American Architecture Award Winners on View in New York

The exhibit puts the spotlight on firms considered the most talented in the nation.

Mairi Beautyman -- Interior Design, 11/8/2007

Architecture defined by a prestigious awards program as the best in the U.S. will be on view at furniture manufacturer Kimball Office's New York showroom, November 15-December 14. The exhibition celebrates the winners of the 2007 American Architecture Awards, organized by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. On November 15, Kimball Office will host an opening reception from 5pm-7pm.

Highlighting images and models, the exhibit includes work by 34 firms: Among them, Olson Sunberg Kundig Allen Architects; Marmol Radziner + Associates; ArchLAB; Jonathan Segal Architects; Morphosis; and Pentagram Architecture.

"The American Architecture Awards give an important overview of the current aesthetic direction of today’s commercial, corporate, institutional, and residential work," says Jeff Fenwick, vice president of marketing, Kimball Office.

Winners were selected by a jury from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.

Visit the Chicago Athenaeum for a complete list of winners.

The Kimball Office New York showroom is located at 215 Park Avenue South.

Above: Delta Shelter prefabricated House, Winthrop Washington by Olson Sundberg, Kundig Allen Architects. Image courtesy of the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.