2007 awards for architecture from the AIA

2007 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture

The crop of the 2007 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture features a remarkable variety of project types. From small office spaces to college residences to an independent high school, these 11 projects showcase creativity and ingenuity, often on a small budget. Ten of the 11 projects are located in the U.S.; the eleventh is in Hong Kong. Jury members include: Chair Ann Beha, FAIA, Ann Beha Architects, Inc.; Hank Hildebrandt, AIA, University of Cincinnati; James Prendergast, AIA, Goettsch Partners; Ken Wilson, AIA, Envision Design; D.B. Kim, Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

"This was a highly competitive selection, and the chosen projects conveyed the clarity, innovation, and creativity which reflects our profession at its best," said Jury Chair Ann Beha, FAIA. "Some of the winning projects seem deceptively simple, but they reflect a level of complexity in thought and care that the jury associated with the highest design standards. The quality of execution, and the commitment to the environment were held as high standards for this jury, and many of the projects selected excelled both in their craft and stewardship."


ImageNet, Carrollton, Texas
Elliott + Associates ArchitectsTo accomplish the goal of creating a landmark location, the architect featured bold graphic elements: the "paper wall" reception area, the "spider web" of data and power cords, the perimeter blue polycarbonate panels that separate the office from the warehouse, and the incorporation of the existing red iron into the warehouse.


Pierson and Davenport Colleges, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
KieranTimberlake Associates LLP
The architect carefully uncovered the old structure and framed it with new materials. Building systems were surgically removed as existing structures were preserved and restored. Contemporary systems were woven back in so that they highlight the grandeur of the original construction and extend an architectural conversation across generations.


St. Mary of the Springs, Columbus, Ohio
Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Penney Architects Ltd.
The chapel is woven into the fabric of the land and earth, reinforcing the idea of a sacred web of life that is a core value of this religious community. Seven masonry buttresses march along the east and west sides of the chapel.


The Bay School of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
This conversion of landmark U.S. Army cavalry barracks into a start-up independent high school weaves together historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and sustainability. The school's academic program places special emphasis on the interrelationships of science, technology, ethics, and world religions.


Louis Vuitton Landmark, Hong Kong
Peter Marino Architect, with associate architect dcmstudios (formerly Denton Corker Marshall HK)
This new three-level luxury boutique occupies a prominent corner in the central district of Hong Kong. The 25-foot-high semi-transparent box allows natural light to pour into the store, providing a shimmering backdrop for the interior spaces.

Endeavor Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California
NMDA Inc., with associate architect Interior Architects
This project for a large talent agency created 63,000 square feet of offices for 200 people and an 80-seat screening room. The folded aluminum panel façade and the smooth, white undulating ceiling and wall surfaces allow passersby to peek in and catch fragments of the floor and ceiling surfaces inside.

Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center, New York City
Gabellini Sheppard Associates LLP, with infrastructure architect SLCE Architects
Following two decades of disuse, the observation decks atop Rockefeller Center have been reopened to the public and integrated with new interior spaces to create an enhanced visitor experience from the ground up.


Better Business Bureau Heartland Office, Omaha, Nebraska
Randy Brown Architects
The goal of this project was to create a physical manifestation of the BBB's core values of integrity, stability, and openness. The materials chosen convey a stable, secure image. The exposed structural systems reinforce the cost-conscious, yet forward-thinking image and the material palette was kept monochromatic to preserve a sharp, timeless appearance.


Haworth Chicago Showroom, Chicago, Illinois
Perkins + Will | Eva Maddox Branded Environments™
This project is a showroom, sales office, and conference facility featuring various workplace concepts, product applications, and integrated communications elements, demonstrating the client's product evolution from workstations to a solutions-driven resource for work spaces.


Bloomberg LP Headquarters, New York City
STUDIOS Architecture
With this project, the client consolidated its New York City operations and created a headquarters building that reinforces and communicates their mission to employees and visitors.


The Modern, New York City
Bentel & Bentel, Architects/Planners AIA
This restaurant is located at the intersection of the original museum building from the 1930s, an adjacent museum annex and sculpture garden from the 60s, and a new museum addition.

2007 Institute Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design

The recipients of the 2007 Institute Honor Awards for Regional & Urban Design "showed concern for repairing mistakes of the past, improving the quality of the urban environment, and creating sustainable places," praised the jury. "A lot of the submissions defined and articulated important issues, but what set these award-winning projects apart were innovative, clear, and insightful solutions to those problems." Of the seven selected projects, four are on the densely-packed East Coast. The remaining three are in Dallas, Milwaukee, and Napa, Calif. Jury members include: Chair J. Max Bond, Jr., FAIA, Davis Brody Bond, LLP; Shalom S. Baranes, FAIA, Shalom Baranes Associates, PC; David Crossley, Gulf Coast Institute; Richard (Dick) Farley, FAIA, Civitas, Inc.; David L. Graham, AIA, ESG Architects.

"The projects and plans bridged the traditional boundaries between architecture, urban design, and planning to address a range of important issues facing many developed communities," said Jury Chair J. Max Bond, Jr., FAIA. "The designs reflected not only a great deal of skill, but the responsible values held by the designers and their public and private clients - broad participation, sensitivity to the environment, and to the physical, social and cultural context of each project."


A Balanced Vision Plan for the Trinity River Corridor, Dallas, Texas
Chan Krieger Sieniewicz, Inc.
The plan provides a large urban recreation park; a river with restored sinuosity instead of the current artificially-straightened channel; a sensitively-designed road that runs concurrent against the downtown levee and affords park and city vistas; long-term flood protection through levee improvements, parks, and trails; and several hundred acres of community development along the Trinity River Corridor.


Historic Third Ward Riverwalk, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Engberg Anderson Design Partnership, Inc.
The Historic District decided in 1999 to develop a plan for a three-quarter-mile long Riverwalk that would connect the area to the more formal downtown Riverwalk. A master plan, based on the design concept of a public artist, was developed to reflect the neighborhood's historic past and artistic present and future.


The Carneros Inn, Napa, California
William Rawn Associates, Architects Inc., with associate architects Caspar Mol Architecture and Planning, Les Girouard, Persinger Architects (formerly Persinger Hale Architects), and RMW architecture & interiors
Between the Sonoma Valley and Napa wine regions, in the heart of the Carneros region, this new 27-acre inn and town center is designed to engage with the broader community while serving as "base camp" for visitors exploring the surrounding areas.


Crown Properties, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Ehrenkrantz Eckstut and Kuhn Architects
This project on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. attempts to create a new paradigm for a suburban community. The overarching goal was to create a sustainable, financially-feasible, vibrant, and healthy suburban development.


New York Stock Exchange Financial District Streetscapes + Security, New York City
Rogers Marvel Architects
The program for this project is to provide perimeter security in the streets of Lower Manhattan's financial district that protect the iconic institutions while improving the quality of public spaces.


Boston's Newest Smart Growth Corridor: A Collaborative Vision for the Fairmount/Indigo Line, Boston, Massachusetts
Goody Clancy
Four neighborhood CDCs came together to shape a vision for new transit-served urban villages within metropolitan Boston. The main purpose of their endeavor was to enhance rail service in an area that has one of the highest poverty rates in the region.


Zoning, Urban Form, and Civic Identity: The Future of Pittsburgh's Hillsides, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Perkins Eastman
The aim of this project is to make recommendations for replacing zoning guidelines with specific regulations that maintain the character and identity of Pittsburgh's hillsides. Although its hillsides are one of Pittsburgh's dominant features and provide aesthetic, environmental, and recreational benefits, they hadn't been protected.

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