Award

“We’ve done our share of construction site photos, and it isn’t always easy to make sense of the chaos of that environment. This does so in a lovely, clever…

"There’s the idea of something very strong and something very fragile at the same time."

"The tactile nature of the skin of the barns is quite beautiful."

"I like that this is just an intimate corner of the building—it’s really moody but subtle, with a sense of mystery."

"An iconic building design has emerged from a thoughtful, incredibly creative analysis of context and program."

"I greatly appreciate how the story of the bee is reinterpreted throughout the architecture, both as a didactic tool and as a unifying concept."

"It appears the integration of systems has co-evolved, rather than resulting from an additive process. The team of client, architect and engineer are equally…

"Enormous care has been taken to create great urbanism, and the architects have done this expertly on many fronts."

"It knits old and new, but allows each to be of its time."

"I don’t imagine the RFP for this infrastructure project listed “poetry” as a requirement, yet in the delicate hands of this team, there is a demonstration that…

"I admire the ambition for the wood structure—a diagrid that gives the building apparent stability, as well as iconic character."

"The building is like a beautiful whale that has beached and given up its soul for us all to explore."