In celebration of June PRIDE, AIA San Diego is highlighting five projects pivotal to our local LGBTQ+ community.
Recognizing the 2021/2022 Design Award Winning Projects
Congratulations to our 2021/2022 Design Awards Winners!
The American Institute of Architects, San Diego Chapter (AIASD), proudly announces the 2021/2022 Design Award recipients—a list honoring innovative design, with an emphasis on sustainability over a broad range of categories. This year had a particular focus on design excellence in San Diego- celebrating those projects that demonstrate exemplary design skill of formal, functional and technical requirements, including ecological and environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and a strong sense of place.
Award winners were announced to the AIA San Diego membership on Thursday, May 19th at the annual Design Awards ceremony. The 2021/2022 Design Awards ceremony took place at the Guild Hotel in Downtown San Diego following a two-year hiatus of traditional awards gatherings.
In March, a five-person jury deliberated between more than 100 entries and refined the list to a select group who were honored from the podium at the awards ceremony. The buildings span a spectrum from residential to institutional and included multifamily, museum, commercial, municipal, research, hospitality, utilitarian, and urban design.
This year’s jury comprised five dynamic voices from AIA Texas: Jury Chair: Andrew Herdeg, FAIA, Maija Kreishman, AIA, Shelby Blessing, AIA, Trinity White, AIA, and Ricardo Maga Rojas, Assoc. AIA.
Use the link below for project details and photos.
PRESENTING THE 2021/2022 AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS & FIRMS:
Architecture
Honor Award: County of San Diego Assessor, Recorder, County Clerk (ARCC) East County Offices and Archives - The Miller Hull Partnership
Honor Award: Center for Novel Therapeutics- Perkins & Will
Merit Award: Parco- The Miller Hull Partnership
Merit Award: Center for Coastal Studies at Scripps Institution of Oceanography- The Miller Hull Partnership
Merit Award: UC San Diego, I-5 Electrical Switching Station- A R C H I T E C T S hanna gabriel wells
Merit Award: Keeler Court Apartments- BNIM
Merit Award: SaltWater Farm Bed + Breakfast- RAD Lab
Interior Architecture
Merit Award: SD Tech Center- Gensler
Merit Award: UC Riverside Success Center- Gensler
Merit Award: Del Mar Highlands Sky Deck - RDC-S111, Inc.
Divine Detail
Honor Award: Mingei International Museum – LUCE et Studio
Merit Award: SD Tech Center Reception Booth- Gensler
Unbuilt
Merit Award: San Clemente Marine Safety Headquarters- HMC Architects
Residential Design
Merit Award: Sunset Cliffs- G Coleman Architect
Legacy Award
The Little Italy Neighborhood Developers (LIND) Block-
Robin Brisebois, James Brown, Kathleen McCormick, Rob Quigley, Lloyd Russell, Jonathan Segal, Ted Smith
Patron Of The Year
Mingei International Museum | Director, Rob Sidner , Board Trustees, Management Staff
ADU
ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit): Honor: The Wing House- B Young Design, Bryn Young, AIA
ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit): Merit: Dewey Street ADU- PALO
Proyectos Y Arquitectos De Tijuana
Honor: C-Street Housing- CRO Studio
Honor: Casa Uno- T38 - Alfonso Medina
Merit: D3, Villagrán - T38 - Alfonso Medina
Student Design
Honor: Colina Del Sol Park- William Anderson | NewSchool of Architecture & Design
Merit: Bayanihan: Communal Spirit - Aera Isabelle Palaganas | NewSchool of Architecture & Design
Congratulations to all the honorees!
The Adaptive Reuse of a Target Store into a new Elementary School
Explore a groundbreaking case study by Solatube International, the worldwide leading manufacturer and marketer of Tubular Daylighting Devices (TDDs).
2022 Top 50 Women Of Influence In Architecture & Design
San Diego Business Journal Recognizes AIA San Diego Members as Women of Influence in Architecture and Design.
Every year, The San Diego Business Journal celebrates female trailblazers in San Diego architecture by highlighting their careers and accomplishments. We are excited to announce the Women of AIA San Diego featured in 2022.
MELINA ALUWI, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Higher Education Sector Leader | Associate Principal HED
MATHILDA BIALK, AIA Principal Studio E Architects
MARGIT E. WHITLOCK, AIA Principal and Creative Director Architectural Concepts, Inc
SANDRA GRAMLEY, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD&C Principal Platt/Whitelaw Architects
JENNETTE LA QUIRE, AIA, LEED AP IC+C National Pre-K-12 Sector Leader | Principal HED
CHRISTINA MANNION, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Studio Manager, Architecture Ware Malcomb
MAXINE WARD, AIA Principal Studio E Architects
In Memoriam... Dick Lareau
The Ins and Outs of Additional Insured Status
The Ins and Outs of Additional Insured Status
You really can't blame your clients for trying to secure optimum financial protection for their building projects in the event something goes wrong. After all, projects are sizeable, long-term investments that can make or break an owner depending on the performance of the design and construction teams involved.
Insurance plays an important role in providing clients financial protection against such losses. That's why nearly all experienced clients specify the minimum levels of policy limits for various types of insurance that must be carried by the contractors, designers and other parties to the project.
Learn more from the Insurance experts at Cavignac by using the link below.
Solatube Case Study: Flora Arca Mata Elementary School
Signing, Stamping and Sealing Others’ Designs
San Diego Architect Magazine Out Now!
SD NOMA + SDAF Scholarship Now Open
The inaugural scholarship is a collaboration between the San Diego Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects and the San Diego Architectural Foundation, with the goal of increasing minority representation in the San Diego design community.
Call for Mentors and Mentees
Elevating Black History Month
REFLECTIONS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING’S LEGACY
“IF YOU CAN'T FLY THEN RUN, IF YOU CAN'T RUN THEN WALK, IF YOU CAN'T WALK THEN CRAWL, BUT WHATEVER YOU DO YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.” MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
This MLK day, let’s take a day of reflection and action in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy. We invite you to contemplate how racial inequities have shaped our cities and how we can design for and best serve our diverse communities in the future.
February is Black History Month and this year we would like to reflect on MLK’s dream for equity for all. All year long we will explore issues in equity through our new Equity In Series.
San Diego Black History
(Photo Credits: The Modernist, San Diego History Center, BlackPast.org, Trip Advisor, Harvard GSD)
Designer Spotlight
Check out this month’s previous designer spotlights by clicking on their photos below!
BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOURCES
Check out these local and national programs, resources and events below related to Black History month. We invite you to learn, connect or get involved!
AIA National - Race and Equity Resources
Allison Grace Williams - learn about influential architect Allison Williams and her project at the Calexico Port of Entry
African American Black Resources - Southwestern College
Architect Magazine - Celebrating Architecture
Black Student Union Coalition - San Diego Unified School District
Black Tech Link & SD National Society of Black Engineers Joint Mixer - Feb 1st @ 6p National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and Black Tech Link
Black COMiX Day 2022 - Feb 19th 10AM-6PM, BLACK COM!X DAY is a Black comic-con for all ages and all people
Black Owned Businesses San Diego- explore and support local black owned businesses in our community
Black Student Organizations - USD
Black Student Union - Cuyamaca College
Celebrate San Diego Black History & Heritage - Explore and learn about our community’s rich black heritage and history at San Diego’s History Center’s website
Diversity Resources - San Diego Mesa College
Directory of African American Architects - in the US
HBCU (Historic Black College Union) Career Fairs 2022
Hotel Robinson (the Julian Hotel) - Learn about one of the first black owned hotels in San Diego County at this KPBS article
KPBS Celebrates Black History Month - article
Martin Luther King’s Fair Housing Legacy - article
Remembering Black Wall Street Gala - Feb 26th @ 6p, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
San Diego Public Library - Black History Month Program
San Diego National Organization of Minority Architects Chapter
