Winners of the 2018 AIA|LA Design Awards, Next LA, and COTE LA competitions

Last night in Hollywood, the AIA Los Angeles Chapter celebrated the winners of their 2018 Design Awards, which recognize design excellence in built projects by AIA members from firms based in the L.A. area, as well as projects located in Los Angeles that were designed by any AIA member, regardless of their location. Awards were given in three categories: Honor, Merit, and Citation.

During Tuesday night's event, the AIA|LA also honored the winners of the Next LA awards program (unbuilt or in-progress commissions) and the COTE LA awards (achievements in sustainable design), as well as the 2018 AIA|LA Presidential Honorees (bestowed by AIA|LA President Tania Van Herle and the Board of Directors).

Scroll down to check out this year's winners! Citation projects can be found in the gallery below.

AIA|LA DESIGN AWARDS - Honor

DESIGN AWARD - Merit

NEXT LA AWARDS - Honor

NEXT LA AWARD - Merit

COTE LA AWARD - Honor

COTE LA AWARD - Merit

2018 AIA|LA PRESIDENTIAL HONOREES:

• Gold Medal: Michael A. Enomoto, FAIA – Managing Partner, Gruen Associates
• Emerging Practice: Ed Ogosta, AIA – Edward Ogosta Architecture
• 25-Year Award: Los Angeles Central Library Expansion and Historic Renovation (1993)
• Community Contribution: Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Los Angeles City Council, District 8
• Design Advocate, Developer: Robin Conerly, President & CEO – West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation and Jesse Slansky – Director of Real Estate Development, West Hollywood Community Housing
• Design Advocate, Builder: Hathaway Dinwiddie
• Building Team: Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Medical Offices
• Honorary AIA|LA: Jenna Hornstock, Hon. AIA|LA – Executive Officer, Transit Oriented Communities, METRO
• Honorary AIA|LA: Anne Frederiksen, Hon. AIA|LA – Architectural Business Development, Prudential Lighting Products
• Educator Award: Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter, FAIA – Dean, Woodbury University School of Architecture; Director, WUHO Gallery

Don't forget to check out the Design Award and Next LA Citation award recipients in the gallery below!