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Design Awards 2012

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The Design Awards competition provides an avenue for architects to be recognized by their peers for their effort and dedication to excellence in architectural design. This recognition also raises awareness in the local community regarding the value and benefits of good design by local architects. As trained problem solvers, architects are specially educated to help people define what they want to build and help them get the most for their valuable investment. They don't just design four walls and a roof -- they create total environments, both interiors and exteriors, that are functional and exciting places in which to work and live.

The Birmingham Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) annual design competition jury was held on May 23rd, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. The projects were submitted by local AIA members and were judged on their merit by a distinguished jury.  All project types were eligible for submission by members—from small home renovations to multi-million dollar resorts. The jury reviewed and analyzed each entry until winners were chosen.  The winning entries were announced June 15th at the AIA Birmingham's Design Awards Banquet at the Club in Homewood.

And The 2012 Winners:

Adaptive Reuse	(click each photo below for a presentation slideshow)
Winner: Merit Award Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds Railroad Square	Winner: Honor Award Design Initiative Morgan Loft
Kahn South, Inc. UAB – The Kirklin Clinic to North Pavilion Walkway Enclosure	Kahn South, Inc. UAB Lister Hill 4th Floor Fit-Out
NHB Group, LLC Famous Theater Building	Evan Terry Associates, PC Gardendale-Martha Moore Public Library
Rob Walker Architects, LLC Ecotech Institute
Institutional
Winner: Honorable Mention TRO Jung | Brannen Mission Hospitals Outpatient Cancer Center	Davis Architects Birmingham CrossPlex
WSV Architects, Inc. DCH Cancer Center	Birchfield Penuel & Associates UAB Mervyn H. Sterne Library
Birchfield Penuel and Associates, LLC St. Vincent's St. Clair Replacement Hospital	Williams Blackstock Architects, P.C. Auburn University – The Village Housing
NHB Group, LLC Alabama State University Levi Watkins Library Addition and Renovation	Williams Blackstock Architects Auburn University - The Village Dining
NHB Group, LLC West End Academy (formerly Lee Elementary)	Krebs Architecture & Engineering, Inc. Oliver Elementary School
Evan Terry Associates, PC Brookwood Women's Medical Center	Krebs Architecture & Engineering, Inc. Office of Information Technology
Evan Terry Associates, PC A. H. Parker High School	Evan Terry Associates, PC Center Point High School
Commercial
Winner: Honorable Mention Kdag Design / Appleseed Workshop El Barrio Restaurant	Black Design Architecture A New Office Building For BLR|Further
Birchfield Penuel and Associates, LLC Office Park Building	Blackmon Rogers Architects, LLC Chace Lake Family Dentistry
Barrett Architecture Studio, LLC Shades Creek Park Poolhouse	Post Architects / KPS Group 19th Judicial District Court of Appeals Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Residential
Winner: Merit Award Dungan Nequette Architects Edenton E-Lofts	Dungan Nequette Architects Day Lake House
Dungan Nequette Architects Barrett Place	Barrett Architecture Studio 30-A Seagrove Beach House
Appleseed Workshop 119 20th Street Residence	Appleseed Workshop Loftin Residence
Dungan Nequette Architects Private Residence - Lowndesboro, Alabama	Herrington Architects PC Phelan Flats
Design Initiative A Private Residence - Mountain Brook, Alabama	Barrett Architecture Studio Smith Lake Barn House
Krumdieck A+I Design Southwood Residence	Krumdieck A + I Design, Inc. Stewart Residence
Projects Under 300K
Winner: Honorable Mention Krumdieck A+I Design Homewood Residence	Krumdieck A + I Design, Inc. 911 Memorial Dedication Ceremony
Appleseed Workshop Iron Tribe Fitness Downtown	Herrington Architects PC Phelan Flats
Unbuilt
Winner: Honorable Mention Davis Architects The New Birmingham Zoo Entry Facility	Winner: Honorable Mention Krumdieck A + I Design, Inc. Red Mountain Residence
Dungan Nequette Architects The Lodge at Cloudrock

You can review 2011 Design Awards here.