Congratulations to Patkau Architects of Vancouver, British Columbia, the winner of the first-ever design competition for new construction on the property of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. The competition, organized by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which preserves and maintains Fallingwater, called for the design of green, energy-efficient cottages—to be situated some distance from the house—that will accommodate students, teachers, academics, and researchers.

The second-place winner of the competition is Wendell Burnette Architects of Phoenix, Arizona. Olson Kundig Architects of Seattle, Washington, has been chosen as the third-place winner.

According to Patkau Architects, their six efficient, sustainable cottages are “an intensification of the swelling ground-plane of the meadow” above and to the north of the original Wright house. Their winning proposal will serve as the basis of a final design, to be implemented following regulatory approval and fundraising.

Starting June 12, the Heinz Architectural Center at Carnegie Museum of Art will exhibit models and drawings from all six architecture firms invited to participate in the competition. The firms, known for designing structures of environmental sensitivity, also include Marlon Blackwell Architect, MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, and Saucier + Perrotte Architectes. The exhibition, Design Competition: New Cottages at Fallingwater, will be on view until August 22.