Call it a “top 10” list, of sorts. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced the names of 10 individuals that it is recognizing with its 2008 Young Architects Award. These honors go to architects who have made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers; professionals who have been licensed 10 years or less, regardless of their age, are eligible. The names of each recipient, along with the AIA’s brief biographies of them, follow below. The AIA will bestow the awards at its National Convention and Design Exposition in Boston this May. The Boston Society of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the winners of its 2008 Honor Awards today. It recognizes excellence in architecture, interior architecture, and regional and urban design. This year’s juries selected 28 projects from more than 800 entries. Sustainability figured large in the 13 projects recognized in the architecture category, while four of the 10 interior architecture projects were private residences. A complete list of the winners, with the AIA’s descriptions of each project, can be found below. Judging the architecture category this year were jury chair Peter G. Kuttner, FAIA, of Cambridge Seven Associates; Philip M. Crosby, Assoc. AIA,
Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled its concept for what could be the world’s most sustainable office building in the Parisian suburb of Gennevilliers, according to a December 29 article in the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph.