VIΛ57 Wins AIA 2017 Housing Awards For Multifamily Housing

April 18, 2017

VIΛ 57 West, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, has won the American Institute of Architects (AIA)’s 2017 Best Housing Award for Multifamily Housing. The Housing Awards emphasize good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit, and a valuable national resource.

VIΛ 57, a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise, is located on West 57th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues. The building has a unique design allowing the courtyard to have open views toward the Hudson River, bringing low western sun deep into the space. SLCE worked on this iconic project as the architect of record.

In addition to this award from AIA, it has won:

2017, ACEC Excellence in Engineering National Award
2017, Urban Land Institute Global Awards for Excellence Finalist
2016, Society of American Registered Architects Special Award for Excellence in Residential Design Innovation
2016, RIBA International Prize Finalist
2016, SARA NY Design Awards 2016
2016, DAM International Highrise Award Finalist
2016, World Architecture Festival Awards Finalist
2016, CTBUH Best Tall Building Award
2016, Design Museum London Design of the Year
2016, The International Highrise Award
2016, Architect Magazine Residential Architect Design Award
2015, Architect Magazine Progressive Architecture Award Citation
2015, Concrete Industry Board Roger H. Corbetta Award for Quality Concrete Award of Merit with Special Recognition in Architectural Design
2012, American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Merit Award for Future Project