The American Institute of Architects (AIA) St. Louis Chapter celebrated outstanding design achievement during its 2025 Design Awards, held at the Center of Contemporary Arts (COCA). The annual event recognizes exemplary projects in architecture, interiors, unbuilt work, small projects, drawings, and craft.

This year’s jury was led by distinguished professionals, including Maija Kreishman, FAIA, principal at Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, who chaired the Architecture and Unbuilt categories; Timothy Trotter, president of TROCOFAB, serving as Craft Jury Chair; and Perry Kulper, professor at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, who chaired the Drawing category.

ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

Distinguished Award – Social Progress

DOORWAYS Housing & Administration

Trivers

Distinguished Award – Adaptive Reuse

Russ Burns Building – Clayco Home Office

Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC)

Honor Award

Market Center of the Ozarks

Patterhn Ives LLC

Merit Award

SCAD River House

Mackey Mitchell Architects

*Above:* ***Interiors Merit Award*** *winner- a warm and welcoming reception. 4300 E. Camelback by* ***Lamar Johnson Collaborative****. Photo | LJC*

INTERIORS AWARDS

Honor Award

The Clover at Olive Crossing

HOK

Client: Keeley Properties & KEAT Properties | General Contractor: Keeley Construction | Furniture Dealer: Continua | Photographer: Alise O’Brien

Merit Award

Kings Hill | Brown & Crouppen

HOK

Merit Award

4300 E. Camelback

LJC

Client: Clayco, Inc. | General Contractor: Stevens Leinweber Construction | MEP Engineer: Energy Systems Design | A/V Engineer: Coltrane Systems | Interior Design: Lamar Johnson Collaborative

UNBUILT AWARDS

Distinguished Award – Community Impact

“The Glade” – Steinberg Pavilion and Rink Reimagined

Christner Architects (Prime Architect) and Snow Kreilich Architects (Design Architect)

Honor Award

Caroline Residence

No Other Way

Client: Confidential

Merit Award

Powell Hall Renovation and Expansion

Christner Architects and Snøhetta (Design Architect)

DRAWINGS AWARDS

Honor Award – Walls of Washington — AVV A

Honor Award – Of Earth, Water and Sky — Cody Heller

Merit Award – On an Open Field — Nneoma Asinugo

CRAFT AWARDS

Honor Award

Structural Brick Arches in Contemporary Chapel

HKW

Client: Saint Louis University | General Contractor: BSI Constructors | Falsework Contractor: BSI Constructors | Masonry Contractor: John Smith Masonry

Header image: Architecture Distiguished Award winner for adaptive reuse. Russ Burns Building | Clayco home office. Photo | .LJC - credit: Eric Laignel

Construction of Forsyth Pointe, a mixed-use development in the central business district of Clayton, Mo., is underway.

The US Capital Development project includes two Class-A office towers, street-level retail and connected parking and will add nearly 1 million SF of prime space in the heart of Clayton, Mo.

As construction manager, McCarthy Building Companies is overseeing all construction work, including the delivery of self-perform concrete services on the cast-in-place building foundations, elevator cores and parking structure. The steel-framed glass structures will rest atop a post-tensioned concrete-framed parking structure.

“Forsyth Pointe will be a wonderful addition to the Clayton skyline and community,” said Michelle Harris, Mayor of the City of Clayton.

The 10-story, 265,000-SF east tower will occupy the corner of Forsyth Blvd. and Meramec Ave. And the 8-story, 210,000-SF west tower will reside at Brentwood Blvd. and Forsyth Blvd. More than 20,000 SF of street-level retail space will enliven the development’s street presence.

“The development will add prime office space and innovative retail space, increasing street vitality and the pedestrian experience on a prominent corner across from Shaw Park—one of our city’s crown jewels," Mayor Harris said.

A 7-level parking structure will connect both buildings and extend 2.5 levels underground. At the top level of the parking structure, a 45,000-SF open-air garden terrace will serve as a signature amenity and be available for public events.

Other planned amenities include a 10,000-SF fitness center and a ground-floor arts and entertainment venue.

“We’re honored to partner with US Capital Development and the design team to bring this incredible new development to life in one of the most desirable locations in St. Louis County,” said Jared Hites, vice president of operations at McCarthy.

From the project’s early design phase, McCarthy initiated an integrated virtual design and construction (VDC) process with the owner, designer and trade partners to drive efficiencies throughout the project. This includes the use of cloud-based building information modeling (BIM) collaboration platforms accessible by all team members.

Specific VDC applications include model-based design review, model-based field layout, 3D building systems coordination, laser scanning of as-built conditions and aerial drone photogrammetry to monitor and survey construction progress.

Forsythe Pointe is designed by Christner Architects (design architect, architect of record and landscape architect) and CEDERGREEN, LLC (design architect).

Other team members include Alper Audi (structural engineering), Stock & Associates (civil engineering), G&W Engineering (mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering) and Randy Burkett Lighting Design (lighting design).

The project is expected to be complete in summer 2022.

AIA St. Louis honors 2025 design award recipients for excellence in architecture and craft

Forsyth Pointe construction kicks off in Clayton