The American Institute of Architects Denver recognized its 2011 architectural design, honor and president’s awards recipients during a ceremony on Sept. 23 at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Photo by Frank Ooms

The Denver Botanic Gardens project won an Honor Award from AIA Denver this year. It was designed by Denver's Tryba Architects and built by GH Phipps Construction, also of Denver.

2011 Design Awards
Nine architectural design awards were selected from 62 entries submitted by members of AIA Denver and judged by a jury of architects and design experts. They were presented by AIA Denver Design Awards Jury Chair Merrill Elam of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Atlanta.

Honor Award for Built Architecture
Denver Botanic Gardens Parking Structure and Mordecai Children’s Garden
Architect: Tryba Architects, Denver

Merit Award for Built Architecture
Mineta San Jose International Airport, Terminal B, San Jose, Calif.

Architect: Fentress Architects, Denver
Merit Award for Built Architecture
Denver Central Platte Campus
Architect: RNL, Denver

Merit Award for Built Architecture
Cherry Creek Medical, Denver
Architect: Sexton Lawton Architecture, Denver

Merit Award for Built Architecture
Denver Botanic Gardens Bonfils Stanton Visitors Center
Architect: Tryba Architects, Denver

Citation Award for Built Architecture
Mineta San Jose International Airport CONRAC and Public Parking, San Jose, Calif.
Architect: TranSystems, Phoenix, and Fentress Architects, Denver

Citation Award for Built Architecture
U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colo.
Architect: RNL, Denver

Citation Award for Built Architecture
Freight, Denver
Architect: Stephen Dynia Architects, Denver and Jackson, Wyo.