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The Jury
George Nikolajevich, FAIA
Cannon Design
St. Louis, Missouri
Rafael Pelli, AIA
Cesar Pelli & Associates
New York, New York
Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Boston, Massachusetts



McDonnell Pediatric Research Building



Location
St. Louis, MO
Architect
Perkins & Will
Associate Architect
MacKey Mitchell Associates
Client/Owner
Washington University School of Medicine
General Contractor
Jacobs/Sverdrup Facilities Inc.
Consultant(s)
Bard, Rao + Athanas Counsulting Engineers
Photographer
Nick Merrick © Hedrich Blessing

"there’s an abstract quality, a sense of grace and movement, that is carried throughout the project"

Initially seduced by the very handsome exterior wall, the jurors were happy to find that this project’s beauty was more than skin-deep. Located in a high-density area of the Washington University Medical School campus, the building is designed to connect to existing and future buildings with bridges, pedestrian arcades and a transparent double-height lobby. The exterior is composed of wrapped layers of brick, glass and limestone, with a gently curved transparent curtain wall defining the edge of a street that is destined to become a pedestrian plaza.