The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has awarded its Gold Medal of 2024 to David Lake and Ted Flato – who in 1984 founded Lake Flato Architects in San Antonio (Texas) – in recognition of their commitment to controversial environmental and socio

Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa Echoing contemporary sensibility for social and environmental issues, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) gave its Gold Medal to Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa for their commitment to “architecture that pro

Edward Mazria Echoing the environmental sensitivity that defines our Anthropocene times, the American Institute of Architects pinned its gold medal on Edward Mazria, a benchmark of what we call “sustainable architecture.” Born in New York in 1940, Ma

AIA   The Gold Medal is the AIA’s highest annual honor, recognizing individuals whose work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture. While many were introduced to carbon attributable to buildings and Edward Mazria’s research a

Richard Rogers The American Institute of Architects (AIA) gave its Gold Medal to Richard Rogers, whose buildings the jury commended “for their detailing rigor, extreme flexibility, and technology-driven sustainability,” and which resonate with “the f

AIA   Though he was born in Germany, Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, is a product of the American South. As a traveling bible salesman, he experienced the South’s simple dignity and rich culture, which helped shape his worldview. Now, from a career spanning three

James Stewart Polshek The American Institute of Architects (AIA) gave its Gold Medal to James Stewart Polshek, whose career the jury described as a combination of “design excellence, effective collaboration and rigorous research work in concert to cr

AIA   The Board of Directors and the Strategic Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) are honoring Lord Richard Rogers, Hon. FAIA, with the 2019 Gold Medal. The Gold Medal honors an individual whose significant body of work has had a lasting

Paul Revere Williams The American Institute of Architects announced Paul Revere Williams as posthumous winner of its 2017 Gold Medal. Williams was one of the first black students admitted to architecture schools in the United States, and the first to

Moshe Safdie The Israeli, Canadian, and American architect Moshe Safdie has received the 2015 AIA Gold Medal at the age of 77. This prize, given annually by the American Institute of Architects, “honors an individual whose significant body of work ha

The partners Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi have won the AIA Gold Medal, becoming the first duo ever to receive an award heretofore reserved for individual architects. The prestigious medal is conferred annually by the Board of Directors of th

Julia Morgan For the first time in its history, and posthumously, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), has given its Gold Medal to a woman, Julia Morgan, acknowledging in this way the work of a pioneer who was influenced by the eclecticisms of

Since the year 1907 the American Institute of Architects has given its Gold Medal to professionals deemed influential in architectural theory and practice. The prize for 2015 goes to Moshe Safdie, born in 1938 in Haifa (Israel) but based abroad since

Thom Mayne Architect Thom Mayne won the 2013 AIA Gold Medal, the most important award granted by the American Institute of Architects, and which annually commends the work of professionals with a lasting influence on the theory and practice of archit

Steven Holl The 1947-born Steven Holl was the 2012 recipient of the AIA Gold Medal, the most important award that the American Institute of Architects bestows yearly to distinguish the work of professionals who have had an influence on architectural

Fumihiko Maki  In the 67th edition of its Gold Medal, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has distinguished the work of the Fumihiko Maki (Tokyo, 1928). After Kenzo Tange and Tadao Ando, Maki – Pritzker Prize laureate in 1993 – will be the thi

Steven Holl ha recibido la Medalla de Oro 2012 del AIA (American Institute of Architecture), el más importante galardón que otorga la institución americana, y que reconoce cada año el trabajo de los profesionales con mayor influencia en la teoría y l

Peter Bohlin Peter Bohlin “Again and again, his work demonstrates that great cities, towns, and buildings are created by designers looking to further the story of their place in a collaborative and contextual way, not by singular architecture that c

Glenn Murcutt The American Institute of Architects selected Glenn Murcutt to receive its Gold Medal for “the depth of his work and the breadth of his influence, which echoes well beyond Australia”, where all his works are located. Murcutt’s projects

Renzo Piano “His work demonstrates the complete range of architectural concerns. It is sculptural, beautiful, technically accomplished and sustainable. He integrates the diverse disciplines that combine in contemporary building into cohesive, humane

El American Institute of Architects ha galardonado a Glenn Murcutt con la medalla de oro por la gran repercusión de su obra más allá de las fronteras australianas. La fidelidad tanto a la tradición del Movimiento Moderno como a la arquitectura vernác

Edward Larrabee Barnes With its Gold Medal, the American Institute of Architects has posthumously honored the career of Edward Larrabee Barnes, deceased in 2004 at the age of 89. Graduated from Harvard University in 1942, the teachings of Walter Grop

Antoine Predock This architect from the southwestern United States was honored with the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal in early 2006. The president of the jury, Thomas Howorth, justified the decision by stating “Antoine Predock designs