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“I feel that this award was not
made to me as a man, but to my work -- a life's work in
the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory
and least of all for profit, but to create out of the
materials of the human spirit something which did not
exist before. So this award is only mine in trust.” |
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“I don't deserve this award,
but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.” |
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The Oklahoma statewide chapter of the American Institute of
Architects (AIA Oklahoma) announce s the winning entries for
the 2009 AIA Oklahoma Awards of Excellence program. The
Awards of Excellence program was founded to promote
excellence in the built environment in Oklahoma and to
contribute to the professional growth of the architect.
Seventy-six projects were entered and juried for
consideration. The jury selected 12 projects for recognition
in the Awards of Excellence Program. Five entries in the
competition received the most prestigious Honor Award. The
Honor Award recipients were: 2009 HONOR AWARDS
Architecture Honor Award:
Project: ELEMENTS Restaurant at Chesapeake, Oklahoma City
Architect: Rand Elliott, FAIA, Elliott+Associates Architects,
Oklahoma City
Owner: Chesapeake Energy Corporation
General contractor: Smith & Pickel Construction
Adaptive Re-Use Honor Award:
Project: Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City
Architect: Rand Elliott, FAIA, Elliott+Associates Architects,
Oklahoma City
Owner: Oklahoma Heritage Association
General Contractors: Smith & Pickel Construction
Urban Design Honor Award:
Project: 23rd Street Courts, Oklahoma City
Architect: Brian Fitzsimmons, AIA, Fitzsimmons Architects,
Oklahoma City
Owner: Tharasena Properties
General contractor: Mike Tharasena
Interior Honor Award:
Project: RED Prime Steak
Architect: Rand Elliott, FAIA, Elliott+Associates Architects,
Oklahoma City
Owner: RED Prime Steakhouse, LP
General Contractor: Smith & Pickel Construction
Preservation Honor Award:
Project: Historic Old Central at Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater
Architect: Rick Lueb, AIA, TAPArchitecture
Owner: Oklahoma State University
Preservation Honor Award:
Project: Colcord Hotel, Oklahoma City
Architect: Don Beck, AIA, Beck Design, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Owner: Devon Energy
General Contractor: Manhattan Construction
The jurors also presented the “25 Year Award” to
the Hertz Data Center, Oklahoma City, as an excellent example of
leading edge design in a suburban development, which still
provides excellent service to its occupants today. The architect
was Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Associates, PC, Oklahoma City.
Projects recognized as receiving Merit Awards included:
Architecture Merit Award:
Project: West entry addition to the Oklahoma State Capitol,
Oklahoma City
Architect: Randy Floyd, AIA, Randy Floyd Architects, Oklahoma
City
Owner: State of Oklahoma
General contractor: Lingo Construction
Architecture Merit Award:
Project: Chesapeake Fitness Center – East Addition, Oklahoma
City
Architect: Rand Elliott, FAIA, Elliott+Associates Architects,
Oklahoma City
Owner: Chesapeake Energy Corporation
General contractor: Smith & Pickel Construction
Residential Merit Award:
Project: 302 E. Brady, Tulsa
Architect: Selser Schaefer Architects, Tulsa
Owner: 200 E. Brady LLC
Residential Merit Award:
Project: OKasian House, Oklahoma City
Architect: Brian Fitzsimmons, AIA, Fitzsimmons Architects,
Oklahoma City
Owner: Brian Fitzsimmons, AIA, & TiTi Nguyen
General contractor: Brian Fitzsimmons, AIA
Residential Merit Award:
Project: Hook Residence, Oklahoma City
Architect: Randy Floyd, AIA, Randy Floyd Architects, Oklahoma
City
Owner: Jann & Terry Hook
General contractor: Lingo Construction
Jurors for the competition were recruited from
three of the most distinguished firms in the nation and traveled
to Oklahoma to jury and present the awards. Jurors included:
Eddie Jones, AIA, Jones Studio, Phoenix,
AZ. Mr. Jones was raised in the Oklahoma oil fields and aspired
to be an architect at an early age. A graduate of Oklahoma State
University, School of Architecture, he founded Jones Studio in
the Sonoran desert in Phoenix. His firm has been honored with
many design awards, and was a “living” museum exhibit at the
Scottsdale Museum of Art, temporarily relocating the entire firm
to the gallery for four months. He is a guest lecturer worldwide
and served on faculty at Taliesin East and West School of
Architecture. In 1999, Eddie was the Bruce Goff Chair of
Creative Architecture at The University of Oklahoma, College of
Architecture.
David Brininstool, AIA, Brininstool + Lynch, Chicago, IL.
Mr. Brininstool is a cofounder and principal of his firm, which
operates within a studio-like structure fostering an open
atmosphere and a thorough exchange of ideas. His designs have
received numerous awards and he is a frequent guest lecturer on
design. He is active in the Chicago chapter of the American
Institute of Architects, having served on the Board of
Directors. He is also a member of the Chicago Architectural Club
and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Mr.
Brininstool is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with a
Masters in Architecture.
Jeffrey Scherer, FAIA, Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle,
Minneapolis, MN. A founding principal of MS&R, Mr. Scherer leads
his firm’s workspace and library design practices. His
innovative approach and resulting designs have resulted in
professional honors and awards, included among them an Urban
Land Institute Global Award for Excellence for his work for
Urban Outfitters Inc. and a National Trust for Historic
Preservation Honor Award. He is a frequent conference lecturer
and has coauthored numerous articles and books. Jeffrey
graduated from the University of Arkansas, School of
Architecture.
AIA Oklahoma is the state component for the American Institute
of Architects in Oklahoma, representing over 525 licensed
architects statewide.
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