The 11 Best American-Designed Buildings of The Year

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Every year, the American Institute of Architects invites its memberssome 83,000 licensed architectsto enter the buildings they've designed in the past five years for an award. It's about as solid an award as an architect can receive, and this year's winners were just made public.

The projects range from museums to train stations to hotels; it's a diverse bunch, which you can peruse below. Keep in mind, these were chosen by a committee of working designers selected by the primary professional organization for architects in the U.S. Ot's fun to know what projects architects choose to honor from amongst their ranks.

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This museum occupies the last surviving antebellum railroad complex, in Savannah, which required Dawson Architects to completely transform a National Historic Landmark building without actually harming the landmark itself. All around the structure, particular pieces of crumbling history are highlighted with light or framed with glass. It's a really beautiful example of what some call "living preservation."

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Cass Gilberta pioneer who built many of America's earliest skyscrapersisn't well known by many Americans these days, but he built some of the most beautiful buildings in the country. For example: St. Louis Public Library's Central Library, from 1912, which Cannon Design left intact by building its new structure inside of Gilbert's facade.

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