From a diverse field that includes private residences, public buildings and intimate interiors, the Jury honors those projects that excel in design excellence. Award-winning Architects from California: Jon Jerde, FAIA, David Baker, FAIA and Grant Kirkpatrick, AIA participated as the 2009 Jury participants.
Honor Award Winners are:
Oxbow Cliff May Residence, residential by B3 Architects, a Berkus Design Studio
Granada Theatre Renovation, remodel by PMSM Architects, Inc.
Santa Barbara Bowl, institutional by Design Arc with Handel Architects, LLP
Merit Award Winners are:
Sugarbug Pediatric Dental Office, Commercial/Interior by AB Design Studio, Inc.
One Twenty One, Mixed-use/multi-family by Cearnal Andrulaitis, LLP
UCSB Manzanita Village, Institutional by Design Arc & Moore Ruble Yudell
Chapala One, Mixed-use/multi-family by Design Arc, Inc.
Mid-Century Modern, Residential/ single-family/remodel/interior by Ensberg Jacobs Design, Inc.
Casas las Ganadas Residential by Peikert Group Architects, LLP
Toro Canyon, Residential by John Mike Cohen and Shubin + Donaldson Architects, Inc.
Bisquit Filmworks, Commercial by Shubin +Donaldson Architects, Inc.
Casa De La Vista, Single-family by Thomas Bollay Architects, Inc.
The Jury looks for projects that lift the spirit, sustain natural resources and enhances the environment. AIA Santa Barbara received sixty-two entries from licensed architects or firms within the SB County and or eligible AIA architects or firms from around the country. Each entry was judged on its own merit and evaluated for design resolution, contextualism and innovation. With criteria to demonstrate exemplary skill in resolving formal, functional, and technical requirements, entrants were challenged to achieve successful sensitivity and response to its surrounding community incorporating innovations in building materials and techniques if possible.
This year’s AIA SB Chapter Awards Jury involves 3 award winning Architects from California.
David Baker FAIA – is an award winning Architect and founder of David Baker + Partners in San Francisco, CA Formed in 1982, DB+P is a mid-sized firm with three partners. Their work has won local, state and national awards and combines social concern with a signature design character, resulting in distinctive, high-quality mixed use and residential buildings that provide residents with a strong sense of community. To find out more about David Baker FAIA visit his firms’ website at www.dbarchitect.com
Jon Jerde FAIA – is an award winning Architect and founder of The Jerde Partnership based in Los Angeles, CA Since its founding, The Jerde Partnership has grown to become a multi-disciplinary, international design studio based in Los Angeles, with offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, and Dubai. Jerde is a visionary architecture and urban planning firm that designs unique places which deliver memorable experiences and attract millions of people every day. As the firm that pioneered “placemaking,” the firm has created projects throughout the world that provide lasting social, cultural and economic value and promote further investment and revitalization. To find out more about Jon Jerde FAIA visit his firm’s website at www.jerde.com
Grant Kirkpatrick AIA – is an award winning Architect and Principal of KAA Design Group based in Marina Del Rey, CA KAA Design Group, Inc. is a cross-disciplinary design firm specializing in architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and brand experience. Supplementing their firms hospitality and retail work, KAA may best be known for their widely recognized traditional and contemporary residential and estate work in southern California, including homes for Paul Reiser, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Pete Carol, Candice Bergen, and John Stamos. To find out more about Grant Kirkpatrick AIA visit his firm’s website at www.kaadesigngroup.com
