Who says everything being built around Atlanta these days is blah?

Saturday night, the Georgia chapter of the American Institute of Architects hosted their annual Design Awards Ceremony at Millennium Gate. The event highlighted the best-of-the-best of Georgia architecture as decided by a panel of jurors, as well as the winners of the people's choice award.

Three categories of projects were recognized during the program, including Design + Innovation, Built; Design + Innovation, Unbuilt; and Student Project. Drumroll, please ...

And the winners were:

Design + Innovation, Built

Excellence Award - Georgia BioScience Training Center, Atlanta, designed by Cooper Carry

Excellence Award - Drew Charter School, Atlanta, designed by Perkins+Will. (Click link for photo tour).

Honor Award - Northwest Library at Scotts Crossing, Atlanta, designed by Collins Cooper Carusi Architects

Merit Award - Clayton State University Science Building, Morrow, designed by S/L/A/M Collaborative

Merit Award - Western Michigan University, Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine on the W.E. Upjohn Campus, Kalamazoo, designed by S/L/A/M Collaborative

Merit Award - Palmetto Library, Palmetto, designed by Houser Walker Architecture

Merit Award - Paty Modern Residence, Atlanta, designed by LIGHTROOM

Merit Award - Cardlytics at Ponce City Market, Atlanta, designed by Smith Dalia Architects

Merit Award - Georgia Institute of Technology, Engineered Biosystems Building, Atlanta, designed by Cooper Carry

People's Choice Award - Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, designed by Stevens & Wilkinson. (Click link for photo tour).

Design + Innovation, Unbuilt

Merit Award - Sinuosity, Atlanta, designed by Max Neiswander and Luke Kvasnicka with BLUR Workshop

Merit Award - Atlanta Dairies, Atlanta, designed by Perkins+Will

People's Choice Award - Buckhead Green, Atlanta, designed by Jacobs

Student Project