Design Awards
2011 Awards for Design Excellence
AIA Philadelphia celebrated the best in design by its member firms at Loews Philadelphia Hotel Thursday, October 6, 2011, with the 2011 Awards for Design Excellence. Presented in Gold, Silver, Honor, and Merit categories for completed and unbuilt projects, as well as architectural detail, the awards are given for projects in the Philadelphia area and around the world.
Hundreds of projects were submitted for consideration by AIA Philadelphia’s member firms, and many others will be placed on view in an exhibition in the rotunda at the Shops at Liberty Place in Center City Philadelphia on view through October 10-23, 2011.
In addition to the Design Awards, AIA Philadelphia presented the Young Architect Award to Michael Kelly, AIA, LEED AP, of KCBA Architects and the John Harbeson Award to Richard W. Bartholomew, FAIA, AICP, PP, a principal at Wallace Roberts & Todd.
The jury for this year's awards comprised architects from southern California, including Buzz Yudell, FAIA, of Moore Rubel Yudell Architects + Planners, Santa Monica; Julie Eizenberg, AIA, of Koning Eizenberg, Santa Monica; Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, of Brooks + Scarpa Architects, Los Angeles; Nick Seierup, FAIA, of Perkins + Will, Los Angeles; and Linda Pollari, RA, of Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles.
List of award winners:
GOLD, BUILT
Firm: KieranTimberlake
Project: Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges
Location: New Haven, CT
Client: Yale University
SILVER, UNBUILT
Firm: KieranTimberlake
Project: Dilworth Plaza
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Client: Center City District
HONOR, BUILT
Firm: KieranTimberlake
Project: Brockman Hall for Physics
Location: Houston, TX
Client: Rice University
Firm: KieranTimberlake
Project: Meeting House
Location: Washington, DC
Client: Sidwell Friends School
Firm: Rasmussen/Su
Project: Locust Street Addition
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Client: Gibbs Connors
MERIT, BUILT
Firm: Brett Webber Architects
Project: Avalon Residence
Location: Avalon, NJ
Client: Private
Firm: EwingCole
Project: Roberts Pavillion
Location: Camden, NJ
Client: Cooper University Hospital
Firm: Wallace Roberts & Todd
Project: Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Client: City of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation
HONOR, UNBUILT
Firm: ISA - Interface Studio Architects
Project: The Granary
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Client: Pearl Properties
MERIT, PRESERVATION, BUILT
Firm: Blackney Hayes Architects
Project: Le Meridien Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Client: Development Services Group
MERIT, PRESERVATION, UNBUILT
Firm: Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Project: Owe'neh Bupingeh Preservation Plan
Location: Ohkay Owingeh, NM
Client: Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority
DIVINE DETAIL
Firm: KieranTimberlake
Project: Daylighting at Sidwell Friends Meeting House
Location: Washington, DC
Client: Sidwell Friends School
Firm: Michael Ryan Architects
Project: Dormer in the Trees
Location: Wyncote, PA
Client: Private
