Suzhou International Finance Square, IMAGE: courtesy The Wharf (Holdings)
Park Hyatt Suzhou, Suzhou, China – Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates IMAGE: Ai Qing
Heron, Tampa, Florida IMAGE: Kevin Scott
Hony Centre, Shenzhen IMAGE: Su Zhewei
Park Hyatt Suzhou won in the Hotels/Hospitality category, while Suzhou International Finance Square and Heron won in the Highrise category, and Hony Centre received an ‘honorable mention’.
The projects represent the breadth of KPF’s design work, from a lakeside destination hotel in Suzhou, to best-in-class commercial buildings and a multi-family development in Florida, which prioritises efficiency in construction. Each representing KPF’s commitment to contextual design and thoughtful approach to craft in architecture.
Since 1994, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, have organized The American Architecture Awards to honor the best buildings, landscape and planning projects designed in the United States, by the country’s most important architects and planners. See the full list of winners here.