Announcing the Winners of the 2025 METROPOLIS Planet Positive Awards

PROJECTS

Judges:

Carson Chan
MoMA / Former Director, the Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and Natural Environment

Tanya Eagle
JLL / Director, Sustainable Buildings Team Lead

Vivian Loftness
Carnegie Mellon University / University Professor, Paul Mellon Chair

Vicki Worden
President & CEO, Green Building Initiative, Inc.

Avinash Rajagopal
Editor in Chief, METROPOLIS

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WORKPLACE

Workplace Winner

NBCUniversal Campus Project
LEVER Architecture
Universal City, California 

Workplace Honorable Mention

Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) Headquarters and Multi-Tenant Complex
Moriyama Teshima Architects
Toronto, Ontario 

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EDUCATION

Higher Education Winner

Trinity University Dicke Hall + Business and Humanities District
Lake Flato Architects
San Antonio, Texas  

Higher Education Honorable Mention

Davis Center, Williams College
Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects, Inc.
Williamstown, Massachusetts  

K-12 Education Winner

Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Perkins Eastman DC
Washington, District of Columbia 

K-12 Education Honorable Mention

The Blake School Early Learning Center
HGA
Hopkins, Minnesota  

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CIVIC & CULTURAL

Civic Winner

Orange County Sanitation District Headquarters
HDR
Fountain Valley, California 

Civic Honorable Mention

The Community Education Center at the 4Roots Regenerative Urban Farm Campus
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting
Orlando, Florida  

Cultural Winner

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Transformation
DLR Group
Cleveland, Ohio 

Cultural Honorable Mention

Concert Hall Hangzhou
Archi-Tectonics NYC, LLC
Hangzhou, Jiangsu  

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MULTIFAMILY

Multifamily Winner

Sendero Verde
Handel Architects
New York, New York  

Multifamily Honorable Mention

The Kelsey Civic Center
WRNS Studio
San Francisco, California   

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SINGLE FAMILY HOME

Single Family Home Winner

Kupono Hale
Hawaii Off-Grid Architecture & Engineering
Makawao, Hawaii   

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HOSPITALITY

Hospitality Winner

Kona Village
Walker Warner
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii   

Hospitality Honorable Mention

Populus Seattle
Curioso
Seattle, Washington    

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HEALTHCARE

Healthcare Winner

Mayo Clinic Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building
HDR
Rochester, Minnesota 

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure Winner

Portland International Airport, Main Terminal Expansion
ZGF Architects
Portland, Oregon 

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LANDSCAPE

Landscape Winner

Landscape of Landmark Quality, University of Toronto
KPMB
Toronto, Ontario 

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Pavilion or Installation

Pavilion or Installation Winner

ResilienCity Park Pavilion
nARCHITECTS
Hoboken, New Jersey 

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Retrofit or Repositioning

Retrofit or Repositioning Winner

Gregory Bateson Building
CannonDesign
Sacramento, California 

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UNBUILT PROJECT

Unbuilt Project Winner

Catalunya Media City Three Chimneys / Tres Xemeneies
Marvel
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona 

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PRODUCTS

Judges:

Simona Fischer
MSR Design / Director of Sustainable Practice

Jonsara Ruth
Healthy Materials Lab / Co-founder and Design Director

Mallory Taub
Gensler / Sustainability Director and Climate Action & Sustainability Leader

Avinash Rajagopal
Editor in Chief, METROPOLIS

Acoustics Winner

Ecoustic® Bio Tile
Unika Vaev

Architectural Lighting Winner

Renew
Pinnacle Architectural Lighting

Architectural Systems Winner

SunStyle
CertainTeed

Facade Systems Winner

1600UT SS Curtain Wall System
Kawneer

Hard Flooring Winner

Eco-Terr® Tiles Urban Fossil Ash Grey
COVERINGS ETC

Soft Flooring Winner

MultiSensory Collection
Mohawk Group

Soft Flooring Honorable Mention

Lost Language
Bentley Mills

Office Furniture Winner

Freedom Chair
Humanscale

Outdoor Furniture Winner

Tall Lollygagger Chaise
Loll Designs

Surface, Tiles, Materials Winner

Ignea
Neolith

Textiles Winner

Xorel Luxe
Carnegie Fabrics

Textiles Honorable Mention

Technicolour
Kvadrat

Wallcoverings Winner

ekoa
Lingrove

INNOVATION

Judges:

Melissa Berardi
CBRE / Project Management Director

José Manuel Castillo
Cornell University / Chair of the Department of Architecture, Professor

Drew Shula
Verdical Group / Founder and CEO

Avinash Rajagopal
Editor in Chief, METROPOLIS

Adaptive Reuse Winner

The Metropole Building Project
Building Work
Seattle, Washington

Circularity Initiative In Products Winner (Tie)

Cambio
Windfall Architectural Products

Circularity Initiative In Products Winner (Tie)

EcoWorx M
Shaw Commercial

Corporate Sustainability Initiative Winner

All In Commitment
Interface

Design For Resilience Winner

Mount Vernon Library Commons
HKP Architects
Mount Vernon, Washington

Design For Resilience Honorable Mention

Sarasota County Fire Station #13
Sweet Sparkman
Siesta Key, Florida

Embodied Carbon Reduction Winner

Grant Thornton UK London
HLW
London

Impact On Health And Wellness Winner

Matt’s Place 2.0
The Miller Hull Partnership
Spokane, Washington

Innovation In Material Use In Products Winner

ekoa
Lingrove

Overall Decarbonization Winner

Rubin Hall at New York University
WSP USA
New York

Research & Development Winner

Regenerative Futures
HOK

PEOPLE

Judges: 

METROPOLIS Editors

Firm of the Year

HOK

Sustainability Educator

Robin Z. Puttock
Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Sustainability Consultant Winner

Kristen DiStefano
Director, Atelier Ten

Sponsors