AIA’s Highest Annual Honors
The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of its two highest 2019 honors – one for a designer of worldwide prominence, one for a U.S. firm distinguished for firm history as well as design. It is very timely this year that both winners are notable for social responsibility and management policies. AIA Gold Medal to Richard Rogers The 85-year-old Rogers has so long been known for his elegant landmark buildings that it’s tempting to say he was overdue for this AIA recognition. Based in London and designing buildings all over the world, he has previously won international design honors such as the Praemium Imperiale (2000) and the Pritzker Prize (2007), and he continues to produce exceptional architecture. The world’s major cities are studded with Rogers landmarks, starting with the Centre Pompidou museum in Paris (1977), built to an international-competition-winning design he developed with his partner at that time, …
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