AIA Northern Virginia announced the winners of its 2002 Design Awards June 9 at a gala at the Ronald Reagan Building International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Lead juror Graham Gund, FAIA, Graham Gund Architects; Design Awards Committee Chair Paul R. Erickson, AIA, LeMay Erickson Architects; and President Alan L. Storm, AIA, DBI Architects, presented the awards. The annual program, now in its 27th year, drew 106 entries. Winning projects are in Virginia; Washington, D.C; Maryland; New York; Tennessee; West Virginia; and New Mexico.

This year's jury was from the Boston/Cambridge area, chaired by Gund, with Deborah Epstein, AIA, Deborah Epstein Architect; Daniel P. Parruzzi Jr., AIA, Margulies and Associates; and John W. Stebbins, AIA, Cambridge Seven Associates.

A list of the winners and jury comments follow.

ARCHITECTURE

Award of Excellence

• Farragut Center at 1725 Eye Street, NW, Washington, D.C., by Boggs & Partners Architects, Annapolis, Md.

"This office building is an infill structure that celebrates the event of entry."

• Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., by Kerns Group Architects, Arlington, Va.

"The siting is remarkable on this job—it seems so nicely nestled into the courtyard of the church."

• Twinbrook Community Recreation Center, Rockville, Md., by Hughes Group Architects, Sterling, Va.

"The spaces are organized into regular and economic boxes that are then complemented with the trellis/canopy at the entrance."

Award of Merit

• 4501 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va., by WDG Architecture, PLLC, Washington, D.C.

"This building has a very nice three-dimensional quality that, through the use of materials and by moving the facade in and out, creates an image of high plasticity."

• Church of the Holy Cross, Dunn Loring, Va., by Kerns Group Architects, Arlington, Va.

"This is a very well-detailed building. All of the textures are pulled together well."

• Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, Va., by James William Ritter Architect, Alexandria, Va.

"The tree forms of this building reinforce the feeling of welcome."

Special Citation

• Ticketing Hall, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, by HNTB Architecture, Alexandria, Va.

"The Ticket Hall is singled out for recognition because of its great use of materials, particularly glass and steel."

CONCEPTUAL/UNBUILT ARCHITECTURE

Award of Excellence

• United States Marine Corps Heritage Center, Quantico, Va., by Leo A Daly, Washington, D.C.

"The organization of this project makes it successful both as a building and as a museum."

Award of Merit

• Rehabilitation Practitioners, Inc., by Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C., Winchester, Va.

"It's got a wonderful open quality. It seems to be a light building, with the roof reinforcing that feeling by pulling upward."

• Alving Residence, by David Jameson Architect, Alexandria, Va.

"There are offices as well as living spaces, which is intriguing. The space seems to work both horizontally and vertically, giving it an added dimension."

RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

Award of Excellence

• Poolhouse at Little Falls, McLean, Va., by Randall Mars Architects, McLean, Va.

"This project has a beautiful spare quality that comes from conceiving the elegant design and then keeping it simple."

• Windyridge, New Creek, W. Va., by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Alexandria, Va.

"This project displays a nice assemblage of shapes and colors, creating a collage of elements using plates and colors."

• Ranch House Renovation, Chevy Chase, Md., by David Jameson Architect, Alexandria, Va.

"The design displays a nice consistency between exteriors and interiors."

Special Citation (sustainability)

• Seaway House, by Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C., Winchester, Va.

"The idea of reusing timber frames is timely and appropriate."

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

Award of Excellence

• Smith Residence, Washington, D.C., by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Alexandria, Va.

"The strength of the design comes from a simple idea that is carried consistently throughout."

Award of Merit

• B&B Italia New York Showroom, New York City, by Envision Design, PLLC, Washington, D.C.

"Although this design is very simply executed, the minimal use of walls is so that the architecture reads as stage sets."

• Optical Capital Group, Columbia, Md., by Gensler, Washington, D.C.

"This design is marked by a marvelous use of volumes and finishes that result in a relaxed, almost playful quality."

KITTEN MCD. HERLONG AWARD

Grand Award

• Santa Fe House, Santa Fe, New Mexico, by Alastair Reilly, Associate AIA, reilly + grice design, Richmond, Va.

"There is a lovely quality of setting the building against the background of the sky that really evokes the scale of the plains."

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