2017 Design Awards

John Burgee, FAIA

John Burgee, born in 1933, is an American architect renowned for his collaboration with Philip Johnson which resulted in the design and construction of a number of seminal highrise buildings of the Postmodern era. John Burgee is a 1956 graduate of University of Notre Dame, USA, School of Architecture. Burgee served on Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees from 1988 until April when he was named trustee emeritus.

In 1968, Burgee established Johnson/Burgee Architects in Manhattan in partnership with the architect Philip Johnson. Over the years, their practice realized a large number of highrise buildings, many of them in Texas where they cooperated with the Texan real estate entrepreneur Gerald D. Hines, and New York. Notable are the AT&T (now Sony) Building which became an icon of postmodern architecture, the Pennzoil Place in Houston, the IDS Centre in Minneapolis and the Lipstick Building in New York.

Marlon Blackwell, FAIA

Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, is a practicing architect in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and serves as the E. Fay Jones Distinguished Professor at the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design at the University of Arkansas. Marlon is integrally involved in every phase of the design process, from programming through construction administration, for every project Marlon Blackwell Architects pursues. He is involved on a daily basis, working to establish the design direction and works directly with client leadership on critical issues, ensuring a successful outcome and meaningful relationship. As our references will attest, Marlon is accessible and involved. His keen attention to detail and design rigor ensure the success of every project, evident in his acclaim as an architect and educator.

The office of Marlon Blackwell Architects received the 2016 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture and ranked #1 in Design as part of the Architect 50, a national survey of architecture firms. In 2011, Marlon Blackwell Architects was recognized as the Firm of the Year by Residential Architect Magazine. The firm has earned an international design reputation through recognition of its work in many publications, including architectural design journals and books, and receiving more than 120 design awards including state, regional, national and international awards.

https://www.marlonblackwell.com/

Tom Fowler, AIA

Director Graduate Program, Architecture at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Distinguished Professor of the ACSA Director Community Interdisciplinary Design Studio (CIDS)

Thomas’ practice experience includes working for Davis Brody Architects in New York City, and Hartman Cox in Washington, DC. He has also served as Associate Head of Cal Poly’s Architecture Department from 2001 – 2007, served as the ACSA’s Secretary to the Board, 2004 – 2006, has been appointed to serve on the National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) as an ACSA representative from 2007 – 2009, and has had extensive experience in participating on NAAB visitation teams to 14 programs (4 of these he chaired) around the country.

During his career he has received a number of awards in recognition of his teaching and research activities, which includes: College of Architecture & Environmental Design Westley Ward Teaching Award, 2007, Architecture Department’s Faculty Teaching Award, 2005, “Young Faculty Teaching Award, ACSA/AIAS, 1996-’97”, Nominated by Cal Poly’s College of Architecture in both 2001 and 2000 for U.S. Professor of the Year Award, and “Young Architects Selection”, Progressive Architecture Magazine, July 1994.