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BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards 2008

For the 11th year, Architectural Record and its sister publication BusinessWeek have teamed up to honor a select group of architecture firms and clients for collaborating on projects that prove design can do more than create inspiring structures and spaces; it can actually add to the bottom line. And that bottom line means more than increased revenue (although that figures in)—it can mean reduced overhead, better employee retention, changes in corporate culture, and creating a strong impact on a city or region. To make it to the finals, these projects had to be steps ahead of beautiful. The architects and their clients had to provide measurable results proving that their buildings have changed people’s lives. These are dark economic times, and as we watch financial markets crash, burn, and struggle to recover, it’s refreshing to know that these projects succeeded in their quest to show that good design is more than aesthetic—it’s also good business.

Ingrid Spencer

Winners

 

Poly International Plaza

Poly International Plaza
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Poly International Center in Guangzhou, China, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a Class-A office park on the Pearl River Delta.

Photo © Tim Griffith

Elmpark

Elmpark
Bucholz McEvoy Architects
Elmpark Mixed-Use Development, designed by local firm Bucholz McEvoy Architects (BCMEA), includes apartments, office space, a hotel, hospital, conference center, restaurant, and a public garden complete with cafés and performance spaces.

Photo © Michael Moran

Edmunds.com

Edmunds.com
STUDIOS architecture
STUDIOS Architecture’s lively, flexible design increased the speed of business at this web-based car-pricing firm.

Photo © Benny Chan

One Haworth Center

One Haworth Center
Perkins+Will
This Perkins+Will design serves a laboratory, showroom, and headquarters for Holland, Michigan’s Haworth, Inc.

Photo courtesy Haworth

Alley24

Alley24
NBBJ
NBBJ’s mixed-use development in Seattle incorporates green design and historical building facades into the project.

Photo © Tim Griffith

Sidney Harman Hall

Sidney Harman Hall
Diamond + Schmitt Architects
A new venue for the Shakespeare Theater Company has helped increase ticket sales for the DC-based group.

Photo © Tom Arban

 

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