Olson Kundig is pleased to share that 8899 Beverly Boulevard (led by design principals Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, and Kirsten Ring Murray, FAIA), Bay Area Discovery Museum (led by design principal Alan Maskin), and Fourth Ward (led by design principals Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, Kirsten Ring Murray, FAIA, and Steven Rainville, AIA, LEED AP) have all received the 2025 International Architecture Awards, presented by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd. The Bob Dylan Center (led by design principal Alan Maskin) received an honorable mention. Since 2004, the awards program has honored excellence in architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism from a global point-of-view.

For more information about the 2025 International Architecture Awards winners, visit their website.

8899 Beverly Boulevard converts a mid-century office building into a new residential program, reflecting a contemporary design approach in dialogue with historic architecture. Rather than demolishing the existing building—designed by Richard Dorman and built in 1964 as the Los Angeles International Design Center—the project preserves its embodied energy and neighborhood significance through reuse. Aspects of the existing façade, concrete megastructure, and distinctive original balconies were retained, with the architectural language of old and new clearly expressed. The updated design honors the character and integrity of the original building while responding to the new use and needs of the surrounding community, adding housing density and improving connections to the pedestrian-oriented neighborhood.

Bay Area Discovery Museum is a renovation that maintains the architectural integrity of its historic site in Sausalito, while transforming the visitor experience with exhibits incorporating STEM concepts like digital fabrication and systems thinking to build creative problem-solving skills in children and transform the way they learn. A campus-wide master plan outlines a phased approach to future expansion to strategically position the museum for longevity and long-term resilience.

Bob Dylan Center is a museum that traces the creative trajectory of this prolific artist across his 60-year career. Located in the Tulsa Arts District, the Center hosts permanent, temporary and traveling exhibitions readily accessible by artists, historians, musicologists, and the general public seeking a deeper comprehension of Dylan’s work, his influences and the offshoots inspired by his legacy. The Center also serves as the primary public venue for The Bob Dylan Archive, a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning handwritten manuscripts, notebooks and correspondence, films, videos, artwork, memorabilia and original studio recordings.

Fourth Ward Office Project is a 1.1 million-square-foot commercial high-rise building fronting the Atlanta BeltLine with offices and street-level retail. Organized around a central thoroughfare that doubles as public civic plaza space, the building creates new urban connections between Old Fourth Ward Park and the rapidly revitalizing Atlanta BeltLine corridor. Certified LEED Gold, the building includes sustainable design features that reduce energy consumption, address stormwater runoff, and encourage alternate forms of transportation. Utilizing extensive daylight and thermal modeling, the building façade enhances building performance while maintaining daylight and thermal comfort for occupants.

8899 BEVERLY BOULEVARD, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, USA

Design Principals: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, and Kirsten Ring Murray, FAIA
Principal: Mark Olthoff, AIA, LEED AP
Project Architect (Tower): Gus Lynch, LEED AP
Project Manager (Townhomes): Brian Walters, LEED AP
Architectural Staff: Elizabeth Bianchi Conklin, AIA, LEED AP and Jeff Ocampo, LEED AP
Interior Design: Laina Navarro and Megan Adams, Interior Design
Interior Design Staff: Irina Bokova, Francesca Krisli, Fernanda Ximenez and Kathy Hanway
General Contractor: Pankow Builders
Architect of Record: Large Architecture

BAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM, SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA, USA

Design Principal: Alan Maskin
Project Manager: Marlene Chen, AIA, LEED AP
Project Architect: Megan Zimmerman
Architectural Staff: Crystal Coleman, LEED AP, and Jerome Tryon
Exhibit Designers: Ryan Botts, Tessa Crespo and Jared Luther
Interior Design: Sarah Muchow, IIDA, NCIDQ
Interior Design Staff: Mike Lee
General Contractor: Cello Maudru
Owner’s Representative: Whiteside Management
Structural Engineer (Phase 1 Architecture): Rutherford & Chekene
Structural Engineer (Phase 2 Architecture & Exhibits): Tipping Engineering
MEP Engineer: Integral Design
Civil Engineer: AECOM
Landscape Architect: Surfacedesign
Exhibit Fabricator (Interior Exhibits): Pacific Studio
Exhibit Fabricator (Exterior Exhibits): Gizmo
Lighting Design: Niteo
Specifications: Topflight
Graphic Designer: Volume
Boat Restoration: Spaulding Wooden Boat Center

BOB DYLAN CENTER, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, USA

Exhibit Design Lead & Design Architect: Olson Kundig
Design Principal: Alan Maskin
Principal (Architecture): Stephen Yamada-Heidner, AIA, LEED AP
Project Manager (Exhibits): Marlene Chen, AIA, LEED AP
Project Architect (Architecture): Holly Simon
Exhibit Design Staff: Ryan Botts, Brian Havener, Karen Duan and Aiym Zhumasheva
Installation, Interactive and AV Design: 59 Productions
Filmmaker: Jennifer LeBeau
Historian & Author: Sean Wilentz
Author: Lewis Hyde
Content and Copywriting: Ellipse Studio
Lighting Design: Tillotson Design Associates
Exhibits Structural Engineer: Coffman Engineers
Audio Guide: Art Processors
Graphic Production: Brown Bag Creative
Exhibit Fabricator: CREO Exhibits
Audio/Visual Integration: BBI Engineers
Gate Fabricator: Black Buffalo Ironworks
Architect of Record: Lilly Architects
General Contractor: Crossland
Structural Engineer: Wallace Design Collective
MEP and Fire Protection Engineer: Phillips + Gomez
Façade Mural Artist: Erik Burke

FOURTH WARD OFFICE PROJECT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA

Design Principal: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, Kirsten Ring Murray, FAIA, Steven Rainville, AIA, LEED AP
Project Manager: Kimberly Shoemake-Medlock, AIA
Project Architect: John Hallock, AIA, LEED AP
Architectural Staff: Christopher Hall, Kailin Wang, Ana Brainard, Betty Huang, Evan Harlan, Erik Gunderson, Amir Ghazanfari, Laura Sinn, and Alexis Burson Nichol
Building Performance: Vikram Sami, AIA, BEMP, LEED AP
Interior Design: Sarah Muchow, IIDA, NCIDQ, and Margaret Undine, NCIDQ
Interior Design Staff: Kinsey Johnson
Project Administrator: Jane Devine
Developer: New City, LLC
Executive Architect: HKS
General Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie
Design Landscape Architect: Future Green Studio
Landscape Architect, Civil Engineer, and Parking & Traffic Engineer: Kimley Horn
Structural Engineer: Uzon + Case
Sustainability, LEED, and Commissioning: WorkingBuildings
MEP Engineer: ENGR3 Consulting Engineers
Façade Consultants: Front and Green Facades
Lighting Design: Niteo
Estimator: Arc Cost Group
Accessibility Consultant: Studio Pacifica