2021 Recipients
* Due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, each institution awarded up to 2 smaller prizes of $10,000 for domestic sites only.
Isaac Haynes [Aydelott Prize Winner]
Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
Begich Towers, Anton Anderson,
Whittier, AK
The Bowery Mission, William Jose,
New York, NY
Epicenter, Maria Sykes, original architect unknown,
Green River, UT
Grow Dat Youth Farm, Small Center,
New Orleans, LA
Mentors:
Jennifer Pindyck, Carla Keyvanian, Emily McGlohn
Meagan Mitchell
Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
The Neiman Marcus Department Store, Philip Johnson,
San Francisco, CA
The Chinati Foundation, Donald Judd,
Marfa, TX
The MuseumLab, KoningEizenberg Architects,
Pittsburg, PA
The Massachusetts Museum of Cotemporary Art, Bruner/Cott & Associates,
North Adams, MA
Mentors:
Matthew Hall, Mark Blumberg, Jennifer Pindyck
Jacquelin Lee
Mississippi State University, College of Architecture, Art, & Design
Colorado State Capitol Building,
Denver, CO
The Armory Annex,
Portland, OR
The Cobb Building,
Seattle, WA
Trinity Church,
Boston, MA
Mentor:
John Poros
Jane Kent
Mississippi State University, College of Architecture, Art, & Design
John W. Olver Design Building, Leers Weinzapfel Associates,
Amherst, MA
Thorncrown Chapel, Fay Jones,
Eureka Springs, AR
U.S. Naval Air Station Tillamook Hanger B, U.S. Bureau of Yards and Docks,
Tillamook, OR
Old Faithful Inn, Robert C. Reamer,
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Mentor:
Jacob Gines
Gabriel Laos
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture + Design
Pueblo Bonito, Chacoan People,
Nageezi, NM
Arcosanti, Paolo, Soleri,
Yavapai County, AZ
Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright
Scottsdale, AZ
Dr. Franz Alexander House, Walter White,
Palm Springs, CA
Mentor:
Gregor Kalas
Josie Tunnell
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture + Design
Monks Mound, Mississippian architects
Collinsville, IL
Pueblo Bonito, Ancestral Puebloan architects,
Nageezi, NM
Wupatki Pueblo, Ancestral Puebloan architects
Flagstaff, AZ
Athabascan Home, Athabascan architects,
Anchorage, AK
Mentor:
Gregor Kalas
2020 Recipients
Arden Gillchrest [Aydelott Prize Winner]
University of Tennessee, College of Architecture + Design
Washington National Cathedral,
Washington, D.C.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park,
New Mexico and Colorado
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park,
San Antonio, TX
Byodo-In Temple Memorial Park, Kahaluu,
O’ahu, Hawaii
Mentor:
Avigail Sachs
Adam Davis
Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
Ballard Branch Library, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson,
Seattle, WA
East Boston Branch Library, William Rawn Associates,
Boston, MA
William O. Lockridge Bellevue Neighborhood Library, Adjaye Associates,
Washington, D.C.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library, Polk Stanley Wilcox,
Little Rock, AR
Mentor:
Margaret Fletcher
Nada Abdel-Aziz
Mississippi State University, College of Architecture, Art, & Design
National Museum of Roman Art,
Merida, Spain
Grand Mosque of Rome,
Rome, Italy
Sagrada Familia,
Barcelona, Spain
Igualada Cemetery,
Igualada, Spain
Mentor:
Hans Herrmann
Rachel Cruzan
University of Arkansas, Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design
Teatro Olimpico, Andrea Palladio and Vicenzo Scamozzi,
Vicenza, Italy
Bayard-Condict Building, Louis Sullivan,
New York, NY
Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright,
Scottsdale, AZ
Brion Cemetery, Carlo Scarpa,
San Vito d’Altivole, Italy
Mentor:
John Folan
2019 Recipients
David Sweere [Aydelott Prize Winner]
University of Arkansas, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
Therme Vals, Peter Zumthor,
Vals Switzerland
Steilneset Minnested, Peter Zumthor & Louise Bourgeois,
Varde, Norway
Can Lis, Jørn Utzon,
Mallorca, Spain
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Marina Tabassum,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mentor:
Marlon Blackwell
Henry Savoie
Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
Cologne Cathedral, Various,
Cologne, Germany
Neviges Mariendom, Gottfried Böhm,
Velbert-Neviges, Germany
Saint Peter of Klippan, Sigurd Lewerentz,
Klippan, Sweden
Grundtvigs Church, P.V. Jensen-Klint,
Copenhagen, Denmark
Mentors:
Margaret Fletcher, Carla Keyvanian, Matthew Hall
Micheal Lidwin
University of Tennessee, College of Architecture + Design
Sikandra (Akbar’s Tomb), Emperor Akbar and Emperor Jahangir,
Agra, India
Yokohama International Passenger Terminal, Foreign Office Architects,
Yokohama, Japan
La Valletta City Gate, Renzo Piano Building Workshop,
Valletta, Malta
Arnhem Central Station, UNStudio,
Arnhem, Netherlands
Mentor:
Brian Ambroziak
Sarah Hoing
Mississippi State University, College of Architecture, Art, & Design
The Parish of God the Merciful Father, Richard Meier,
Rome, Italy
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Jean Nouvel,
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
City Hall, Foster + Partners,
Suzhou, China
City of Arts and Sciences, Santiago Calatrava,
Valencia, Spain
Mentor:
Hans Herrmann
2018 Recipients
Lauren Ballard [Aydelott Prize Winner]
Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
Constitución Cultural Center, ELEMENTAL Architects,
Constitución, Chile
Transitional Cathedral, Shigeru Ban Architects,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Shipping Container Housing, Shigeru Ban Architects,
Onagawa, Japan
Soma Home for All, Klein Dytham Architects,
Soma, Japan
Mentors:
Danielle Willkens, Carla Keyvanian
Anna Morris
University of Arkansas, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
Trenton Bath House, Louis Kahn,
Ewing Township, New Jersey
First Unitarian Church of Rochester, Louis Kahn,
Rochester, New York
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Louis Kahn,
La Jolla, California
Library at Exeter Academy, Louis Kahn,
Exeter, New Hampshire
Mentor:
Jeff Shannon
Maria Ory
Mississippi State University, School of Architecture
Chapel of St. Ignatius, Steven Holl,
Seattle, Washington
Cuadra San Cristóbal Luis Barragán,
Los Clubes, Mexico City, Mexico
Haus Portois & Fix, Max Fabiani,
Vienna, Austria
Casa Batlló, Antoni Gaudí,
Barcelona, Spain
Mentor:
Alexis Gregory
Cullen Sayegh
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design
Trollstigen Visitor Center, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter,
Trollstigen, Norway
Ouvrage Hackenberg, Paul Painleve and C.O.R.F.,
Vekring, France
Humble Administrator’s Garden, Wang Xianchen and Wen Zhengming,
Suzhou, China
Angkor Wat, Unknown,
Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia
Mentor:
Dr. Gregor Kalas
2017 Recipients
Dillon Dunn [Aydelott Prize Winner]
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Various,
Jerusalem, Israel
Borobudur, Unknown,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Itsukushima Shrine, Unknown,
Hiroshima, Japan
Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church, Renzo Piano Building Workshop,
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Mentor:
Dr. Avigail Sachs
Tim Smela
Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
Berlin Philharmonic, Hans Scharoun,
Berlin, Germany
Elbphilharmonie, Herzog and de Meuron,
Hamburg, Germany
Harpa Concert Hall and Convention Center, Henning Larsen Architects,
Reykjavik, Iceland
Norwegian National Opera House and Ballet, Snøhetta,
Oslo, Norway
Mentors:
Kevin Moore, Carla Keyvanian, Margaret Fletcher
Daniel Smith
Mississippi State University, School of Architecture
Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Lina Bo Bardi,
São Paulo, Brazil
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Memorial Church), Egon Eiermann,
Berlin, Germany
Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut, Le Corbusier,
Ronchamp, France
Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (National Assembly Building of Bangladesh), Louis Kahn,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mentor:
Fred Esenwein, Ph.D.
2016 Recipients
Josiah Brown [Aydelott Prize Winner]
Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture
Villa Verde, ELEMENTAL Architects,
Consticutción, Chile
Post-Tsunami Housing, Shigeru Ban,
Kirinda, Sri Lanka
Buchheimer Weg, ASTOC Architects and Planners,
Cologne, Germany
Social Housing in Sa Pobla, RIPOLLTIZON Architects,
Mallorca, Spain
Mentors:
Margaret Fletcher, Carla Keyvanian, and Kevin Moore
Lara Lynn Waddell
Mississippi State University, School of Architecture
Church of Cristo Obrero, Eladio Dieste,
Atlántida, Uruguay 1958
International Schools of Art, Ricardo Porro, Roberto Gottardi and Vittorio Garatti,
Havana, Cuba 1962
Casa Baldi, Paolo Portoghesi,
Rome, Italy 1959
Experimental House, Alvar Aalto,
Muuratsalo, Finland 1953
Mentor:
Dr. Michael Fazio