Congratulations to the 2021 BSA Design Award winners, and to Honors and Awards recipients!
The 2021 Hobson Award
Join us on May 19, 2022 to celebrate the 2021 BSA Design Award recipients!
These awards celebrate exemplary projects that advance excellence in architecture and design, and demonstrate the power of the built environment to empower communities, promote change, and build a more sustainable, equitable Boston. View the full gallery of project images on the Design Awards website.
Harleston Parker Medal
Since 1921, the Harleston Parker Award has sought to identify the most beautiful piece of architecture, building, monument, or structure within the City.
Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Payette, Harvard Art Museums Renovation and Expansion
Photo: Nic Lehoux
Harleston Parker People’s Choice Award
The winner of the Harleston Parker People's Choice Award is chosen by a poll open to all.
Abacus Architects + Planners, Jefferson Park Apartments
Photo: Bruce T. Martin
Accessible Design AwardAbacus Architects + Planners, Weinberg House
Photo: Chuck Choi
Higher Education Facilities Design AwardAnn Beha Architects, Student Learning Commons
Hospitality Design AwardPCA, The Revolution Hotel
Photo: Robert Benson
Housing Design AwardHandel Architects, The Essex at Essex Crossing
Photo: Lester Ali
Small Firms Design AwardBOS|UA, Emerald Necklace Conservancy Renovation
Photo: John Horner
BOS|UA with Rukamathu.Smith, Public Radio Exchange (PRX) Headquarters
Sustainable Design AwardPayette, Science and Engineering Complex
Honor Award for Design ExcellenceLeers Weinzapfel Associates, Harvard University District Energy Facility
Photo: Brad Feinknopf
Unbuilt Architecture and Design AwardsNo 2021 Honor Award recipient
BSA Award of HonorRodolfo MachadoJorge Silvetti
BSA Commonwealth AwardMayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics / Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab
BSA Earl R. Flansburgh Young Designers AwardParke MacDowell AIA
Honorary BSA MembershipShauna Gillies-Smith ASLA
Meet the jurors for this year's awards cycle! Get to know them by reading their profile interviews.
We are thankful to our sponsors who continue to support the importance of design excellence, the power architecture plays in shaping our future and the many people who make the Boston AEC community a true global leader.
If you are interested in supporting the awards program, please contact Patricia Olshan at [email protected].
You may visit past BSA Design Awards winners here.
Each year the Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA/AIA), often in collaboration with other organizations, sponsors awards programs to honor design excellence in Massachusetts, throughout New England, and beyond. By recognizing remarkable achievements in architecture, the design community highlights exemplary projects that serve as inspiration for practitioners. Equally important, these awards elevate the potential for positive impact that architecture has on quality of life for everyone.
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