The elusive Gold and Silver Medals were awarded this year to two architecture firms whose work was deemed to be of the “most exemplary design quality.” Seven firms received Honor Awards, and 10 projects were honored with Awards of Recognition at the 2004 AIA Philadelphia Awards for Design Excellence celebration on October 14 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Other award recipients were honored at the ceremony, including John A. Bower Jr., FAIA, of Bower Lewis Thrower Architects, 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 Shawn P. Evans, AIA, of Atkin Olshin Lawson-Bell Architects for demonstrated excellence and exceptional contributions to the field of architecture.

The Community Design Collaborative of AIA Philadelphia presented the Community Design Award to Lutheran Settlement House and its volunteer team. This annual award recognizes Collaborative clients and volunteers for design excellence, strong collaboration and community impact. Beatriz Vieira, executive director of Lutheran Settlement House; Michael Hauptman, AIA, and Scott Larkin of Brawer & Hauptman, Architects; Mitchell Swann, PE, of MDC Systems; Chris Wurst III, PE, RCDD, of C-Quest Associates, Inc.; and John Frondorf of Becker & Frondorf received the award.

The winning architecture firms and projects are as follows:

Gold Medal: Built
Awarded to one built project of the most exemplary design quality

• Kling: Merck Research Laboratories Boston

Silver Medal: Unbuilt
Awarded to one unbuilt project of the most exemplary design quality

• Erdy McHenry Architecture: NoLi Housing, Philadelphia

Honor Awards: Built
Awarded to projects that exemplify high design quality

• Agoos/Lovera Architects: Hunter Elementary School, Philadelphia
• Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Liberty Bell Center, Philadelphia
• Granary Associates: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Pediatric Day Hospital, New York, NY
• Qb3: Private Residence, Philadelphia

Honor Awards: Unbuilt

• Kling: Zhiye Plaza Office Tower, Jiangsu, China
• KieranTimberlake Associates LLP: Loblolly House, Taylor’s Island, MD

Honor Award for Preservation
Awarded to exemplary preservation projects

• Susan Maxman & Partners, Architects: Philadelphia Navy Yard, Building 10, Philadelphia

Awards of Recognition: Built
Awarded to projects that deserve recognition for their design quality

• Hillier Architecture: Solebury School, Abbe Science Center, New Hope, PA
• Hillier Architecture: American International School-Chennai, Chennai, India
• Hillier Architecture: Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Kling: Wyeth Pharmaceutical Headquarters, Collegeville, PA
• Wesley Wei Architects: House with 6 Walls, Philadelphia
  

Awards of Recognition: Unbuilt

• Ballinger: Cornell University East Campus Research Facility, Ithaca, NY
• Erdy McHenry Architecture: 1600 North Broad Street, Philadelphia
• Hillier Architecture: Solebury School Gymnasium, New Hope, PA
  

Preservation Awards of Recognition
Awarded to preservation projects that deserve recognition

• VITETTA: Reconstruction of the North Arcade Building, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD
• DPK&A Architects, LLP: Renovations to City Council Chambers, Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia
  

At the ceremony, Richard Gluckman, FAIA, distinguished architect and principal of Gluckman Mayner Architects, served as jury chair, representing the jury of three New York architects with a presentation of images narrated with jurors’ comments. The other two New York jurors were Karl A. Lehrke, AIA, partner of R.M.Kliment and Frances Halsband Architects; and Frank Lupo, AIA, senior associate, Fox & Fowle Architects.

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