The Center of Developing Entrepreneurs (CODE) Building earned a 2023 Architecture Award from the American Institute of Architects in March, for its “potent combination of desirability and practicality,” the organization notes in its writeup.
A mixed-use development at the west end of the Downtown Mall, the CODE Building opened at the end of 2021 and has made a name for itself as a stylish space for innovators, entrepreneurs, and creatives alike.
The building is a collaboration between Charlottesville-based firm Wolf Ackerman and New Orleans-based firm EskewDumezRipple, and also counts an AIA Louisiana 2022 Design Honor Award among its list of accolades,
“The center represents a new vision for work spaces,” says the AIA. “Since opening, it has been a center of activity, with tenants regularly trading ideas over coffee in the open-concept coworking space.”
