AIA Northern Virginia Chapter announced the winners of its 2001 Design Awards during a gala held at the newly opened Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., in June.

In its search for a jury, the chapter's Design Awards Committee turned to other AIA chapters to promote impartial consideration on the design merits of each submission. Five categories were included in the program: commercial architecture, residential architecture, interior architecture, conceptual/unbuilt, and the Kitten McD. Herlong Memorial Award for AIA Associates/Interns. Within these 5 categories, the jurors bestowed 13 awards on projects located within the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, Louisiana, West Virginia, Texas, and Madagascar.

Commercial architecture, Award of Excellence:
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Center, Triangle, Va., by Frank Schlesinger Associates with contractor Miller Brothers Incorporation for the Catholic Diocese of Arlington

Commercial architecture, Award of Merit:
IRS Martinsburg Computing Center, Martinsburg, W. Va., by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, PC, with contractor Archer-Western Contractors, Ltd., for the General Services Administration Region 3

Terminal Renovations at Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, La., by HNTB Architecture and SLACK Alost Miremont & Associates with contractor Hensel Phelps Construction Company, for the Shreveport Airport Authority

Commercial architecture, Special Citation:
Harris Teeter at Glebe Road, Arlington, Va., by Little & Associates Architects with contractor LF Jennings for Harris Teeter, Incorporation

World Bank Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar, by Spector, Knapp & Baughman, Ltd., and contractor Colas Angence de Madagascar for the World Bank

Central Cooling Plant Addition, Reston, Va., by James William Ritter Architect with HITT Contracting, for Freddie Mac

Residential architecture, Award of Excellence:
Façade addition, Chevy Chase, Md., by Treacy & Eagleburger Architects, P.C., and contractor for Carol & Ken Rubin

Residential architecture, Awards of Merit:
Ochs House Addition & Renovation, Washington, D.C., by Robert M. Gurney, AIA, with contractor GN Contracting for Tom and Ellen Ochs

Alterations to the Wilson/Glazier Residence, Washington, D.C., by BMK, PC-Architects, with contractor Danish Builders, Inc., for Judy Wilson and Stephen Glazier

Interior architecture, Award of Merit:
Accenture Ideas Exchange, Reston, Va., by Gensler, with contractor HITT Contracting Incorporated for Accenture Ideas Exchange

Interior architecture, Special Citation:
Contessa's Story (The Other Elizabeth), Boyce, Va., by Reader & Swartz Architects, PC, with contractor Blue Ridge Builders, for Elizabeth Locke Jewels

Conceptual/unbuilt, Awards of Merit:
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Terminal D Building, Dallas/Fort Worth by HNTB Architecture & Corgan Associates, Inc. with contractor Austin Commercial, Incorporated, for the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

One Light Street Building, Baltimore, by Gensler with contractor Riparius Construction

The Kitten McD Herlong Memorial Award, Grand Award:
Raber Shed, Alexandria, Va., by associate/intern Christianna Raber, Assoc. AIA, for Mr. & Mrs. Raber

The Kitten McD. Herlong Memorial Award, Merit Award:
The Link to Building Three, Herndon, Va., by associate/intern Christopher Kehde, Assoc. AIA, Randall Mars Architects, for National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation.

The chapter's annual design awards program, now in its 26th year, drew 123 entries this year. For more information about AIA Northern Virginia, visit the Web site.

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