Design Awards 2007

AIA Birmingham Chapter’s annual design awards exist to recognize excellence in architectural design by member architects. The purpose of the design awards is to honor those architects, clients, consultants and contractors who work together to improve the built environment. In doing so, the general quality of architectural practice is elevated and the public is apprised of the value of the practice of architecture.

This year, in honor of the American Institute of Architects’ 150th Anniversary, we held the design jury in the city that gave birth to AIA, New York City.  Here, we assembled a jury of five qualified peers, who reviewed, contemplated and discussed the entries at the AIA New York Chapter Office in the Center for Architecture. The winning entries were announced Thursday, July 21 at the annual awards ceremony held at the wonderful Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.

The jurors were:

Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, author, architect, urban planner & prof. at City College of NY
Randy Croxton, FAIA, of the Croxton Collaborative
Joanne Gonchar, AIA, Sr. Editor at Architectural Record
Margaret Hefland, FAIA of Hefland Architecture, PC
Mark Strauss, FAIA, AICP of FXFOWLE

For a slideshow of the entries follow the links below:
Institutional Entries | Residence Entries | Adaptive Reuse Entries

Honor Award Commercial
Krumdieck A + I Design

Pullman Flats             
Owner – KTK Holdings
Consultant – Tucker-Jones Engineers
Contractor – Tanner Building Company

Merit Award Commercial
Williams Blackstock Architects

The Birmingham News         
Owner – The Birmingham News
Consultant – MBA Structural Engineers, Inc.; CRS Engineering; RJ Mechanical; Marathon Electric
Contractor – Brasfield & Gorrie

Honor Award Institutional
Williams Blackstock Architects

UAB Campus Recreation Center    
Owner – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Consultant – MBA Structural; CRS Engineering; Walter Schoel; Water Technology
Contractor – B.L. Harbert

Merit Award Institutional
Davis Architects, Inc.

Minor Elementary School Renovations & Addition           
Owner – Birmingham City Schools
Consultant – Structural: MBA Structural Eng.; Electrical: Henson Engineering; Mechanical: Miller & Weaver, Inc.
Contractor – MJ Harris

Merit Award Institutional
CMH Architects, Inc.

M. Miller Gorrie Building Science Center
Owner – Auburn University
Consultant – Mechanical: Pinnacle Engineering; Civil/Structural: LBYD, Inc.
Electrical: Hyde Engineering; Interiors: Hatcher Design Associates;
Lead Consultant: TVS
Contractor – Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC

Merit Award Residential
Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio Inc.

Golden Residence     
Owner – Jeff & Trish Golden
Contractor – Golden & Associates

Merit Award Residential
Dunqan & Nequette

The Private Residence Club            
Owner – New Orchard Group
Consultant – Structural: LBYD, Inc.; MPE/FP: CRS Engineering; Audio/Video: AVX
Contractor – Montgomery Martin Contractors

Honor Award Renovation/Adaptive Reuse
Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds

YMCA Youth Center
Owner – Birmingham YMCA
Consultant – Structural Design Group; CRS Engineering; Ross Land Design
Contractor – Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC.

Merit Award Renovation/Adaptive Reuse
Davis Architects, Inc.

BEBCO Building – Renovation & New Corporate Offices of Davis Architects   
Owner – BEBCO
Consultant – Structural: LBYD, Inc.; Mechanical: Whitaker & Rawson; Electrical: Jackson Renfro & Associates
Contractor – Coston General Contractors

People's Choice Award
Davis Architects, Inc.

BEBCO Building – Renovation & New Corporate Offices of Davis Architects   
Owner – BEBCO
Consultant – Structural: LBYD, Inc.; Mechanical: Whitaker & Rawson; Electrical: Jackson Renfro & Associates
Contractor – Coston General Contractors

Design Awards Committee

Amanda Moore
    Giattina Fisher Aycock
Stephen Allen
    Williams Blackstock
David Blackmon
    HKW
Brian DiRusso
    Giattina Fisher Aycock
Susan Lineberry
    KPS Group
Derek Owens
    Krumdeick A Plus 1 Design
Rhéa Williams

2006 Design Awards Winners here