FORT MYERS | NAPLES, Fla. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Florida Southwest Chapter hosted their Annual Design Conference and Awards Celebrationin December at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Ft. Myers.
The well-attended Design Awards Celebration honored this year’s distinguished architectural achievements by AIA Florida Southwest members and advocates.
A. AIA DESIGN AWARDS
Design awards were juried by Miami-based firm Alan Schulman + Associates. The awards were presented as follows:
NEW COMMERCIAL
Honor
Concession Stand
Architecture Joyce Owens, LLC
Merit
Fire Station #4
Castellanos + Tramonte Architects
RENOVATIONS
Honor
Train Station
Parker/Mudgett/Smith Architects, Inc.
Merit
Community Center
Corban Architecture
RESIDENTIAL
Honor
Private Estate
Architecture Joyce Owens, LLC
Merit
Townhouses
Hlevel Architecture
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Honor
Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Corban Architecture
Merit
Commercial Loft Renovation
HLevel Architecture
UNBUILT
Honor
Trellis Canopy
PK Studios
Merit
Office building
Corban Architecture
Special Mention
Church courtyard
Victor J. Latavish, AIA Architect
Test of Time
Wilson Professional Center - Naples, Florida
BSSW Architects Inc.
B. AIA HONOR AWARDS were evaluated by AIA Florida Southwest. The awards were presented as follows:
W.R. Frizzell Award
Rick McCormack, AIA NCARB
Indigo Architecture, Inc.
Firm of the Year
Architecture Joyce Owens LLC
Associate Member
Natali Garcia, Assoc AIA LEED AP
RG Architects
President's Award
Dr. Tyler F. Patak, AIA NCARB MBA CPD LEED AP BD+C
Parker/Mudgett/Smith Architects, Inc.
2018 President
Art Castellanos, AIA NCARB
Castellanos + Tramonte Architects
Individual Honor
Don Cahill, AIA - Architect/Builder
Allied Member
Eric Monroe Rockford Construction
Builder
PBS Contractors
About AIA Florida Southwest
AIA Florida Southwest is a Chapter of The American Institute of Architects, serving nearly 200 members and the communities of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Collier Counties. The mission of the organization is to orchestrate and unite the architects of Southwest Florida to promote the profession; to advance the science and art of planning and building; to coordinate the building industry and architectural firms to ensure the advancement of building standards, and to make the profession of ever-increasing service and value to society. Please visit the AIA Florida Southwest website at www.aiaflasw.org.