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Dec 02, 2023

WoodWorks announces winning projects in its 2023 Wood Design Awards

Twenty-four projects that use wood were recognized this week as part of the

Twenty-four projects that use wood were recognized this week as part of the WoodWorks 2023 Wood Design Awards. Each year the program celebrates buildings in a range of sectors from residential to institutional making strides when it comes to the use of wood.

"Investing in a more sustainable future deserves to be recognized. It's an honor to celebrate design teams that inspire the broader AEC community by challenging the expectations of modern design and construction. This year's winning projects represent the work of building designers from across the nation who are demonstrating the incredible potential of wood," said WoodWorks President and CEO, Jennifer Cover in a statement. "From 19 stories of CLT and glulam towering over the Milwaukee skyline to wooden reflectors enhancing acoustics in a Colorado theater, these projects underscore how wood enriches the physical landscape of our communities and the experience of those who inhabit them."

This year's project submissions were judged by a panel made up of Corey Martin of Hacker Architects in Oregon; Cheung Chan from Neumann Monson Architects in Iowa; and Lauren Wingo, a senior structural engineer at Arup's Washington, D.C., office.

Architects, designers, and engineers submitted projects to ten national categories, including commercial mid-rise, commercial low-rise, schools, multifamily, government buildings, institutional, and sustainable, as well as other more thematic and subjective categories such as Sustainability, Beauty of Wood, Durable and Adaptable Wood Structures, and Innovation. Another set of projects were recognized as Regional Excellence Winners.

Among the project's awarded in the 2023 iteration are Ascent, the world's tallest timber building; Nanotronics Smart Factory in Brooklyn, New York; Wellesley College Science Complex by SOM; and the Houston Endowment by Kevin Daly Architects and PRODUCTORA. The full list of winning projects is reproduced below:

Commercial Wood Design – Mid-Rise:Mississippi Workshop | Portland, OregonDeveloper/Architect: Waechter ArchitectureStructural engineer: KPFF Consulting EngineersContractors: Waechter Architecture; Owen Gabbert; Cutwater PDX

Commercial Wood Design – Low-Rise:High Tech Client Campus | Mountain View, CaliforniaArchitect: WRNS StudioStructural engineer: HolmesContractor: Rudolph and Sletten

Wood in Schools:San Jacinto College Anderson-Ball Classroom Building | Pasadena, TexasArchitect: Kirksey ArchitectureStructural engineer: Walter P MooreOwner: San Jacinto CollegeContractor: Tellepsen

Multi-Family Wood Design:Central Lofts | Portland, OregonArchitect: Jones ArchitectureStructural engineer: Froelich EngineersDeveloper: BlackRock Development and Real EstateContractor: R&H Construction

Wood in Government Buildings:Winthrop Library | Winthrop, WashingtonArchitect: Johnston ArchitectsAssociate Architect: Prentiss Balance; Prentiss Balance WicklineStructural engineer: Methow EngineeringOwner: Friends of the Winthrop LibraryContractor: Impel Construction

Institutional Wood Design:Locust Grove Event Pavilion | Louisville, KentuckyArchitect: de Leon & Primmer Architecture WorkshopStructural engineer: Structural ServicesOwner: Locust GroveContractor: Woodbine Construction

Sustainable Wood Design:The Ecology School | Saco, MaineArchitects: Simons Architects; Kaplan Thompson; Briburn ArchitectureStructural engineer: Thornton TomasettiOwner: The Ecology SchoolContractor: Zachau Construction

Beauty of Wood:Patricia Reser Center for the Arts | Beaverton, OregonArchitect: Opsis ArchitectureStructural engineer: KPFF Consulting EngineersOwner: City of BeavertonContractor: Skanska

Durable and Adaptable Wood Structures:Maclac Building D | San Francisco, CaliforniaArchitects: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects; Peter Logan Architecture and Design (PLAD)Structural engineer: Gregory P. Luth & AssociatesDeveloper: Comstock Realty PartnersContractor: Rod Heisler Construction

Innovation:Ascent | Milwaukee, WisconsinArchitect: Korb + Associates ArchitectsStructural engineer: Thornton TomasettiDevelopers: New Land Enterprises; Weichmann EnterprisesContractors: C.D. Smith, Catalyst Construction

INTRO | Cleveland, OhioArchitect: Hartshorne Plunkard ArchitectureStructural engineer: Forefront Structural EngineersDeveloper: Harbor Bay VenturesContractor: Panzica Construction

Idaho Central Credit Union Arena | Moscow, IdahoArchitect: Opsis Architecture; Hastings+Chivetta ArchitectsStructural engineer: StructureCraft (roof structure); KPFF Consulting Engineers (base building)Owner: University of IdahoContractor: Hoffman Construction

1030 Music Row | Nashville, TennesseeArchitect: Anecdote Architectural ExperiencesStructural engineer: StructureCraftDeveloper: Panattoni Development CompanyContractor: Turner Construction

80 M Street | Washington, D.C.Architect: Hickok ColeStructural engineer: ArupDeveloper: Columbia Property TrustContractor: James G. Davis Construction

Chemeketa Community College Agricultural Complex | Salem, OregonArchitect: FFA Architecture and InteriorsStructural engineer: KPFF Consulting EngineersOwner: Chemeketa Community CollegeContractor: Swinerton Builders

Wellesley College Science Complex | Wellesley, MassachusettsArchitect: Skidmore, Owings & MerrillStructural engineer: Le MessurierOwner: Wellesley CollegeContractor: Turner Construction

Kansas City Current Training Facility | Riverside, MissouriArchitect: Generator StudioStructural engineer: Apex EngineersOwner: Kansas City CurrentContractor: Monarch Build

Nanotronics Smart Factory | Brooklyn, New YorkArchitect: Rogers PartnersStructural engineer: SilmanOwner: Nanotronics ImagingContractor: Eurostruct

Houston Endowment Headquarters | Houston, TexasArchitect: Kevin Daly Architects; PRODUCTORAStructural engineer: ArupOwner: Houston EndowmentContractor: WS Bellows

Ellis Golf Course Clubhouse | Cedar Rapids, IowaArchitect: OPN ArchitectsStructural engineer: Structural Design GroupOwner: City of Cedar RapidsContractor: Septagon Construction

Crested Butte Center for the Arts | Crested Butte, ColoradoArchitects: Steinberg Hart; Andrew Hadley ArchitectStructural engineer: Resource Engineering GroupOwner: Center for the ArtsContractor: Black Dragon Development

316 12th Street | Oakland, CaliforniaDeveloper/Architect/Contractor: oWOWStructural engineer: Altos Structural Engineering