Design Awards

The Design Awards Program
The AIA Maryland Design Awards competition occurs each year in July, with recognition of winning built and unbuilt projects at the Design Awards program in September. AIA Maryland celebrates the design accomplishments of architects in Maryland with this annual event. The program is open to individual members and firms whose principals are members of AIA Maryland and honors designs in a variety of categories. The Design Awards program aims to encourage and recognize distinguished architectural achievement and focus public attention on the Architect's role in shaping the quality of life through design excellence.

AIAMD-Logo_DAP10 Design Awards 2010
September 2, 2010
5:30 – 9:30 pm

The Design Awards program aims to encourage and recognize distinguished architectural achievement providing both peer and public recognition of Architects, whose work elevates the standards by which we judge the built environment, and their role in shaping the quality of life through design excellence.

In July, a panel of distinguished architects from AIA Connecticut reviewed architect and student projects to determine design excellence in architecture in Maryland, or outstanding achievement in design by architectural students and AIA member architects. The 2010 Design Award winners have been selected. Thirty projects from a total of 138 entries submitted by 57 architectural firms were chosen for recognition along with the work of eight architectural students selected from 28 project and drawing submissions.

AIA Maryland would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Design Awards competition. We look forward to seeing you at The Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center in Silver Spring. Enjoy some delicious food and drinks, the company of colleagues and friends, view the exhibition of all project submissions and celebrate the design achievements of your peers.

Venue for Awards Program
September 2, 2010
The Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center at the
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
Silver Spring, MD
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/pac/

The Cultural Arts Center provides the college with a lively and interactive stage setting with a 500-seat main theater, 125-seat studio theater, dance studio, shared classrooms, facility and staff offices, and support spaces. The building’s prominent location along a major thoroughfare acts as the new gateway to the campus and forever establish its importance to the two neighboring business districts. The center is nestled comfortably within the campus boundaries to accommodate the community’s growing demand for cultural arts and theater.

View along Georgia Avenue Main Theater
©Alan Karchmer ©Alan Karchmer
(click for larger image)

Registration

Click here for Online Registration
Please register early – by August 31^st is appreciated.

Agenda
5:00 - 5:30 pm
Guest Arrival & Registration

5:30 - 8:00 pm
Heavy Hors D'oeuvres and Cocktails Reception

5:30 - 8:00 pm
Exhibition of all submitted design projects

6:00 - 7:15 pm
Building Presentation & Tour, by SmithGroup [1 AIA/CES (HSW) Credit]

7:30 - 8:00 pm
Annual Business Meeting
(AIA Maryland Members are kindly asked to attend.)

8:00 - 9:30 pm
Design Awards Ceremony

2011 Proposed Budget
Please review the proposed 2011 Budget, adopted by the AIAMD Board of Directors at its August 4^th board meeting. The 2011 budget is to be ratified by the general membership of this organization at its Annual Meeting to be held in conjunction with our Design Awards Gala. The business meeting is scheduled for 7:30 pm. Your participation and support is greatly appreciated. Any questions or comments may be sent to Pam Rich at prich@aiamd.org.

Jury
This year’s Design Awards’ Jury is provided by AIA Connecticut. Our deep appreciation goes to our jurors who devoted their time and expertise in judging this year’s submissions. Serving as jurors for the 2010 Design Awards:

Dean Sakamoto, FAIA, Chair, Dean Sakamoto Architects LLC
Bruce D. Beinfield, FAIA, Beinfield Architecture, PC
William D. Chilton, FAIA, Pickard Chilton Architects, Inc.

Click here for juror biographies

Event Sponsorship
There is still time to join us as an event sponsor. If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s event, please contact Pam Rich as soon as possible at prich@aiamd.org and/or complete and mail or fax the 2010 AIA/MD Annual Sponsorship Program Form to 410.263.5603.

AIA Maryland is a 501(c) (6) non-profit corporation; contributions made to this event may be deductible as business expenses per IRS regulation.

Many thanks to our sponsor:

Platinum

Nemetschek North America (headquartered in Columbia, MD) is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Nemetschek Group. A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek North America has been developing CAD software for the AEC, entertainment, landscape design, and manufacturing fields since 1985. For more information, visit www.vectorworks.net.