2023 CODAaward Winners
The internationally acclaimed CODAawards celebrate the projects that most successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces. Commissioned Art Matters - and the CODAawards celebrate this. The CODAawards program honors the individuals and the teams whose collective imaginations create the public and private spaces that inspire us every day.
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Kigumi at Alberni by Kengo Kuma
Vancouver, British Columbia
Submitted by HEAVY
"The multiple scales, intense layering, intricacy, and mind-boggling quantity of parts all fuse to give this entry the wow factor! The Kigumi feature appears to dance with the monumental architecture."
— TERRANCE SCHROEDER, Principal, TenBerke
Commercial Merit Winners:
Ensemble
Culver City, California
Submitted by Rob Ley
WUSHANG DREAM MALL INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
Wuhan, China
Submitted by One Plus Partnership
Ascendant Light
Tysons, Virginia
Submitted by Anne Patterson
Education
Above the Ploughman’s Highest Line
Kaysville, Utah
Submitted by Benjamin Ball
"Beautifully executed. I can't even imagine the technical difficulties of installing this work."
— KERRY ADAMS HAPNER, Director, San Jose Department of Cultural Affairs
Education Merit Winners:
"C-010106" by Sarah Oppenheimer
Austin, Texas
Submitted by Landmarks
Between the Currents
Ogden, Utah
Submitted by Bill Washabaugh
Exodus - Chapel at Student Residency
Münster, Germany
Submitted by Derix Glasstudios/ Derix U.S.
Healthcare
CHRYSALIS
New York, New York
Submitted by Danielle Roney Studio
"This is an exquisite example of a seamless integration of art, architecture, engineering, and lighting. Stunning!"
— CATHERINE HEATH, Founder and CEO of HYL Architecture
Healthcare Merit Winners:
Nest
San Antonio, Texas
Submitted by SOFTlab
Pulse
Boston, Massachusets
Submitted by Shuli Sadé
Shady Lane
New Orleans, Louisiana
Submitted by Benjamin Ball
Hospitality
Infinity
Napa, California
Submitted by Gordon Huether + Partners, Inc.
"It is graceful on the landscape, beautifully sits in the space and is integrated into the use of facility”
— NECOLE IRVIN, Director, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Houston
Hospitality Merit Winners:
Vernoculus
Houston, Texas
Submitted by Dean Ruck Studio
Horizon Line
Toronto, Ontario
Submitted by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Grand Magic Hotel
Paris, France
Submitted by Les Studios Moment Factory Inc.
Institutional
PAVILION NOMAD
Milan, Italy
Submitted by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
"Magnificent on the outside, delightful on the inside - seems like a beautiful dream transferring to a different dimension."
— TOMASZ URBANOWICZ, ArchiGlass
Institutional Merit Winners:
Aura, Hooray, Pebble
Washington, DC
Submitted by WMATA Art in Transit Program
Floating Citadel
Detroit, Michigan
Submitted by Bollinger Atelier
Light Wall
Taipei, Taiwan
Submitted by Chris Wood Light LTD
Landscape
Whale in Love
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Submitted by STUDIOKCA
"One can imagine getting lost for hours in its visual complexity of this stunning piece of art and activism."
— JULIAN WEYER, Owner, C.F. Moller Architects
Landscape Merit Winners:
Beam
Reno, Nevada
Submitted by Benjamin Langholz
Visions in Motion
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Submitted by Poetic Kinetics
Beken
Alameda, California
Submitted by DeWitt Godfrey
Liturgical
Nagelfluhkapelle
Wasserburg, Germany
Submitted by Thierry Boissel
"Beautiful work. Fully integrated art/glass with the chapel. It is a subtle, but exquisite project. The fabrication of the glass is outstanding, as is the concept. The artwork has a spiritual quality which makes it perfectly 'site-specific.'"
— SANDRA BLOODWORTH, Director, MTA Arts and Design
Liturgical Merit Winners:
Our Lady of the Angels
Phoenix, Arizona
Submitted by Scott Parsons
Empyrean Temple
Black Rock City, NV
Submitted by Rbhu Engineering
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Waterlooville, United Kingdom
Submitted by Martin Donlin
Public Spaces
SEE MONSTER
Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
Submitted by NEWSUBSTANCE
"Gullivers Travels! I can’t imagine how this enormous project was organized. Congratulations!"
— ELIZABETH LOWERY, Principal, Elkus Manfredi Architects
Public Spaces Merit Winners:
Residential
AD PACEM
Cincinnati , Ohio
Submitted by BLINK Cincinnati
"The very best in temporary public art. Stunning mural with visual overlays."
— SANDRA BLOODWORTH, Director, MTA Arts and Design
Residential Merit Winners:
Stockyard Spectrum
Nashville, Tennessee
Submitted by Bill FitzGibbons
“Pulse” A Living Data Sculpture for Luxury Homes
Kitzbuhel, Austria
Submitted by Fusion CI Studios
Ever Green
Oakland, California
Submitted by Gizmo Art Production, Inc.
Transportation + People's Choice
HOME
Tampa, Florida
Submitted by Matthew Mazzotta
"The wonderfully witty idea of a scaled-up scene makes one smile and want to interact by taking a selfie at the first place, stimulating afterwards deeper reflection. An excellent example of public art project, combining joy, deep thought and site-specific approach."
— TOMASZ URBANOWICZ, ArchiGlass
Transportation Merit Winners:
Cloud Gazing
Kansas City, Missouri
Submitted by SOFTlab
Skyline
Charlotte, North Carolina
Submitted by Susan Narduli
East Kellogg Improvement Projects I & II
Wichita, Kansas
Submitted by Vicki Scuri
People's Choice
The Aquarius Art Tunnel at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Houston, Texas
Submitted by Houston Airports
"It seems that she is the one to have achieved a masterful sense of playing with strong, instense colors"
— TOMASZ URBANOWICZ, ArchiGlass
Collaboration of the Year
The Underwater Museum of Art
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Submitted by Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County
“The Collaboration of the Year Award recognizes the collective imagination of many professionals who work together to create spaces that are transformed through artwork. The end result is pure magic.”
— TONI SIKES, CEO, CODAworx
Collaboration of the Year Merit Winners:
Dawn and Dusk Resurgent
Hyattsville, Maryland
Submitted by WMATA Art in Transit Program
SEE MONSTER
Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
Submitted by NEWSUBSTANCE
B32 landmark pavilion
São Paulo, Brazil
Submitted by artemátyika
