AIA Grand Valley 2010 Honor Awards
I am pleased to announce the 2010 Grand Valley Honor Awards program. This year’s program will be on Saturday, September 25, 2010, at a yet-to-be-determined place in downtown Grand Rapids, during ArtPrize. We will be following a similar format as last year, which was well received by many. We will also be adding one more awards category, at a reduced entry fee, and we will be keeping the ticket prices and normal entry fees the same as last year. The downtown locale will include parking, and the venue will be open to the public during the ArtPrize hours. This will allow the public to view everyone’s submittals as well as information regarding architecture that will be provided by MAF, who is our co-sponsor for the event. This will bring our firms and our profession into the public eye and will allow for good press.
So what is new, and what is the same?
- The venue will be at a downtown location, yet to be determined. This will allow visibility to all ArtPrize visitors as well as allow the attendees of the gala to enjoy all that downtown has to offer. Parking will be provided. Attendees of the awards ceremony will have the option of eating dinner downtown beforehand or afterward. They may also choose to view many of the ArtPrize offerings that will be present during this time.
- During the awards ceremony, speeches will be limited to the individual award categories, while the awards related to projects will simply be awarded on the stage, with no individual speeches. This is an attempt to make the actual ceremony a bit shorter for those in attendance. This is the same as last year.
- This year, submittal requirements will be electronic – the same as Michigan. We will also be requesting that each submittal contain a digital image of a formatted project board that we will print and display as part of the art exhibit motif. The design of these project boards will be left to the discretion of the submitting firm, with the only requirements being that there only be one board (maximum size 24“ x 36“), that it be flat (no projections), that there is some descriptive text of the project, and that the project name be displayed prominently.
- If any firm has any models or renderings that they would like to display to highlight architecture for the public, please contact me to make arrangements.
- As with last year, we will be adding the opportunity for the jury to award an ”honorable mention“ in lieu of an ”honor award,“ in the event that they feel that none of the submissions merit the honor award, as happened last year.
- A new award category for unbuilt work is being added this year. The entry fee for this category will be $50, to encourage people to enter. The work for this category had to have been designed for a client or competition, and of course the project has to be unbuilt. We feel that this will add a new exciting element and pique the public’s interest.
- The David Smith Humanitarian Award will now be selected by a committee as established by AIA Grand Valley.
- Entry fees for project submissions will be $300, which is the same price as last year.
- Individual ticket prices will be $50, which is the same price as last year.
- The chapter will be providing one actual award for each of the projects that the jury awards. If additional awards are desired by the applicant, they will be notified prior to the event and given the opportunity to purchase additional awards.
We hope your firm will consider entering a project in this year’s awards program.
Key Dates:
Friday, June 11, 2010: Registration/Entry Fees Due:
REGISTRATION FORM
Friday, July 9, 2010: Deadline for Submission of Entries:
CALL FOR ENTRIES
CONCEALED PROJECT ID FORM
Saturday, September 25, 2010: AIA Grand Valley Honor Awards Program at a Downtown Location
Sincerely,
Greg T. Metz, AIA, LEED
2009 President, AIA Grand Valley
AIA Grand Valley 2009 Honor Awards
Building
Honor Award Winner
Progressive AE
Burton Elementary and Middle School - Grand Rapids, MI
Interior Architecture
No winner
Sustainable Design
Honor Award Winner
Integrated Architecture
Grand Haven State Park Toilet/Shower Building
Honorable Mention Award Winner
GMB Architects-Engineers
City Flats Hotel - Holland, MI
Regional and Urban Design
No winner
Small Commercial Design
No winner
Residential Architecture
Honorable Mention Award Winner
Lott3Metz Architecture
348-350 Diamond Townhomes - Grand Rapids, MI
Historic Preservation/Adaptive Reuse
Honor Award Winner
Cornerstone Architects
D.A. Blodgett Building - Grand Rapids, MI
Honorable Mention Award Winner
Gerber Architectural
Lake-Osceola State Bank - Big Rapids, MI
Individual Category Nominees
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