New Haven, CT – The Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) celebrated their 2020 Design Awards virtually on Nov. 12. The AIA CT staff produced an hour -long tribute video honoring firms, members, allied members, and public servants for their work, business acumen, years of service, and support of the organization. Additionally, jurors from all over the country chose the “Best of the Best.”
Award categories included Alice Washburn, Business Architecture, Design, Elizabeth Mills Brown, Chrysalis, Emerging Firm, Emerging Professional, Allied Members, Public Service, Connecticut Treasures, Volunteers of the Year, and the President’s Award. New this year, the AIA Connecticut Design Committee added two awards to the group: the Sustainable Architecture Award and the Women in Architecture Award. The Project of the Year awards were not revealed until the night of the virtual celebration.
The following are this year’s winners:
Slice House / Photo by David Sundberg, ESTO
Project of the Year
Residential: Slice House – Joeb Moore & Partners, Architects, LLC
Commercial: Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center, Duke University – Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Alice Washburn
Excellence Awards:
Anne Curtis House Garage – Paul B. Bailey Architect
Carriage House – Scot Samuelson Architects
Classical Revival Residence – Douglas VanderHorn Architects
French Country Residence – Mark P. Finlay Architects
Stone Country Residence – Charles Hilton Architects
Washington Pool House – Haver & Skolnick Architects
Merit Awards:
Classic Georgian Pavilion – Douglas VanderHorn Architects
Country Home – Huestis Tucker Architects, LLC
Pool Pergola on a Country Estate – Charles Hilton Architects
Tudor House Restoration & Renovation – Saniee Architects, LLC
Business (Employing over 50 People)
Excellence Award:
FactSet Research Systems Inc. HQ Relocation – Perkins Eastman Architects
Merit Award:
ATCO Park – Pickard Chilton
Avidia Bank / Photo by Carl Vernlund
Business (Employing less than 50 People)
Excellence Award:
Avidia Bank – Studio Q Architecture, LLC
Elizabeth Mills Brown
Excellence Awards:
Beinecke Library – Newman Architects
Historic Taft Hotel Dining Room – Patriquin Architects
Mark Twain House Mahogany Suit – David Scott Parker Architects
Merit Awards:
Moses Bulkley Homestead Rehabilitation – J. P. Franzen Associates Architects, P.C.
Ridgefield Library – Newman Architects
Two Roads Brewing – Neil Hauck Architects
Sustainable Architecture – New Construction (Built)
Excellence Awards:
Stonington Passive House – Wyeth Architects, LLC
609 Main Street – Pickard Chilton
Merit Awards:
Pound Ridge Net Zero – Trillium Architects
Slate School – Patriquin Architects
Sustainable Architecture – Conceptual or Research-Based Projects (Built or Unbuilt)
Merit Award:
Adams Street – Studio Q Architects
Sacred Heart University, Bobby Valentine Health & Recreation Center / Photo by Robert Benson Photography
Commercial, Institutional, Educational, or Multi-family Residential Design
Excellence Awards:
609 Main St. – Pickard Chilton
Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center, Duke University – Centerbrook Architects and Planners
McLeod Tyler Wellness Center, College of William and Mary – EYP
Yale Science Building – Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Merit Awards:
165 Capitol Avenue – Amenta Emma Architects
2+U – Pickard Chilton
Lafayette Hall at Housatonic Community College – Amenta Emma Architects
Obama Magnet University School – Pickard Chilton
Sacred Heart University, Bobby Valentine Health & Recreation Center – The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Citation- Contribution to the Urban Realm:
The Pavilion at Grace Church – Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Citation – Contribution to Community Life:
The Westport Library – HMA2 Architects
Citation – Revitalization of a Downtown Historic Fabric:
Bedford Square – Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Connecticut Innovations / Photo by Robert Benson Photography
Interior Architecture
Merit Awards:
Connecticut Innovations – Amenta Emma Architects
Historic Library Rehabilitation – J.P. Franzen Associates Architects, P.C.
Citations- Historical Research and Preservation:
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library – Newman Architects
Mark Twain Suite – David Scott Parker Architects
Residential Architecture
Excellence Awards:
Ledge House – Desai Chia Architecture
Salt House – Joeb Moore & Partners, Architects, LLC
Slice House – Joeb Moore & Partners, Architects, LLC
Merit Awards:
Oenoke Lane Residence – Neil Hauck Architects LLC
Sackett Hill House – Deborah Berke Partners
Three Bar House – Pirie Associates
Citation – Rigorous Architectural Folly:
Pool Cabana – Sanie Architects
Beehive Bridge / Photo by Olson Photography, LLC, Land Sea Air Media, LLC
Architecture: Encompassing Art
Merit Awards:
Baker Hall Gate – Pirie Associates
Beehive Bridge – Svigals + Partners
St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church Bell Garden – Newman Architects, PC
Unbuilt Design
Excellence Award:
Wesleyan Art Gallery – Newman Architects, PC
Urban Design and Planning
Excellence Award:
Resilient Bridgeport – Yale Urban Design Workshop
The Distinguished Awards:
Chrysalis Award (Emerging Firm)
Ming Thompson, AIA, IIDA – Atelier Cho Thompson
Emerging Professional
Katie Scanlon – Svigals+Partners
Volunteers of the Year
John Butkus, AIA
Greg Grew, AIA
Allied Members
Dave Locasio – Marvin
Deborah Maffettone – J Geiger
Drawing Award
Andrea Boyle, AIA – The Biltmore Hotel
Brian Varano, AIA – British Palace of Westminster Big Ben
Anthony Markese, AIA – Shinagawa Watercolors
Robert Metzgar, AIA – Knot
Paul Baldinger, AIA – Performing Arts Center
Brendan O’Rourke – Performing Arts Center
Public Service
Beverly Field Pierz – Environmental Designer
Daniel Tierney – Retired Deputy State Building Inspector
Deb Cohen – Founder of The Front Door Project
James Paley – Executive Director of Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven
CT Treasures
Westport Bank and Trust Company, Westport, Conn.
