AIANY has named the 23 projects which earned this years New York Design Awards. The projects are split into four different categoriesarchitecture, interiors, projects, and urban design. They celebrate the wide range of exceptional work by New York City professionals today. The 2025 AIA NY Design Awards Jury included Anna Dyson, Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture; Michael Guthrie, INFORM Studio; Lucaster Hall, Studio RAP; Stacy Passmore, Superbloom; Brian Phillips, ISA; Troy Schaum, of Schaum Architects; and Melodie Yashar, ICON.We saw a lot of airport and infrastructural projects that were indebted to this practice as well, Dyson said in a statement. Were awarding this project not only for the excellence of the architecture, its urbanism, and for the very, very complex programs that come together, but also for its contribution to the field in general. A consistent thread is the power of the narrative of storytelling, Guthrie added. Where did the vision start? Where are the diagrams? Give us the illustrative impact because ultimately we hope that these projects are going to impact people. I think we felt like people-centric projects were paramount and important.Of the 23 awards conferred, 17 were in the architecture category, 3 were interiors, 1 was in the project category, and 2 went to urban design submissions. Snhetta and Studio Gang received multiple awards in different categories, to name but a few.We were very impressed by projects that transform the city theyre located in, Passmore noted, and I think this was really the top tier example of that and not just the city, but the harbor and how it interacts with the economy of the city was really important in this project as well.Best in CompetitionKaohsiung Port Terminal street view (Iwan Baan)Kaohsiung Port Terminal, Reiser+Umemoto, RUR ArchitectureA highly anticipated project built in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, took home AIANYs Best in Competition Award. Kaohsiung Port Terminal by Reiser+Umemoto, RUR Architecture DPC, and Fei and Cheng Associates, the architect of record, earned the top prize.ArchitectureHonorsCast Iron House in Tribeca (Michael Moran)Cast Iron House, Shigeru Ban ArchitectsTogether with Dean Maltz Architect and Higgins Quasebarth & Partners, Shigeru Ban Architects struck an honors award for Cast Iron House, a 2-story penthouse that was added to a cast iron building in Tribeca.Interior view of PDX (Ema Peter)Portland International Airport, ZGF ArchitectsThe city of Portlands new airport took home a bevy of awards these past few months, including the 2024 AN Award for Project of the Year. Portland International Airport by ZGF, PLACE, and Terrapin Bright Green was also given an honors award from AIANY.Vesterheim Commons (Michael Grimm)Vesterheim Commons, SnhettaA project in Decorah, Iowa, by Snhetta and BNIM was the third AIANY honors award recipient. Vesterheim Commons is home to the National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center. MeritsInterior view of The Church (Scott Frances)The Church, SKOLNICK Architecture + Design PartnershipOut in Sag Harbor, New York, an adaptive reuse project by SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership and Hollander Design Landscape Architects earned a merit award. The Church, as the name suggests, is an exhibition space sited inside of a 1863 Methodist church.Equatorial School of Architecture (Finbarr Fallon)Equatorial School of Architecture, Pencil OfficeCampus Design Innovations Group, together with CPG Consultants and DP Green, likewise won a merit award for an architecture school they designed in Singapore. Equatorial School of Architecture is also an adaptive reuse project.Aerial view of Kresge Extension (Jason ORear)Kresge College Expansion at UC Santa Cruz, Studio GangStudio Gang, TEF Design, Joni L. Janecki and Associates, and Office of Cheryl Barton were recognized for a new building they added to a 1971 campus by Charles Moore and William Turnbull. Kresge College Expansion at UC Santa Cruz is tucked deep within a redwood forest along the ridges and ravines of northern California.The Lindemann (Iwan Baan)The Lindemann Performing Arts Center at Brown University, REXREX, Stimson, Studio Loutsis, and others on the design team for the Lindemann Performing Arts Center at Brown University were recognized for the campuss new gleaming arts hub.Narrow House (Iwan Baan)Narrow House, Only If ArchitectureOnly If Architectures Narrow House in Brooklyn impressively inserted a home within a plot that measured 13-4 wide by 100 deep. Narrow House also earned a merit award.Pink House (Chris Cooper)Pink House, Roger Ferris + PartnersOut in Sagaponack, New York, Roger Ferris + Partners conceived Pink House, an extension and response to a pink Corian pool in a lush, private residential backyard, earning the office a prize.Qiaochengbei Park Visitor Center (Chao Zhang)Qiaochengbei Park Visitor Center, Atelier XIAtelier XI, together with Shenzhen Wenke Landscape, earned a merit award for Qiaochengbei Park Visitor Center in Shenzhen, China. That award-winning project featured multiple, low lying volumes nestled in a verdant landscape.University of Toronto Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus (Albert Vecerka)University of Toronto Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, Weiss/ManfrediIn Toronto, Weiss/Manfredi completed a handsome campus project with Teeple Architects. University of Toronto Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus links academic research and entrepreneurial endeavors; it was recognized for its aesthetic and design merits. CitationHonorsAllen Apartments (Alexander Severin)Allen Apartments, Adam Sokol Architecture PracticeIn Buffalo, New York, Allen Apartments offer attractive new multifamily housing. The award-winning project in the citation category was by Adam Sokol Architecture Practice and Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect.Casa Celina roof terrace (David Sundberg/ESTO)Casa Celina, Magnusson Architecture and PlanningCasa Celina in the Bronx received a citation for affordable housing. The project was designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and Terrain-NYC.Far Rockaway Library (Jeff Goldberg)Far Rockaway Library, SnhettaSnhettas Far Rockaway Library in Queens earned a citation for resilience and community impact. Thelibrarys facade mimics the coastal neighborhoods dramatic sunsets,Interior view of Palace Theatre (Francis Dzikowski/OTTO)Palace Theatre, PBDW ArchitectsA theater redesign by PBDW Architects and Mancini Duffy was also recognized. Palace Theatre in New York City earned a citation in the innovation in preservation category.Garden at St. Johns Terminal (Courtesy Google)St. Johns Terminal, COOKFOX ArchitectsCOOKFOX Architects, Gensler, AAI Architects, and Future Green Studio won a citation for biodiversity. The project added verdant outdoor spaces to the tower component added to the recently renovated St. Johns Terminal, now offices for Google. InteriorsMeritExterior view of Manhattan Pet Adoption Center (Alex Fradkin)Manhattan Pet Adoption Center, Studio JosephStudio Joseph won an interiors award for work on the Manhattan Pet Adoption Center in Manhattan, which posited the adaptive reuse of a former warehouse.Interior view of Rockefeller Plaza (Eric Laignel)Rockefeller Center Rink Level Public Concourse, INC Architecture & DesignAlso in Manhattan, Rockefeller Center Rink Level Public Concourse by INC Architecture & Design took home an interiors award in the merit category.CitationWest Village Townhouse (William Jess Laird)West Village Townhouse, JG Neukomm ArchitectureJG Neukomm Architecture, together with Francis Sultana, struck a citation for materials and detailing thanks to a townhouse that pair finished in West Village.ProjectsHonorBiogenic House Sections (LTL Architects)Biogenic House Sections, LTLStudies by LTL Architects, in the offices signature sectional fashion, for biogenic houses took home the sole project award. Urban DesignHonorBlanton Museum of Art Grounds Redesign (Casey Dunn)Blanton Museum of Art Grounds Redesign at UT Austin, SnhettaSnhettatogether with Architexas, architect of recordredesigned the grounds of an art museum at University of Texas at Austin. Those firms took home an honors award in the urban design category.Tom Lee Park (Tom Harris)Tom Lee Park, Studio GangLast but not least, a stunning new waterfront park in Memphis, Tennessee, by Studio Gang and SCAPE earned an urban design award. The project prioritized native species and includes space for play and a pavilion for recreational activities.