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2018 AIA Gold Medal awarded to James Stewart Polshek

2018 AIA Gold Medal awarded to James Stewart Polshek

Posted by | Dec 31, 2017 | 0 |

Polshek is the 74th recipient of the Gold Medal. He joins the ranks of such visionaries as Frank Lloyd Wright (1949), Louis Sullivan (1944), Le Corbusier (1961), Louis I. Kahn (1971), I.M. Pei (1979), Thom Mayne (2013), Julia Morgan (2014), Moshe Safdie (2015), Denise Scott Brown & Robert Venturi (2016), and Paul Revere Williams (2017).  In recognition of his legacy to architecture, Polshek’s name will be chiseled into the granite Wall of Honor in the lobby of the AIA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Snow Kreilich Architects receives the 2018 AIA Architecture Firm Award

Snow Kreilich Architects receives the 2018 AIA Architecture Firm Award

Posted by | Dec 29, 2017 | 0 |

The Board of Directors and the Strategic Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) voted for Snow Kreilich Architects to receive the 2018 AIA Architecture Firm Award.  The AIA Architecture Firm Award, given annually, is the highest honor the AIA bestows on an architecture firm and recognizes a practice that consistently has produced distinguished architecture for at least 10 years.

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Urban Land Institute’s 2017-2018 Global Awards for Excellence

Urban Land Institute’s 2017-2018 Global Awards for Excellence

Posted by | Dec 7, 2017 | 0 |

Thirteen real estate development projects from around the globe have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2017-2018 Global Awards for Excellence, which is widely recognized as one of the land use industry’s most prestigious awards programs. The winners, each of which demonstrates an innovative, forward-looking approach to design and development, include eight projects in the United States, two in Canada, one in Europe, and two in Asia.

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SBID International Design Awards 2017 winners revealed

SBID International Design Awards 2017 winners revealed

Posted by | Nov 28, 2017 | 0 |

The highly anticipated winners of the SBID International Design Awards 2017 were revealed October 27, 2017, at a dazzling ceremony at the home of the awards, the prestigious Dorchester hotel in London’s Mayfair. The competition this year was as impressive as ever, with some of the world’s best known hotel chains, retail, technology and automotive brands in the shortlist of finalists. The winners equally represent 4 continents worldwide with winning projects from the UAE, USA, Hong Kong, Egypt and more.

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Steven Holl Architects wins Médecins Sans Frontières International Design Competition

Steven Holl Architects wins Médecins Sans Frontières International Design Competition

Posted by | Nov 6, 2017 | 0 |

Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Rüssli Architekten has won the international design competition for the new Geneva Operational Center for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders. The Geneva Operational Center will provide work and social spaces for more than 250 MSF staff. Steven Holl Architects’ winning design utilizes colored photovoltaic glass that express the program’s flexibility while also providing shading and a large portion of the building’s energy. 

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American Concrete Institute announces Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards winners

American Concrete Institute announces Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards winners

Posted by | Oct 30, 2017 | 0 |

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute’s Concrete Convention & Exposition, October 16, 2017 in Anaheim, CA, USA. The highest honor was presented to R·torso·C, Tokyo, Japan. This award is given to a project that demonstrates excellence in concrete innovation and technology, and stands out above all other entries.

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Studio Four Design Team Wins Solomon Award for Church Design

Studio Four Design Team Wins Solomon Award for Church Design

Posted by | Oct 29, 2017 | 0 |

Studio Four Design, a top architecture and design firm based in Knoxville, Tennessee, that specializes in worship facilities, was awarded a 2017 Solomon Award for design by the Worship Facilities Network for their work on the Grace Baptist Church student ministry building in Knoxville.

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