The Grand Rapids Chapter of the American Institute of Architects celebrated several Architects, Firms, Projects and individual Honorees during its
2020 Honor Awards Celebration Live Broadcast. AIA Grand Rapids, a local component of the American Institute of Architects, advocates for the value of architecture and gives architects the resources they need to do their best work through educational opportunities, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession.
The 2020 Honor Awards was held virtually on October 29, 2020. Through its annual Honor Awards Program, the AIA Grand Rapids Chapter continues to recognize excellence in architecture throughout the region. The program promotes the value of good design and encourages Members to pursue excellence through their work and service to the community.
This year AIA Grand Rapids member architects were asked and encouraged to think about their project submissions through the lens of the
AIA Framework for Design Excellence. Last year was a transformative year for the architecture profession. At the 2019 AIA National Convention the American Institute of Architects adopted the
Resolution for Urgent and Sustained Climate Action embarking the profession on a journey to holistically address climate change. Thereafter, the
AIA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct was updated to include recommendations for addressing environmental equity and injustice. As a result, the architect’s duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public now has a much broader meaning.
The
AIA Framework for Design Excellence was created to call architects to action and strive to be a better professional through the ten guiding principles that point toward a
zero carbon,
equitable, resilient, and
healthy built environment.
AIA Grand Rapids Award Winners are as follows:
2020 Student Scholarship Recipient:
2020 AIA Henry Adams Medal Recipient:
2020 David D. Smith Humanitarian Award:
2020 Young Architect Award Recipient:
2020 Architect of the Year Award Recipient:
2020 Student Design Project Award Recipient:
2020 Residential Architecture Award:
2020 Interior Architecture Awards:
2020 Sustainability Design Award:
2020 Building Awards:
2020 People’s Choice Award:
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