Markku Allison, AIA, principal of Schemata, Grand Rapids, Mich., received AIA Grand Valley Chapter's Young Architect of the Year Award.

Joseph J. Bilello has been named dean of Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, Muncie, Ind.

Carol Burns, AIA, and Robert J. Taylor, AIA, announced that their Boston firm's new name is Taylor & Burns.

Michael R. Davis, AIA, CEO and director of design, DFD Architecture, Phoenix, announced that the firm has opened a full-service branch office in Boise.

Randall Deutsch, AIA, has launched DeutschWrx Inc., a full-service design firm in Winnetka, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.

Hellmuth Obata + Kassabaum, St. Louis, on April 26 was presented the Art Commission of the City of New York's 19th annual award for Excellence in Design for the rehabilitation of the St. George Intermodal Terminal on Staten Island.

Justin Henshell, AIA, partner in Henshell and Buccellato Consulting Architects, Red Banks, N.J., received the 2000 Voss Award from ASTM for distinguished contributions to architecture, particularly in the field of roofing and waterproofing systems.

Bradford Perkins, FAIA, president, Perkins Eastman Architects PC, New York City, announced that the van Summern Group, Stamford, Conn., has merged its practice into Perkins Eastman.

Michael E. Willis, FAIA, and Gary Fitschen, announced the merger of Michael Willis Architects, San Francisco, and Fitschen & Associates, Oakland, an interior designer firm. The new firm will practice as Michael Willis Architects.

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