Association Of Licensed Architects

2017 Association of Licensed Architects Design Awards

Residential winners in the 19th Annual ALA Design Awards. Projects were recognized for design and construction achievement.

The highest honor, the Don Erickson Presidential Award, went to the Hilton Residence in Fort Walton County, FL. Designed by Arthur Dyson of Arthur Dyson Architects, the project was praised by judges as a 'tour de force’ that featured a lot of hurricane force resistant glass making it attentive to the natural forces in the gulf area. “It’s amazing, powerful, unique and organic architecture with a phenomenal view,” the judges noted. The project also received a silver award.

ALA 2017 Design Awards entries were evaluated by a panel of judges, including Leroy Herbst, FALA, of L. B. Herbst & Assoc., who chaired the judging with Matthew Kramer, ALA of Matthew Kramer Architects and Abigail Breckner as assistant chairpersons.

Design Awards judges included Robert Barr, AIA, Co-founder and Principal at Continuum Architects, John Myefski, ALA, President and Principal of Myefski Architects, Ken Schroeder, ALA, FAIA, Founder and Senior Principal of SMNG A, Edward Torrez, AIA, LEED AP, President of Bauer Latoza Studio and Mary Ann Van Hook, AIA, LEED AP, Managing Principal and Co-founder at Lothan Van Hook De Stefano.

Howard Hirsch, ALA, AIA, LEED AP, President, Hirsch Associates, chaired the Design Awards Committee; Design Awards ceremony emcee was Anthony Costello, FAIA, Irving Distinguished Professor Emeritus Ball State University.
The Presidential Award is named for the founder and first president of ALA, Don Erickson (1929 – 2006), who formed the association in 1998, and was a student and protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright.

About the Association of Licensed Architects
ALA (Association of Licensed Architects), Palatine, IL, is a national organization of architects and related professionals with a membership of nearly 1,300. Its mission is to advance the architectural profession by supporting and improving its role in the built environment through contributions to the general health, safety and welfare of the general public. ALA supports continuing education and the advancement of the art and science of architecture. For more information, visit www.alatoday.org.

プロジェクトの竣工年/制作年: 2017