2021 BSA Awards Gala winners announced
The BSA Awards Gala takes place annually, recognizing the excellent projects and people that make up our community. This year, we held a virtual Gala, and were delighted to see so many familiar names and faces on screen. It was almost as if we were together in person! It was a warm ceremony on a cold night, spent celebrating the work, achievements, and collaboration of those who make up the BSA.
The following winners were revealed at the BSA Awards Gala (Gala) on January 21, 2021, during a virtual ceremony that hundreds attended.
Special thanks to those members of our community who joined, made remarks, shared jury comments, and applauded colleagues via chat.
Special thanks also to this year's Gala sponsors: Gold Sponsor Huber; Silver Sponsors Copley Wolff Design Group, Crown Point Cabinetry, DGC, EPIC Metals, Hanover Architectural Products, Lam Partners, Robert Benson Photography; and Bronze Sponsors Acentech, Best Tile of New England, Dimeo, Glenview Doors, Microsol Resources, North Light IT, and Shepley Bulfinch.
The winners and their award levels are listed below. For more details and project images, visit: designawards.architects.org/2020-award-winners/
View the entire virtual awards ceremony below or on the BSA's YouTube channel.
Hosted by BSA President Gregory O. Minott AIA and Vice President/President-Elect Anda French AIA
One Honor Award:
- Jumping Fish Ecological Power Plant Park designed by Leers Weinzapfel Associates with Ground, Inc. for Hsinta Power
Two Awards:
- Agnes Scott College Comprehensive Master Plan designed by Sasaki for Agnes Scott College
- Denver International Airport Strategic Development Plan designed by Sasaki for DEN Real Estate
Two Citations:
- Boston Tactical Public Realm Guidelines designed by Utile, Inc. for the City of Boston Transportation Department
- Resilient Planning at Multiple Scales, Puerto Rico designed by Perkins&Will for the Autonomous Municipality of Toa Baja
One Honor Award:
- Cholera Treatment Center designed by MASS Design Group for Les Centres GHESKIO
Two Awards:
- D.S. Chen Health and Wellness Center designed by ARC/ Architectural Resources Cambridge for Deerfield Academy
- New Patient Tower and Renovations designed by Shepley Bulfinch with GLHN Architects and Engineers for Banner Health
Two Citations:
- Adelaide of Newton Centre designed by Bechtel Frank Erickson Architects for Benchmark Senior Living
- Beverly Clinic designed by Merge Architects for Dr. Suren Chelian
Two Honor Awards:
- King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects with Arrowstreet for the City of Cambridge
- Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects for the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Four Awards:
- Mount Auburn Cemetery Bigelow Chapel and New Crematory designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects for Mount Auburn Cemetery
- New Science Center designed by Payette for Amherst College
- Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center designed by Payette for Lafayette College
- Woburn Public Library designed by CBT for Woburn Public Library
Five Citations:
- Dartmouth College House Center Pilots designed by Sasaki for Dartmouth College
- Global Flora Conservatory designed by Kennedy & Violich Architecture for Wellesley College
- MIT.nano designed by HGA for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Pedestrian Crossing (PedX) designed by Payette for Northeastern University
- Pennsylvania State University Recital Hall designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects with Bostwick Design Partnership for Pennsylvania State University
One Honor Award:
- MASS MoCA Building 6 designed by Bruner/Cott for MASS MoCA
Four Awards:
- 401 Park Repositioning designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects for Samuels & Associates
- Billerica Memorial High School designed by Perkins&Will for the Massachusetts School Building Authority and the Town of Billerica
- Kendall Square Workplace designed by Utile, Inc. and Merge Architects for a private client
- Ryovan designed by Andrew Wade Keating AIA for a private client
Three Citations:
- Beverly Clinic designed by Merge Architects for Dr. Suren Chelian
- Emerald Necklace Conservancy Renovation designed by BOS|UA for the Emerald Necklace Conservancy
- More Than Words designed by Peter Rose + Partners for the More Than Words Bookstore
Two Honor Awards:
- Billerica Memorial High School designed by Perkins&Will for the Massachusetts School Building Authority and the Town of Billerica
- Jacob's Pillow Dance | Perles Family Studio designed by Flansburgh Architects for Jacob’s Pillow
One Award:
- PJM STEM+ Center designed by ARC/ Architectural Resources Cambridge for Eagle Hill School
Two Citations:
- Hastings Center designed by Perkins&Will for the Brimmer and May School
- The Barn at Belmont Day School designed by Utile, Inc. for the Belmont Day School
Two Honor Awards:
- Bare Hill Residence designed by Peter Rose + Partners for a private client
- Villa Varoise designed by NADAAA with Biddard & Raissi for a private client
Three Awards:
- Boulder House designed by aterlierjun for a private client
- Courtyard House designed by Anmahian Winton Architects for a private client
- Rudolph House designed by Ruhl Studio Architects for a private client
Two Citations:
- Mount Mauwee House designed by Paul Schulhof AIA for a private client
- Net Zero Farmhouse and Barn designed by Catherine Truman Architects for a private client
One Honor Award:
- King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects with Arrowstreet for the City of Cambridge
Two Awards:
- Daniels Building designed by NADAAA with Adamson Associates Architects for the University of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
- Head Start designed by Maryann Thompson Architects for MGM Resorts Design & Development
Two Citations:
- New Science Center designed by Payette for Amherst College
- Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center designed by Payette for Lafayette College
Two Honor Awards:
- AquiAqui designed by Matter Design for El Punto and the USMC Strategic Alliance
- Flyleaf Portable Reading Room designed by SMRT Architects and Engineers
Two Awards:
- Shanghai Hongkou Stadium designed by Sasaki for the Shanghai Hongkou Planning Bureau
- Suspended Boxes designed by Masoud Abedimoghadam
Two Citations:
- Mill River Park, Whittingham Discovery Park designed by JCJ Architecture for the Mill River Park Collaborative
- Slice designed by DUAL
Of all the Design Awards, the Harleston Parker Medal is the most prestigious, annually recognizing the most beautiful new building or structure in Greater Boston. For 2020, there were five finalists, one of which won the People’s Choice Award, determined by popular vote, and one of which won the Harleston Parker Medal, determined by an expert jury.
Harleston Parker Medal finalists
- Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion designed by Utile, Inc. for the Boston Harbor Islands Alliance and the National Park Service
- Collier Memorial designed by Howeler + Yoon Architecture for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Dearborn STEM Middle-High School designed by Jonathan Levi Architects for the City of Boston
- Mount Auburn Cemetery Bigelow Chapel and New Crematory designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects for Mount Auburn Cemetery
- Tozzer Anthropology Building designed by Kennedy & Violich Architecture for Harvard University
Of this honor, Jonathan Levi FAIA has remarked,
“My deepest thanks to the BSA for this great honor and to all the many collaborators, both lay and professional, who helped bring the Dearborn STEM Academy from aspiration to reality. Special thanks go to Mayor Marty Walsh and to the City of Boston for their indefatigable commitment to the future of this community and its youth as demonstrated by this project."
In addition recognizing excellent projects, the BSA Awards Gala celebrated a group of remarkable people for their contributions to the BSA community and the building and design professions.
These individuals were:
Congratulations to all those who were recognized at the 2021 BSA Awards Gala and to everyone who had a part to play in each of the projects awarded!
