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AIA Dallas Built Design Awards Notice
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MediacontactKatieHitt
[email protected](214)8801506
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DALLAS ARCHITECTS RECOGNIZED AT 2015 AIA DALLAS
BUILT DESIGN AWARDS
SEVEN PROJECTS LAUDED FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE DALLASOctober8,2015TheDallasChapteroftheAmericanInstituteofArchitects(AIADallas)hasselectedsevendesignstoreceive2015BuiltDesignAwards,thehighestrecognitionofworksthatexemplifyexcellenceinbuiltprojectsbyDallasarchitects.Thisyearsrecipientswereselectedbyajurycomposedofnationallyrenownedarchitects,SharonJohnston,FAIA,founderandprincipalatJohnstonMarklee,ColinNeufeld,principalat5468796Architecture,andAminTadj,ofNADAAA.Thejurydeliberatedovermorethan60entriesandselectedthefinalrecipientsbasedoneachdesignsresponsetoitscultural,social,environmental,andcontextualchallenges.Theselectedprojectscommunicatecreativeresponsetoprogramandsiteconditionsacrosstypologiesandscale,saidHeathMay,2015AIADesignAwardschairandviceprincipalatHKS.Icongratulatetheawardrecipientsfordemonstratingthevalueofdesignandenhancingthequalityoflifethroughtheirpractice.Thewinners,whichwereannouncedatlasteveningsawardsceremonyatthePerotMuseumofNatureandScience,are:
ClearforkCampus,CunninghamArchitects,FortWorth,TX(29,100squarefeet):Anchoringthecornerofarapidlyexpandingmixedusedevelopmentwithintenmilesofthecitysurbancore,theClearforkCampusseekstointerpretthehistoryoftheranchlandthatonceoccupieditsenvirons.Conceivedasatightlykniturbancampgroundforitsinhabitants,theofficeandathleticcampusiscomposedofthreebuildingslinkedbyoutdoorspaces.
TheRichardsGroup,Perkins+Will,Dallas,TX(550,000squarefeet):LocatedintheWestVillagearea,the18storybuildingwasdesignedtoofferanofficeplanwithmaximumflexibilityandopennessbyusinganoffsetelevatorcoreinsteadofamoreconventionalcentercorelayout.Centraltothebuildingdesignisathreestorystairwellatriumthatencouragesphysicalactivityandallowsthecompanytocontinueitslongstandingtraditionofstairwellmeetings,thegatheringofsome700employeesforimportantannouncementsandintroductions.
NewParklandHospital,HDR+Corgan,Dallas,TX(1,900,000squarefeet):TheNewParklandHospitalpromotesexcellenceinclinicalcare,teaching,andresearchinatechnologicallyadvancedandeasilyaccessibleenvironmentwhichincludes862privatepatientbeds,27operatingrooms,and96privatenewbornICUbeds.ThemasterplanwasdevelopedtoaddressthediverseneedsofthepeoplewhoexperienceParklanddaily.
HouseofOlympicProportions,ShipleyArchitects,PortTownsend,WA(2,900squarefeet):ThesiteislocatedonthenortheasttipofWashingtonsOlympicPeninsulaoverlookingthenorthernwatersofPugetSound.Thelotishillsidewithfourexistingfirtreeswhichthehousewasdesignedaround.Thehouseisorientednotonlytothedramaticoceanviewbutalsotothesiteitselfwithwindowsframingthecanopiesandtrunksofthefirtrees.
CCR1Residence,Wernerfield,Trinidad,TX(4,690squarefeet):Thisresidenceislocated
onabeautifulwoodedsiteonCedarCreekReservoirandisintendedtoprovideanartfulandlowmaintenanceretreatthatwouldblendinwiththesite.Aslenderfloorplandesignallowedforthebuildingstobewovencarefullythroughthedenseforestofpinetreesthatwereplantedbytheowneronthepropertyasachild.
RichardJ.LeeElementarySchool,Stantec,Dallas,TX(95,633squarefeet):Thisnew,twostorylearningenvironmentisvisuallyopenandallowsflexibleuseofthespace.Thedesignprovidesavarietyofchoicesfortaskfocusedorcasualspaces,givingstudentsresponsibilityovertheirownlearning,whileteachersfacilitate.
SaintMichaelandAllAngelsColumbarium,MaxLevyArchitect,Dallas,TX(2,500squarefeet):Thecolumbariumtoaccommodatetheashesof1,000parishionersisframedbymatureoaks.Fourmasonrywallsharborthreecourts,witheachcourtacknowledginganattributeofthesky.
Thesubmissionsforthe48thannualAIADallasDesignAwardsfeaturedarangeofprojecttypologiesfromhospitalsandairportstoresidences,firestations,andchapels.Viewtheentire2015galleryofentriesandrecipientshere:http://aiadallasdesignawards.com/gallery.asp?awards_type=built&winner_year=2015AboutAIADallas:AIADallas,theseventhlargestchapterofTheAmericanInstituteofArchitects,empowersarchitectstoexcelandimpacttheirpractice,professionandcommunity.AIADallashasamembershipbaseofmorethan2,100membersand300architecturalfirms.MoreinformationaboutAIADallascanbefoundonlineatwww.aiadallas.org.
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