Four architectural projects were awarded with Honor Awards, and 11 projects were honored with Awards of Recognition at the 2003 AIA Philadelphia Awards for Design Excellence celebration on October 9 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Images of these projects can be seen at the Design Excellence Exhibit at the Rotunda at Liberty Place, running through October 18.

Other award recipients were honored at the ceremony, including Vincent G. Kling, FAIA, who was presented with the John Harbeson Award for lifetime achievement of the highest standards of professionalism, accomplishment and regard for the development of his younger colleagues. AIA Philadelphia’s Young Architect Award was presented to Todd K. Woodward, AIA, of Susan Maxman & Partners Ltd., for demonstrated excellence and exceptional contributions to the field of architecture.

The Community Design Collaborative of AIA Philadelphia presented its “Community Design Award” that recognizes excellence in design and client collaboration in a project by Collaborative volunteers. The following volunteers were honored: Taylor Boyd, PE, of Kling; Jason Causton; Bruce Chamberlin, AIA, of H2L2 Architects/Planners; Richard King, AIA, of MGA Partners; Xiaofeng Ma of Ballinger; Stephanie Sarin of Phillip Jordan Architects; and Mark Silks, PE, of RAM-Tech Engineers, Inc.

The winning architecture firms and projects are as follows (see photos & project descriptions in the November issue of The Philadelphia Architect):

2003 HONOR AWARDS:
Awarded to projects in the “built” and “unbuilt” categories that exemplify high design quality

Built Category

• John Blatteau Associates: Riggs Bank Paul Cushman III International Financial Center, Washington, DC
  
  
• James Bradberry Architect: Gymnasium, Oak Lane Day School, Blue Bell, PA
  
  
• KieranTimberlake Associates LLP: Melvin J. & Claire Levine Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  
  
• KieranTimberlake Associates LLP: New Lower School & Pre-School, Durham Academy, Durham, NC

2003 AWARDS OF RECOGNITION:
Awarded to projects in “built” and “unbuilt” categories that deserve recognition for their design quality

Built Category

• Atkin Olshin Lawson-Bell Architects: Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School, Philadelphia
  
  
• Cope Linder Architects: High Tech High Charter School, Philadelphia
  
  
• Lawrence D. McEwen Architects: Wyck Education Place and Visitors Facilities, Philadelphia
  
  
• KieranTimberlake Associates LLP: Sterling Law School Dining Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  
  
• KieranTimberlake Associates LLP: Smart Wrap, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY
  
  
• MGA Partners: University of Pennsylvania Commencement Ceremony, Franklin Field, Philadelphia
  
  
• Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.: The Anlyan Center for Medical Research & Education, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  
  
• Wesley Wei Architects: Loft Studio, Philadelphia
  

Unbuilt Category

• Erdy McHenry Architecture: Direct Propane, Zieglerville, PA
  
  
• Hillier: Montreal Cultural and Administrative Complex, Montreal, Canada
  
  
• Kling: Office and Metal Fabrication Manufacturing Facility, Wilmington, DE
  

Thomas Beeby, FAIA, served as the jury chair and narrated the presentation of the winning projects with jurors’ comments from the Chicago jury of five architects. Beeby is principal at Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge Inc. in Chicago. The other jurors included Laurence O. Booth, FAIA, of Booth Hansen Associates; Paul Florian, AIA, of Florian Architects; Margaret I. McCurry, FAIA, IIDA, ASID, of Tigerman McCurry Architects; and Adrian Smith, FAIA, RIBA, of Skidmore Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM). The guest speaker at the awards ceremony was Clifford Pearson, senior editor of Architectural Record magazine.

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