2021 IDAHO DESIGN AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to the winners of 2021 Idaho Design Awards!

On September 24th, jury recognized 10 projects: four honor awards, four merit awards, and two citations. Additionally, two projects were honored with special awards.

Commercial Architecture Category

Pivot North Architecture, Front Street Garage

Citation  
 

VY Architecture, Energy Seal

Honor Award
 

Public Realm Category

Michael Doty Associates, Architects, Argyros Performing Arts Center

 Award of Merit
 

Cole Architects, Fire Station No. 8

 Honor Award
 

Single Family Residential Architecture Category

Williams Partners Architects, Snake River Gorge

Award of Merit
 

Farmer Payne Architects, Sage Residence

Citation
 

Michael Doty Associates, Architects, Shaw Mesa Family Retreat

Honor Award
 

Architect as Client Category

De Reus Architects, Bigwood Residence

Award of Merit
 

Renovation, Adaptive Reuse, and Preservation Category

Michael Doty Associates, Architects, Fox Hollow Gulch Residence

 Award of Merit   
 

Pivot North Architecture, Elks Lodge Renovation

 Honor Award
 

Special Awards

VY Architecture, Energy Seal

 Commercial, Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Award

Architect Jack Smith FAIA, Kanzan House

Best Use of Idaho Wood Residence     

Idaho Design Awards Program is designed to encourage excellence in architecture, to elevate the public consciousness of great design and commitment to service, which contributes to the advancement of the profession and the built environment. The program recognizes outstanding achievements in architecture and design of Idaho individuals, firms and project teams.

This year the award recipients were selected by a three-member jury who reviewed 36 projects for demonstrating exceptional design and superior work of architecture. Additionally, the jury evaluated whether designs are sustainable, affordable, durable, innovative, socially impactful, meeting client needs as well as addressing the natural and built contexts.
 

Design Awards Jury

Faith Rose, AIA, O'Neill Rose Architects, Brooklyn, NY

Thomas F. Robinson, AIA, LEVER Architecture, Portland, OR

Ben Waechter, AIA, Waechter Architecture, Portland, OR

The winners were announced at a ceremony held at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, Idaho on September 24, 2021. 

AIA Idaho Board would like to express special thanks to the members of the Design Awards Planning Committee and to the sponsors of the program:

Platinum Sponsor Idaho Power Company 

Silver Sponsor Intermountain Gas

Silver Sponsor BHB Structural 

Bronze Sponsor Anderson Julian and Hull 

Best Use of Idaho Wood Award Sponsor, Idaho Forest Products Commission 

Supporting Sponsor Friesen Art Gallery

Design Awards Committee:
Jeff Williams, AIA, Co-Chair

Mark Pynn, AIA, Co-Chair

Gretchen Wagner, AIA

Caleb Spangenberger, AIA

Mike Doty, AIA

Greg Ugrin, AIA

Jared Schmidt, AIA

Richard Carlos, Assoc. AIA

Bryan Hallowell, AIA 

Jennifer Cosgrove, AIA

Entry Categories:
Commercial

Public

Single-Family Residential

Multi-Family Residential

Architect as Client

Renovation, Adaptive Reuse and Preservation

Energy / Sustainability Commercial

Energy / Sustainability Residential

Best Use of Idaho Wood Commercial

Best Use of Idaho Wood Residential

Best Use of Idaho Wood Open