Steven Holl Architects is internationally honored with architecture’s most prestigious awards, publications and exhibitions for excellence in design. Awards include the Velux Daylight Award for Daylight in Architecture (2016), the Praemium Imperiale Award for Architecture (2014), the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects (2012), the RIBA Jencks Award (2010), the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2009), the Grande Médaille D’Or from the French Académie D’Architecture (2001), and the Alvar Aalto Award (1998).
2025
ArchDaily Building of the Year Finalist
MEANDER HOUSING
2024
Architizer A+ Finalist in Architecture + Glass Category
RUBENSTEIN COMMONS
Wallpaper* USA 400
PCI Design Awards, Best Higher Education/University Building
RUBENSTEIN COMMONS
2023
Architizer A+, Finalist in Higher Education & Research Facilities Category
WINTER VISUAL ARTS CENTER, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
Wallpaper* USA 300
Architect’s Newspaper, Shortlist for Best of Design
RUBENSTEIN COMMONS
The PLAN Award, Finalist in Education Category
RUBENSTEIN COMMONS
Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award
RUBENSTEIN COMMONS
Architizer A+ Awards, Finalist in Cultural & Expo Centers Category
COFCO CULTURAL AND HEALTH CENTER
Kyoto Global Design Awards, Best 100 Category, Steven Holl Architects
2022
Twenty-five Year Award, American Institute of Architects
CHAPEL OF ST. IGNATIUS
Barrier-Free America Award, Paralyzed Veterans of America
THE REACH, THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
2021
Top 50 Architects of 2021, Architect’s Newspaper Interior
STEVEN HOLL ARCHITECTS
Runner up for Best Project of the Year and Winner of Commercial/Hospitality Category, Architect’s Newspaper
LOISIUM HOTEL EXPANSION
Best of the Best, Architecture Master Prize
Best of the Best, American Institute of Architects New York
Landmark Award for Community Impact, Houston Business Journal
NANCY AND RICH KINDER MUSEUM BUILDING, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON (MFAH)
2020
First Prize, International Urban Project Awards
Best City, NYC, Wallpaper*
Honorable Mention in Institutional Library Category, Architect’s Newspaper
HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY, QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Top 10 Architecture Projects of the Year, Azure Magazine AZ Awards
NANCY AND RICH KINDER MUSEUM BUILDING, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON (MFAH)
Winner of Cultural Category, Architect’s Newspaper
First Prize, American Concrete Institute Award
THE REACH, THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Winner of Institutional Higher Education Category and Finalist for Project of the Year, Architect’s Newspaper
WINTER VISUAL ARTS CENTER, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
2019
President’s Award, American Institute of Architects New York
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Honorable Mention in General Excellence, Fast Company Innovation by Design
Honorable Mention in Public Category, Architect’s Newspaper
HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY, QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, VCU
The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
LINKED HYBRID
2018
Most Anticipated Buildings of 2018, Metropolis Magazine
HUNTERS POINT LIBRARY, QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Most Important Museum Openings of 2018, The Art Newspaper
Placemaking Award, Historical Richmond and Storefront for Community
INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, VCU
Healthcare Design Award, American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health
Health Care & Wellness, Jury Winner, Architizer A+ Awards
MAGGIE’S CENTRE BARTS
2017
Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Washington
Annual Gala Honoree, BOMB Magazine
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Most Anticipated Buildings of 2018, Architectural Digest
INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, VCU
Most Influential Buildings of 2017, Architectural Digest
MAGGIE’S CENTRE BARTS
American Architecture Prize, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
VISUAL ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
2016
VELUX Daylight Award in Architecture, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Best of the Year Award: Education, Interior Design Magazine
VISUAL ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
2014
Praemium Imperiale, Tokyo, Japan
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International Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
CAMPBELL SPORTS CENTER, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
AJ100 Building of the Year, Architects Journal
REID BUILDING, THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
Sustainability Award, Green Good Design
SLICED POROSITY BLOCK – RAFFLES CITY CHENGDU
2013
Building of the Year, Architect’s Newspaper
Outstanding Projects, Greater New York Construction User Council
CAMPBELL SPORTS CENTER, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
2012
Gold Medal, American Institute of Architects
STEVEN HOLL
2011
Honor Award, American Institute of Architects
HORIZONTAL SKYSCRAPER – VANKE CENTER
2010
Charles Jenck’s Award, Royal Institute of British Architects
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Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture for a New Building, Society for College and University Planning
ART BUILDING WEST, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Sustainability Award, Green Good Design
HORIZONTAL SKYSCRAPER – VANKE CENTER
2009
Best Tall Building Overall and Best Tall Building in Asia and Australia, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
LINKED HYBRID
2008
BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Inaugural Award
Gold Medal, National Arts Club
STEVEN HOLL
2007
Honor Award, American Institute of Architects
ART BUILDING WEST, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Honor Award, American Institute of Architects
THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART
2006
Honorary Doctorate, Seattle University
Honoris Causa, Maholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
STEVEN HOLL
Largest Geothermal Housing Complex, Popular Science Engineering Award
LINKED HYBRID
Best Hotel Architecture Award, European Hotel Design Awards
LOISIUM HOTEL
2003
Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects
STEVEN HOLL
2001
Grande Medailles D’Or, Academie D’Architecture
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1998
Alvar Aalto Medal
STEVEN HOLL
1990
Arnold W. Brunner Prize in Architecture, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
STEVEN HOLL
1982
Emerging Voices Award, Architectural League of New York
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