2021 Design Awards
Congratulations to the 2021 BSA Design Award winners, and to Honors and Awards recipients!
BSA Design Awards Celebration
Join us on May 19, 2022 to celebrate the 2021 BSA Design Award recipients!
RegisterThese awards celebrate exemplary projects that advance excellence in architecture and design, and demonstrate the power of the built environment to empower communities, promote change, and build a more sustainable, equitable Boston.
View the full gallery of project images on the Design Awards website.
Harleston Parker Medal
Since 1921, the Harleston Parker Award has sought to identify the most beautiful piece of architecture, building, monument, or structure within the City.
Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Payette, Harvard Art Museums Renovation and Expansion
Photo: Nic Lehoux
Harleston Parker People’s Choice Award
The winner of the Harleston Parker People's Choice Award is chosen by a poll open to all.
Abacus Architects + Planners, Jefferson Park Apartments
Photo: Bruce T. Martin
Higher Education Facilities Design Award
Ann Beha Architects, Student Learning Commons
Photo: Chuck Choi
Small Firms Design Award
BOS|UA, Emerald Necklace Conservancy Renovation
Photo: John Horner
BOS|UA with Rukamathu.Smith, Public Radio Exchange (PRX) Headquarters
Photo: John Horner
Honor Award for Design Excellence
Leers Weinzapfel Associates, Harvard University District Energy Facility
Photo: Brad Feinknopf
Unbuilt Architecture and Design Awards
No 2021 Honor Award recipient
BSA Award of Honor
Rodolfo Machado
Jorge Silvetti
BSA Commonwealth Award
Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics / Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab
BSA Earl R. Flansburgh Young Designers Award
Parke MacDowell AIA
Honorary BSA Membership
Shauna Gillies-Smith ASLA
Awards Jurors
Meet the jurors for this year's awards cycle! Get to know them by reading their profile interviews.
Gala Sponsors
We are thankful to our sponsors who continue to support the importance of design excellence, the power architecture plays in shaping our future and the many people who make the Boston AEC community a true global leader.
If you are interested in supporting the awards program, please contact Patricia Olshan at [email protected].
Past winners
You may visit past BSA Design Awards winners here.
About the BSA Design Awards
Each year the Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA/AIA), often in collaboration with other organizations, sponsors awards programs to honor design excellence in Massachusetts, throughout New England, and beyond. By recognizing remarkable achievements in architecture, the design community highlights exemplary projects that serve as inspiration for practitioners. Equally important, these awards elevate the potential for positive impact that architecture has on quality of life for everyone.
