For Immediate Release
(New Haven, CT, November 17, 2021) The Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Connecticut) celebrated the annual awards gala on November 16th at Aria in Prospect, CT.
The event celebrates residential and commercial architecture, the power of architecture to shape business performance, the emerging professionals who have already made outstanding contributions to their profession, and the impact that an individual or group can have on the world of Architecture and our organization.
Forty-five awards were presented to both individuals and firms. Acknowledgement of membership milestones, 25 and 50-year also took place.
The awardees of the evening included:
Alice Washburn Awards
Named for the distinguished Connecticut designer and builder of the 1920’s, largely self-taught, whose work is known for her thoughtful stylistic and programmatic invention. Focusing on style: the program acknowledges excellence in traditional house design through the thoughtful adaptation of tradition to address 21st-century needs. Works are located in Connecticut and designed in a style broadly considered as “traditional”.
Excellence Awards:
- Lakeside Georgian Estate Charles Hilton Architects
- Pool Pergola Charles Hilton Architects
Merit Awards:
- Classic Georgian Restoration Douglas VanderHorn Architects
- Treetop Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc.
- Victorian Cottage & Barn David Scott Parker Architects
Citation for Restoration:
- Sun Tavern David Scott Parker Architects
Business Architecture Awards
This statewide award honors architects for solving business problems for their clients, thereby demonstrating the power of architecture to shape business performance, to improve peoples’ lives and provide a value-added service to clients in a business setting that far exceeds the costs of that service.
Excellence Awards:
- 600 Canal Place Pickard Chilton
- Dos Luces Brewery Pirie Associates
Merit Awards:
- 165 Capitol Avenue Amenta Emma Architects
- Connecticut Innovations Amenta Emma Architects
Elizabeth Mills Brown Awards
The Elizabeth Mills Brown Award recognizes design excellence in the restoration, rehabilitation, adaptation, and reuse of historic structures. The award is named after and honors the work of Betty Brown, a prominent Connecticut architectural historian, preservationist, and civic leader, and author of the extraordinarily comprehensive and meticulously researched New Haven: A Guide to Architecture and Urban Design (Yale University Press, 1976). This award is presented in conjunction with Preservation Connecticut.
Excellence Awards:
- Harbor House J.P. Franzen Associates
- Hill-Stead Museum Visitor Center Centerbrook Architects and Planners
- Saint Mary Place Patriquin Architects
- Sun Tavern David Scott Parker Architects
Merit Awards:
- 165 Capitol Avenue Amenta Emma Architects
- Elizabeth Park Visitors Center Schadler Selnau Associates
- Joseph R. Ensign House Crosskey Architects, LLC
- Victorian Cottage and Barn David Scott Parker Architects
Sustainable Architecture Awards
The Sustainable Architecture awards program recognizes the efforts of licensed Connecticut architects who have developed and demonstrated ways to decrease Green House Gases, reduce energy use and demand, and conserve water use in the built or natural environments. Equally important is the creation of durable, comfortable, and healthy spaces. The award attempts to raise the public awareness of the current climate crisis and the massive role played by construction, maintenance, and operations of the built environment. The Sustainable Architecture Award also honors the climate change initiatives of AIA Connecticut and Connecticut Passive House to secure a more sustainable and environmentally thriving future.
Merit Awards:
- 165 Capitol Avenue Amenta Emma Architects
- 2+U Pickard Chilton
- 11 Crown Kenneth Boroson Architects, LLC
Design Awards
The Design Awards recognize design excellence of built and unbuilt work in Connecticut or in other locations by Connecticut-based firms.
Excellence Awards: - Built:
- Washington Art Association Gray Organschi Architecture
- Art Barn John Martin Associates Architects
Merit Awards - Built:
- 315 Buckingham Street Garage Amenta Emma Architects
- 575 Madison Avenue Amenta Emma Architects
- 600 Canal Place Pickard Chilton
- Corporate Tech/Co-work Campus Kenneth Boroson Architects, LLC
- Hill House Joeb Moore + Partners, Architects, LLC
- Little Harbor House Gray Organschi Architecture
- New Lebanon Elementary School TSKP Studio
- UNH, Bergami Center for Innovation Svigals + Partners
- Pond House Roger Ferris + Partners
Citation for Reimagination
- Essex River House Robert Orr & Associates, LLC
Merit Awards - Unbuilt:
- Carbon Containment Lab Gray Organschi Architecture
- Stuckbridge Park TSKP Studio
Additionally, the following were recognized during the evening.
Women in Architecture Award – Katelyn Chapin, AIA
Honors registered and practicing female architects in Connecticut who demonstrate design excellence, promote equitable & sustainable practice, and are affecting change in the profession.
Emerging Professionals Award
This award recognizes and supports emerging, graduate architects who have made outstanding, innovative contributions to the discipline and/or profession and have rendered exemplary service in the public realm.
- Max Ernesto Ballardo, Assoc. AIA Patriquin Architects
- Tom Barker, AIA Amenta Emma Architects
- Alexis Hoff, Assoc. AIA Amenta Emma Architects
Connecticut Treasures - Garde Arts Center, New London County
Features the wealth and diversity of buildings from each of the eight Connecticut counties. The public is invited every year to vote for a favorite building for this state-wide award.
Public Service Award - John Herzan, New Haven Preservation Trust
The Public Service Award acknowledges the impact that an individual or group can have on the world of Architecture.
Allied Members of the Year - Ronald Penton, LaRosa Building; Cathy DeFrances-Vittorio, Fuss & O'Neill
Recognizes Allied Members who are not architects, but by their interest, participation, and concern have promoted and contributed significantly to the profession of architecture through their membership and participation in the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Volunteer of the Year – Dominique Moore, Assoc. AIA; Leonard Wyeth, AIA
AIA Connecticut honors our volunteers for their support and assistance through committee work and
acknowledges their service on the Volunteer of the Year plaque that hangs in the AIA Connecticut office.
Additional information and images are available at https://aiact.org AWARDS dropdown menu.
About AIA Connecticut:
AIA Connecticut, a statewide chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serves the architectural profession, encourages design excellence, and works to improve society through a concern for the quality of the built and natural environments. Members commit themselves to the highest standards of practice and code of ethics that addresses responsibilities to the public, clients, the building industry, and the art and science of architecture.
AIA Connecticut serves as a resource to architects and the public. Its membership of over 1,500 is comprised of architects, associates working towards licensure, students, and professionals in affiliated fields.
For more information, visit AIA Connecticut’s website at www.aiact.org