Rolling into its 19th Cycle, AIA along with its Small Project Design (SPD) Knowledge Community pioneered the Small Project awards to underscore the value & design excellence architects bring to the table irrespective of the project size and scope.

Thirteen diverse design projects were recognized & honored for their exceptional designs across three different categories. As per AIA, the awarded projects embody the large impact, modest projects can have on their fellow users and community.

Take a Look at the 2022 Small Project Award Recipients.

Category 1 - Small project construction, an architectural object, work of environmental art, or an architectural design element that costs up to $250,000 in construction.

• Enough House, Shobac, Canada 
  By MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

Enough House: Economy as Ethic,
Image © James Brittain Photography

• Jesse’s House, Austin, Texas 
  By Jobe Corral Architects

Jesse’s home sits in the Village among many other micro homes.
They share group bathing facilities and outdoor kitchens, creating a close neighbor network between residents,
Image © Leonid Furmansky

• Leimert Park Community Fridge, Los Angeles 
  By Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
  
  

Our team installed the structure on February 7th, 2021, and it was immediately welcomed by the community.
Image © Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects

• Temporary Tiger, Austin, Texas
  By Murray Legge Architecture

Outdoor Classroom Space.
Image © Leonid Furmansky

• The Seattle Street Sink, Seattle
  By Elizabeth Golden and Richard Mohler, University of Washington

A sustainable, micro-placemaking strategy: bio-retention soils remove contaminants from greywater.
Image © Brice Maryman

Category 2 - Small project construction that could cost up to $2,500,000 in construction.

• Goatbarn Lane, Boulder, Colorado
  By Renée del Gaudio Architecture
  
  

Goatbarn Lane–View into bedroom at twilight.
Image © David Lauer Photograph

• Hill Country Wine Cave, Texas Hill Country 
  By Clayton Korte
  
  

North-facing glazing avoids harsh summer sun providing filtered daylight to interiors and a visual connection to the outdoors,
Image © Casey Dunn

• Little Tiger, Austin, Texas 
  By Murray Legge Architecture

 Classroom space,
Image © Leonid Furmansky.

• Palms House II, Venice, California 
  By Kevin Daly Architects
  
  
  

2nd Courtyard view of Palms II
Image © Benny Chan, 2021

• SLC Fire Department Training Center, Salt Lake City 
  By Blalock & Partners
  
  

Exterior view from the northeast corner.
Image © Matt Winquist |Winquist Photography|

Category 3 - Small project construction, an architectural object, work of environmental art, or an architectural design that is under 5,000 square feet.

• A Wall Made of Bricks, Brooklyn, New York
  By Dameron Architecture

A Wall Made of Bricks - view from MorganAvenue at the garden entrance,
Image © Amy Barkow

• Marfa Suite, Marfa, Texas 
  By DUST Architects
  
  

Large sliders in the bedroom open toward the south sotol and vegetable garden.
A window on the west frames a garden of cacti and mesquite against a lime plastered backdrop.
Image © Casey Dunn

•   Spatial Laminated Timber (SPLAM) Pavilion, Chicago
    By Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
  
  
  

SPLAM is a flexible space that showcases the potential for timber construction and robotic fabrication methods to reduce carbon emissions.
Image © Kendall McCaugherty | Hall + Merrick Photographers Kendall McCaugherty

Top Image: Solid limestone retaining walls shoulder the earth cut on either side of the entry. Image © Casey Dunn.

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