Every year, the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) invites electronic submissions of built projects and announces ten (10) award winners.  I’ve included direct links to each project below — after the links, you’ll find detailed case studies and background information.  Here they are …

• Aldo Leopold Legacy Center – The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc. [WI]
• Cesar Chavez Library – Line and Space, LLC [AZ]
• Discovery Center at South Lake Union – The Miller|Hull Partnership [WA]
• Garthwaite Center for Science and Arts, Cambridge School of Weston – Architerra, Inc. [MA]
• Lavin-Bernick Center – VJAA [MN]
• Macallen Building Condominiums – Burt Hill with Office dA [MA]
• Nueva School Hillside Learning Complex – Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects [CA]
• Pocono Environmental Education Center – Bohlin Cywinski Jackson [PA]
• Queens Botanical Garden Visitor & Administration Center – BKSK Architects [NY]
• Yale University Sculpture Building and Gallery – KieranTimberlake Associates, LLP [PA]

Congratulations to all the winners … some definite superstars in the group, that’s for sure.