AIA Wisconsin Announces Design Award Winners

Johnsen Schmaling Architects took home three awards.

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Who are the big architecture names in Wisconsin? The American Institute of Architects Wisconsin chapter has announced the winners of its 2008 Design Awards Program, recognizing design excellence. This year's list is an eclectic one -- among the 10 winners are a place of worship, a waterfront museum, and a university research facility.

To earn a Design Award -- the highest recognition given for excellence in architectural design by AIA Wisconsin -- projects must demonstrate creative, innovative, and environmentally sensitive design solutions. They also must be designed by members of AIA Wisconsin, a 1,500-member professional society. Winners were selected by a three-member jury of architects: Ronnette Riley, New York; Kenneth Luker, North Carolina; and Paul Mankins, Iowa.

"The quality of the projects was impressive; and some will be recognized at the national level," the jury reports. "There are firms doing a lot of really good work, which raises the bar very high for the entire state."

An awards ceremony was held April 30 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.

A complete list of winners is below.

Honor Awards

Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

HGA Architects and Engineers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Downtown Bar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Urban Infill 02, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Park Terrace Row Houses and Bluff Homes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Vetter Denk Architecture, Milwaukee, Wisconsin    

Merit Awards

Simon Hall | Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Flad Architects, Madison, Wisconsin

Ferrous House, Spring Prairie, Wisconsin

Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Levy House, Fox Point, Wisconsin

La Dallman Architects Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Future Exhibit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

La Dallman Architects Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Holy Family Woodruff New Church, Woodruff, Wisconsin

Plunkett Raysich Architects LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin    

161 First, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Vetter Denk Architecture, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

From top: Park Terrace Row Houses and Bluff Homes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Vetter Denk Architecture. Ferrous House in Spring Prairie, Wisconsin by Johnsen Schmaling Architects.