The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) is awarding 10 design projects with its highest honor—the COTE Top Ten Awards—for their significant achievements in advancing climate action. Complete details for each project are available on AIA’s website.

For the past 25 years, COTE has bestowed the award annually on projects that have expertly integrated design excellence with cutting-edge performance in ten key areas. The COTE Top Ten projects illustrate the solutions architects provide for the health and welfare of our communities and planet.

In order to be eligible, project submissions are required to demonstrate alignment with COTE’s rigorous criteria, which include social, economic, and ecological values. The five-member jury evaluates each project submission based on the effectiveness of their holistic design solution and metrics associated with the ten measures.

This year’s COTE Top Ten Awards recipients are as follows:

• Arizona State University Hayden Library Reinvention

• Civitas

• Lafayette College Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center

• Rainier Beach Clinic

• Market One

• Ryerson University Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT.nano

• The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design

• Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus

• University of Washington, Life Sciences Building