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

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

Client: DOORWAYS | General Contractor: BSI Constructors | MEP Engineer: G&W Engineering | Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers | Civil Engineer: Civil Design, Inc. | Landscape Architect: Arbolope Studio | Photography: Sam Fentress; Serhii Chrucky / ESTO

Distinguished Award – Adaptive Reuse

Russ Burns Building – Clayco Home Office

Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC)

Client: Clayco, Inc. | General Contractor: Clayco, Inc. | Structural Engineer: Uzun + Case | Civil Engineer: Stock + Associates | Plumbing Engineer: G&W Engineering | Signage & Artwork: KO & Company | Custom Millwork: Martin Goebel | 3D Print Artwork: Printerior | Interior Plantings: Ambius | Photography: LJC; Eric Laignel

Honor Award

Market Center of the Ozarks

Patterhn Ives LLC

Client: Northwest Arkansas Food Systems | General Contractor: CDI Contractors | Civil & Landscape: Ecological Design Group | Structural Engineer: Martin/Martin Engineers | MEP Engineering: HSA Engineering | Lighting: H2LTG | Signage & Graphics: Design Ranch | Photography: Sam Fentress

Merit Award

SCAD River House

Mackey Mitchell Architects

Client: Savannah College of Art and Design | General Contractor: Clayco, Inc. | Landscape Architect: Mandel Design, LLC | Structural Engineer: Tharpe Engineering Group | Civil Engineer: Hussey Gay Bell | Mechanical/Electrical/Fire Protection: Salas O’Brien | Lighting: Power Design | Photography: Sam Fentress

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

Client: Third Man Development | General Contractor: Paric Corporation | Structural Engineer: KPFF | MEP Engineer: Design-Build | Furniture: CI Select | Demountable Partitions: Maars Living Walls | Photography: Sam Fentress

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)

Client: Forest Park Forever | General Contractor: BSI Constructors | Landscape Architect: Hoerr Schaudt | Structural: KPFF | Civil: David Mason & Associates | Lighting: RBLD | Community Engagement: Vector Communications | Renderings: Snow Kreilich; Hoerr Schaudt

Honor Award

Caroline Residence

No Other Way

Client: Confidential

Merit Award

Powell Hall Renovation and Expansion

Christner Architects and Snøhetta (Design Architect)

Client: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | General Contractor: BSI Constructors | Structural: KPFF | MEPFP: McClure Engineering | Civil: David Mason & Associates | Theatre Planning: Schuler Shook | Acoustics: Kirkegaard | Lighting: Reed Burkett | Renderings: Snøhetta

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

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

The Barclay condos 'top out' in Kirkwood

Kadean Construction Company recently celebrated the topping out of The Barclay, a $12 million luxury condominium project currently under construction at 204 N. Clay Street in downtown Kirkwood, Mo.

The final roof truss of the four-story structure, developed by Savoy Investments, LLC., was hoisted into place by Cheltenham Construction Services, one of Kadean’s subcontractors, signifying that the structure has reached its maximum height.

“The entire project team has done a great job of keeping this job site safe for workers while responding to the site’s logistical limitations. I credit the collaboration of everyone involved for keeping this moving towards a successful outcome," said Mike Eveler, president of Kadean Construction.

The 40,000 SF building will feature fourteen luxury condominiums with underground parking and other luxury amenities.

“We are so gratified that this project has remained on schedule during the COVID-19 public health pandemic, which has adversely affected the progress of many other construction projects across the St. Louis region,” said John Pennington, partner and co-owner at Savoy Investments.

Construction began in November 2019 and is scheduled for completion in early 2021. Other partners on the project include Core 10 Architecture and KPFF Consulting Engineers.

This is the second new condominium construction project for the Savoy Investments and Kadean duo to build on the same block in downtown Kirkwood. In 2018, Kadean completed construction of The Madison Condominiums at 110 W. Madison Avenue.