Winner in 2025 Architizer Awards

Ziger|Snead Named Popular Choice Winner for Adaptive Reuse and Finalist for Best Local Firm in 2025 Architizer A+ Awards

Ziger|Snead Architects has been named the Popular Choice winner for Best Adaptive Reuse and Renovation Firm in the 2025 Architizer A+ Awards. Selected by public vote from a global audience, this award reflects widespread recognition of the firm’s commitment to transforming existing buildings into enduring civic assets.

In addition to this honor, Ziger|Snead was also recognized as a Finalist in the Best Local Firm category—highlighting a select group of practices making meaningful impact within their regions through innovative and community-focused design.

These recognitions affirm the firm’s leadership in adaptive reuse, a central focus of its work for decades. From restoring historic institutions to reimagining neglected structures for public use, Z|S projects are grounded in context, material honesty, and long-term relevance. Recent efforts such as the Upton Mansion and Pikesville Armory redevelopments exemplify this approach—balancing preservation with transformation to create spaces that serve today’s needs while honoring their past.

The Architizer A+ Awards are among the most prominent international honors in architecture, celebrating firms that demonstrate excellence in both design and impact. To be recognized by both expert jurors and the public is a powerful endorsement of Ziger|Snead’s values-driven practice.

This recognition belongs to the extended team—staff, collaborators, and clients—whose trust, partnership, and shared commitment to design have shaped the studio’s work. It reinforces Z|S’s mission to create architecture that is lasting, responsive, and deeply connected to place.