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AIA reveals America's best homes for 2022
https://www.dezeen.com/2022/03/25/aia-housing-awards-best-homes-america-2022/
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the winners of its annual Housing Awards, including multiple residences by Olson Kundig Architects and Alterstudio. Fourteen projects were selected by the panel of judges in three categories: one- and two-family custom residences, specialised housing, and excellence in affordable housing.
Two designs by Olson Kundig and three by Texas-based Alterstudio made the cut. "Specifically, the jury looked at whether designs are sustainable, affordable, durable, innovative, socially impactful, meeting client needs as well as addressing the natural and built contexts," said the AIA in a release.
"Recipients show the world how beauty, safety, sustainability, and comfort can come together," the institute also noted. Among the one- and two-family custom residences were the two Olson Kundig designs, both of which are not located in the United States: the Costa Rica Treehouse in Santa Teresa and Rio House in Brazil.
The other winning project outside the US was Robert Hutchison and JSA Architect's Rain Harvest Home in Temascaltepec, Mexico. "This design offers a house as a laboratory for water conservation," said a juror. In Washington DC, Renovation 1662 by Robert M Gurney was selected as the only refurbished project in the custom homes category. The jury said that the home was "[a] near-perfect marriage of history and contemporary, urban living".
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