The transformation of a 200-year-old cottage into a museum, a project to put a performance pavilion in a public park and the renovation of a Romanesque university hall were all recognized recently by the Louisiana chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

The 2025 AIA LA Design Awards were presented at the annual AIA Louisiana Conference of Architecture in Lake Charles.

Judges selected six Merit Awards, two Honor Awards and one Members' Choice Award out of 62 entries reviewed by a jury of nationally recognized architects.

Winners included five firms based in New Orleans, one based in Baton Rouge and one from Lafayette. A pair of New Orleans-based architects also came away with individual awards.

RHH Architecture, of Baton Rouge, won the Members’ Choice Award for The Retreat at

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