Architecture
Structural engineer: Froelich Engineers
Developer: BlackRock Development and Real Estate
Contractor: R&H Construction
*Wood in Government Buildings: Winthrop Library | Winthrop, Washington*
Architect: Johnston Architects
Associate Architect: Prentiss Balance; Prentiss Balance Wickline
Structural engineer: Methow Engineering
Owner: Friends of the Winthrop Library
Contractor: Impel Construction
*Institutional Wood Design: Locust Grove Event Pavilion | Louisville, Kentucky*
Architect: de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop
Structural engineer: Structural Services
Owner: Locust Grove
Contractor: Woodbine Construction
*Sustainable Wood Design: The Ecology School | Saco, Maine*
Architects: Simons Architects; Kaplan Thompson; Briburn Architecture
Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Owner: The Ecology School
Contractor: Zachau Construction
*Beauty of Wood: Patricia Reser Center for the Arts | Beaverton, Oregon*
Architect: Opsis Architecture
Structural engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Owner: City of Beaverton
Contractor: Skanska
*Durable and Adaptable Wood Structures: Maclac Building D | San Francisco, California*
Architects: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects; Peter Logan Architecture and Design (PLAD)
Structural engineer: Gregory P. Luth & Associates
Developer: Comstock Realty Partners
Contractor: Rod Heisler Construction
*Innovation: Ascent | Milwaukee, WI*
Architect: Korb + Associates Architects
Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Developers: New Land Enterprises; Weichmann Enterprises
Contractors: C.D. Smith, Catalyst Construction
*Regional Excellence Winners*
*INTRO | Cleveland, Ohio*
Architect: Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
Structural engineer: Forefront Structural Engineers
Developer: Harbor Bay Ventures
Contractor: Panzica Construction
*Idaho Central Credit Union Arena | Moscow, Idaho *
Architect: Opsis Architecture; Hastings+Chivetta Architects
Structural engineer: StructureCraft (roof structure); KPFF Consulting Engineers (base building)
Owner: University of Idaho
Contractor: Hoffman Construction
*1030 Music Row | Nashville, Tennessee *
Architect: Anecdote Architectural Experiences
Structural engineer: StructureCraft
Developer: Panattoni Development Company
Contractor: Turner Construction
*80 M Street | Washington, DC*
Architect: Hickok Cole
Structural engineer: Arup
Developer: Columbia Property Trust
Contractor: James G. Davis Construction
*Chemeketa Community College Agricultural Complex | Salem, Oregon*
Architect: FFA Architecture and Interiors
Structural engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Owner: Chemeketa Community College
Contractor: Swinerton Builders
*Wellesley College Science Complex | Wellesley, Massachusetts*
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural engineer: Le Messurier
Owner: Wellesley College
Contractor: Turner Construction
*Kansas City Current Training Facility | Riverside, Missouri *
Architect: Generator Studio
Structural engineer: Apex Engineers
Owner: Kansas City Current
Contractor: Monarch Build
*Nanotronics Smart Factory | Brooklyn, New York*
Architect: Rogers Partners
Structural engineer: Silman
Owner: Nanotronics Imaging
Contractor: Eurostruct
*Houston Endowment Headquarters | Houston, Texas*
Architect: Kevin Daly Architects; Productura
Structural engineer: Arup
Owner: Houston Endowment
Contractor: WS Bellows
*Ellis Golf Course Clubhouse | Cedar Rapids, Iowa*
Architect: OPN Architects
Structural engineer: Structural Design Group
Owner: City of Cedar Rapids
Contractor: Septagon Construction
*Crested Butte Center for the Arts | Crested Butte, Colorado*
Architects: Steinberg Hart; Andrew Hadley Architect
Structural engineer: Resource Engineering Group
Owner: Center for the Arts
Contractor: Black Dragon Development
*316 12th Street | Oakland, California*
Developer/Architect/Contractor: oWOW
Structural engineer: Altos Structural Engineering
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*SOURCE:* WoodWorks - Wood Products Council
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