The eight 2012 AIA Minnesota Honor Award

摘要

Arguably the most interesting architecture conversation in Minnesota each year takes place in early November in a hotel suite in downtown Minneapolis. That's when and where three nationally celebrated architects from other parts of the country judge the annual- AIA Minnesota Honor Awards. The 2012 jurors, highlighted on this page, studied 71 digital submissions over a day and a half, with the majority of that time spent in spirited debate: Does the project respond in a powerful way to its surroundings? Is it correctly oriented for the path of the sun? Is the design of the interior as focused as that of the exterior?