Architizer, widely recognized as the world’s leading online platform for architecture and building-products, recently announced the winners of the 8th Annual Architizer A+Awards. Several faculty from Weitzman’s department of architecture were included:

• Winka Dubbeldam: Miller Professor and chair of architecture; founder and partner, Archi-Tectonics NYC; Asian Games Park & Stadiums (Sport & Recreation-Unbuilt Sports & Recreation)
• A. Eugene Kohn (AR’53, GAR’57): member of the Weitzman Board of Overseers and 2019 recipient of the Kanter-Tritsch Medal for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design; co-founder, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; China Resources Tower
• Thom Mayne: Cret Chair Professor of Practice; founder and design director, Morphosis; 8850 Sunset Boulevard (Concepts - Plus-Architecture +Models & Rendering)
• Brian Phillips: lecturer; principal, ISA; XS House (Residential-Multi Unit Housing - Low Rise [1-4 Floors])
• James Corner (MLA’86): professor emeritus of landscape architecture founder and CEO, James Corner Field Operations, for Domino Park (in the category “Concepts -Plus-Architecture +Urban Transformation”).

Created to honor the best architecture, spaces, and products from across the globe, the 2020 A+Awards received over 5,000 entries from more than 100 countries. In response to global upheaval, this season’s theme was The Future of Architecture, and was intended to elevate those designs “that are transforming society and the built environment for generations to come.”

As a result, the jury emphasized projects that respond to imminent global challenges such as climate change, urbanization and migration, rising inequity, and the pandemic.