Looks weren't all that mattered to BusinessWeek and Architectural Record in choosing their 2007 architectural awards.
"Contribution to business" was important, too.
Their top picks:
InterActive Corp. Headquarters, New York?-Gehry Partners
Young Center for the Performing Arts, Toronto?-Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects
US Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Md.?-Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Navy Federal Credit Union Heritage Oaks Center, Building One, Pensacola, Fla. ?-ASD
Four Seasons Center for the Performing Arts, Toronto?-Diamond & Schmitt Architects
Hearst Tower, New York?-Foster + Partners/Gensler
Hubbell Lighting Headquarters, Greenville, SC?-McMillan Smith & Partners Architects
SJ Berwin, London?-HOK
San Diego Padres Ballpark, San Diego?-Antoine Predock Architect/HOK Sports
Gardiner Museum, Toronto?-Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects
Online report and pics:
BusinessWeek/Architectural Record Awards 2007