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AIA L.A. Announces 2005 Presidential Honorees

The deadline for entry forms and fees is July 16.

Staff -- Interior Design, 7/12/2005 12:00:00 AM

AIA Los Angeles reveals the Presidential Honorees (listed below), the first round in its prestigious annual competition celebrating the best architecture and design of Los Angeles.

The call for 2005 entries is on going for the awards program, which is divided into two categories--Design Awards (built projects) and Next L.A. (unbuilt or yet-to-be-built projects). Entry forms and fees must be received by July 16. Final projects, due September 23, may be residential, commercial or civic, and must either be by L.A. designers or firms or located in the L.A. area.

On Thursday, October 27 at the Los Angeles Design Center, a gala will honor be held to announce winners and recognize Presidential Honorees.

A jury of renowned architects includes Hank Koning, of Koning Eizenberg Architecture and Brad Cloepfil, of Allied Works Architecture. For additional information, call 213-639-0777 or email info@aialosangeles.org.

PRESIDENTIAL HONOREES

Gold Medal Award
Michael Palladino, AIA

Building Team of the Year
Caltrans Building
Caltrans – Douglas R. Failing
Morphosis – Thom Mayne, FAIA
Gruen Associates – Kurt Franzen, AIA
Urban Partners – Dan Rosenfeld, Hon. AIA/LA
Clark Construction – Richard Heim

Service to the Community
Eli Broad

Good Government
Deborah Weintraub, AIA, Deputy City Engineer

Educator of the Year [newest members of 2 x 8]

East Los Angeles College
Ed Perez, Jerry Ishino

Pasadena City College
C. Coleman Griffith, Peter DeMaria

CSU, Long Beach
Tor Hovind, Dorothy Ottolia, AIA

LAIAD
William Maxwell Taylor, AIA
(Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design)

Los Angeles Pierce College
Martin Gelber, FAIA

Los Angeles Harbor College
Dr. Art Wakita

Public Open Space Award
The Chess Park in Glendale
Rios Clementi Hale Studios – Mark Rios, FAIA

City Rebuilder
Art Center College of Design
Richard Koshalek/Kevin Daly, AIA & Chris Genik, AIA

The 25 Year Award
The de Bretteville-Simon Houses, 1976
Peter de Bretteville