DETROIT, April 26, 2005 – The American
Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) will honor several
Michigan architectural firms for design excellence at the 2005 AIA
Michigan Honor Awards and Recognition Program, being held Friday, April
29 at the Royal Park Place Hotel in Rochester Hills, MI.
Each year, AIA Michigan members
sponsor the Honor Awards Program to bring public attention to examples
of good design and to recognize the people who make significant
contributions to the built environment.
Grand Rapids-based Tower Pinkster Titus Associates, Inc.
Architecture/Engineering’sCountryside Elementary School in
Byron Center received accolades as a space that children would love.
The building creates an interesting variety of exterior spaces for play,
exploration and teaching.
Forest Hills Public
Schools Fine Arts Center
The glass and metal design of Integrated Architecture’s (Grand Rapids)
Forest Hills Public
Schools Fine Arts Center in Grand Rapids fills with sunlight during the
day and acts as a beacon when evening events take place, providing a
stimulating background for art, drama, dance and music.
Mies van der Rohe Plaza
Tiseo Architects Inc.,
architects of record, in conjunction with design architects PLY Architecture
and PEG Office of Landscape and
Architecture,
will be recognized for the Mies van der Rohe Plaza, located at
the Shops at Lafayette Park in Detroit. The bas relief, book matching
pattern of the project creates a rich landscape of fissures, filled
with a subtle palette of plant materials – a conceptual
landscape tribute to the iconic architect which brings a beautiful sense
of place to a tough setting.
North Oakland YMCA
Rossetti’s (Southfield)
design of the North Oakland YMCA in Auburn Hills effectively
utilizes the quality of natural light to unify the big program elements
of the project.
Onominese Retreat
The Onominese Retreat, a private residence on Michigan’s Leelanau
Peninsula by William Osler Works, Inc. (Ann Arbor) with Cornelius Alig, reflects
the local simplicity of form and materials.
Rapid Central Station
The Rapid Central Station in Grand Rapids,
designed by Progressive AE (Grand Rapids), is a tough building type with a
playful solution, resulting in an iconic structure to represent the
municipal system that promotes public transportation as
forward-thinking.
Saginaw Art Museum
For the expansion for the Saginaw Art MuseumWigen Tincknell
Meyer & Associates, Inc., (Saginaw), architect of record, along with
associate architects Platt Byard Dovell White Architects created
modern, versatile wings for exhibits and education that create a
dramatic interface with the exterior of the original historic structure.
DPS Support Services Center
The DPS Support Services Center project, in Detroit,
designed by Van Tine/Guthrie Studio of Architecture (Northville)
was regarded by the jury as one of the best examples of how quality
design creates spectacular experiences and value out of the adaptive
reuse of a former processing and manufacturing facility.
Building/Historic Preservation
Hill
Auditorium
Albert
Kahn Associates, Inc., (Detroit) and Quinn Evans/Architects, Inc.
(Ann Arbor) will receive the Building/Historic Preservation award for
the restoration of Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. The project was
cited for reflecting design excellence in the skillful modernization of
the original 1913 facility, with increased patron accessibility and
modernization of mechanical and electrical systems.
Sustainable Design
Malletts Creek Branch
Library
In the
Sustainable Design category, Malletts Creek Branch Library in Ann
Arbor, designed by Luckenbach/Ziegelman Architects, PLLC
(Bloomfield Hills), offers all the amenities of a conventional library
while teaching responsible coexistence with the natural environment by
example.
Detroit West Riverfront Vision Plan
The Detroit West Riverfront Vision Plan, by the design team of
Yamasaki Associates, Inc.; Mark English Associates, Inc.;
Chan Krieger & Associates, Inc.; and Tucker, Young, Jackson, Tull,
Inc., was referred to by the jury as ‘urban design at its most
effective.’ The plan creates a community asset, amenity and identity
that will foster new development in a much-needed area of the city.
Low Budget/Small Project
Big Ten Burrito
In the Low
Budget/Small Project category, PLY Architecture (Ann Arbor) will
receive the award for its design for Big Ten Burrito in Ann
Arbor. The firm was acknowledged for taking a simple beginning and
developing it into a highly tactile environment within a small budget.
Steel
Union Pacific Center
Gensler
(Detroit) will receive the Steel Award for the Union Pacific Center
in Omaha, Nebraska. The award, which is sponsored by the Sheet
Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA),
recognizes steel design excellence and innovation. The building’s
larger program space had been cut away to create a semi-public civic
space open to the urban park, with clear and simple detailing that
reveals the elegance of the building’s steel frame and curtain wall.
Interiors
Van Tine/Guthrie Studio
Van
Tine/Guthrie
also is the recipient of the two Interiors awards – for its offices,
Van Tine/Guthrie Studio in Northville, and for the Effigy Studios,
Ferndale. The office integrates the old and the new into a space that is
rich, thoughtful and careful in its detailing. The recording studio
molds, folds and wraps a rich array of spaces for recording, and employs
an elegant use of forms and surfaces.
Effigy Studios
Twenty-five Year
Birmingham’s Bell Townhouses
The
American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) will recognize
two prominent local architectural firms, Luckenbach/Ziegelman
Architects and Yamasaki Associates, Inc., for Birmingham’s
Bell Townhouses and the World Trade Center, respectively,
with its 25 Year Award at the 2005 AIA Michigan Honor Awards and
Recognition Program, being held Friday, April 29 at the Royal Park Place
Hotel in Rochester Hills, MI.
The AIA Michigan 25 Year Award
recognizes architectural design of enduring significance and is
conferred upon a design that has stood the test of time for at least
twenty-five years.
World
Trade Center
AIA Michigan is a
component of the American Institute of Architects. Its members sponsor the
Honor Awards Program to bring to public attention examples of good design
and to recognize the people who make significant contributions to the
built environment.
Recognitions Awards (click on picture for additional information)
David W. Osler Associates, Inc
Firm of the
Year
David
W. Osler Associates, Inc. was founded by David W. Osler, FAIA in
1958. The firm’s distinguished accomplishments in the design of
educational, residential, commercial, governmental, religious and
recreational facilities have earned several honors, and the firm has
been recognized its work in historic preservation and site sensitivity.
Thomas R. Mathison, FAIA
Gold Medal
The
American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) recognized
architect Thomas R. Mathison, AIA, with the AIA Michigan Gold Medal
at the 2005 AIA Michigan Honor Awards and Recognition Program.
The AIA Michigan Gold Medal is the highest
honor that AIA Michigan can bestow upon a member. The award is presented
in recognition of notable contributions to AIA Michigan and for
outstanding achievements in the profession.
Robert W. Daverman, AIA
Robert Hastings
Award
The
American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) honored
architect Robert W. Daverman, AIA, LEED, with the Robert F.
Hastings Award at the 2005 AIA Michigan Honor Awards and Recognition
Program, being held Friday, April 29 at the Royal Park Place Hotel in
Rochester Hills, MI.
The award,
named in honor of Robert F. Hastings, FAIA, the distinguished past
president of the American Institute of Architects, is given in
recognition of distinguished service to an architect who has contributed
significantly to the architectural profession.
Daniel Pitera, AIA
President’s
Award
The
American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) honored
architect Daniel Pitera, AIA, with the AIA Michigan
President’s Award at the 2005 AIA Michigan Honor Awards and
Recognition Program.
The AIA
Michigan President’s Award is presented in recognition of outstanding
contributions to the advancement of the built environment by an
influential architect in the education or corporate fields.
Nancy Finegood
Honorary Affiliate Members
Andrew Freemire
Honorary Affiliate Members
The
American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) recognized
Nancy Finegood, executive director of the Michigan Historic
Preservation Network and Andrew Freemire, in-house artist in
residence at the Battle Creek Public Schools Fine Arts Academy as AIA
Michigan Honorary Affiliate Members at the 2005 AIA Michigan Honor
Awards and Recognition Program.
Honorary Affiliate Membership in AIA Michigan is presented in
recognition of an individual of esteemed character who has rendered a
distinguished service to the profession of architecture or to the arts
and sciences allied with the architecture profession.
Legislator of the Year
Chris Ward
District 66
The
American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) will name
Michigan State Representative Chris Ward (R-Brighton, 66th
District) as AIA Michigan Legislator of the Year at the 2005 AIA
Michigan Honor Awards and Recognition Program.
AIA Michigan’s Legislator of the Year Award
is given in recognition of dedicated public service, devotion to
enhancing the public’s health and safety and for understanding the
contribution that design professionals make toward a better quality of
life in Michigan.
Engine 11 Firehouse Historic Preservation,
Detroit, MI
Evans Memorial Grant For Historic
Preservation
Thomas R. Mathison, FAIA
College of Fellows
The
American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) will recognize
architect Thomas R. Mathison, FAIA, with two prestigious honors - the AIA
Michigan Gold Medal and election to the American Institute of Architects
College of Fellows at the 2005 AIA Michigan Honor Awards and Recognition
Program, being held Friday, April 29 at the Royal Park Place Hotel in
Rochester Hills, MI.
The AIA
Michigan Gold Medal is the highest honor that AIA Michigan can bestow
upon a member. The award is presented in recognition of notable
contributions to AIA Michigan and for outstanding achievements in the
profession. Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects is
awarded to members who have made contributions of national significance
to the profession.
Jury: San
Francisco, CA
Eric Sueberkrop, FAIA, Chair
Dan Winey, AIA
Harrison Fraker, Jr., FAIA
Recognitions
Committee:
Carl Roehling, FAIA
Harry Terpstra, AIA
Leslie Tincknell, FAIA
Randy Case, AIA
AIA Michigan has over 2,000 members and is housed in the
historic Beaubien House in downtown Detroit. The Michigan Honor Awards program
is almost 40 years old and was organized to bring to public attention examples
of good design and to recognize the people who make significant contributions to
the built environment.
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