Harleston Parker People's Choice Award
Every year, a jury convened by the Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA/AIA) is asked to award the Harleston Parker Medal, which recognizes “the most beautiful piece of architecture, building, monument, or structure built in the metropolitan Boston area in the past 10 years.”
The BSA wants to know, how do you define beauty in architecture?
Voting is now open for the 2020 People’s Choice Award. Everyone interested in architecture and design is invited to participate and select their favorite from the 2020 Harleston Parker Medal finalists (below). Voting closes at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, January 20, the night before the BSA Awards Gala.
2020 Harleston Parker finalists
Need a refresher? Review the finalists below.
Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion
Designed by Utile
Client: Boston Harbor Island Alliance and the National Park Service
Photos: Chuck Choi; Thad Russell

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Collier Memorial
Designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture
Client: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Photos: Iwan Baan; John Horner

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Dearborn STEM Middle-High School
Designed by Jonathan Levi Architects
Client: City of Boston
Photos: David Lena; Paul Warchol; Ramsey Bakhoum

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Mount Auburn Cemetery Bigelow Chapel and New Crematory
Designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects
Client: Mount Auburn Cemetery
Photos: Robert Benson

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Tozzer Anthropology Building, Harvard University
Designed by Kennedy & Violich Architecture
Client: Harvard University
Photos: John Horner

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