AIA Columbus counts among the winners of its 2003 design competition a health-care campus, library operations center, retail showroom, and a cathedral renovation. Honoring outstanding architecture designed by AIA Columbus-member architects, five of the projects are in central Ohio, and one each are in Cincinnati; Woodbury, Minn.; and Beijing, China. Projects in the U.S. or abroad completed after January 1, 1998, were eligible for the competition.

And the winners are:

Sustainable Design Award

Columbus Metropolitan Library Operations Center
Columbus
an office/warehouse
by DesignGroup
for the Columbus Metropolitan Library

The winning project showed a good implementation of the sustainable design issues of orientation and light,” the jury remarked. “The orientation allowed the building to maximize the sun access through the use of south-facing windows, direct solar gain reduction, and internal transom windows to bring natural light into the core of the building.”

Photo © Feinknopf Photography

Honor Award

Functional Furnishings Showroom
Columbus
a retail showroom
by Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design
for Functional Furnishings

“A compelling retail space with scaled-down, double-sided show rooms at the edge with a chair wall to get you around the corner,” said the jury. “A very well-thought-out solution.”

Photo © Feinknopf Photography

Woodwinds Health Campus
Woodbury, Minn.
a health-care campus
by NBBJ
for Health East Care System

“A strong massing with the landscape. A light-filled, serene interior that is a pleasure to be in,” commented the jury.

Photo © Paul Warchol Photography

Christ Church Cathedral
Cincinnati
a renovation
by Phillip Markwood Architects
for Christ Church Cathedral

“A very responsible and responsive renovation that employs transparency and innovation for a more memorable space,” said the jury.

Photo © Steven Shinn

Mound Street Office Building
Columbus
a commercial office
by Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design
for Mound Street Development Corp

“A building that has purity of form from overall concept to the smallest detail,” the jury enthused. “The absolute simplicity is stunning.”

Photo © Feinknopf Photography

Merit Awards

Beijing Hotel
Beijing, China
a hotel renovation, addition, and interior design
by NBBJ
for the City of Beijing

The jury characterized this project as “the addition of dramatic new energy to formal, Imperial-style buildings.”

Photo © Fu Xing Architectural Photography

Ebner Properties Office Building
Columbus
an office remodeling by Lapiz Design
for Ebner Properties

“A beautifully crafted space carefully considered both in proportion and detail,” remarked the jury.

Photo © Lux Studios

Ohio Moline Plow Building (Ten/Resource)
Columbus
an office renovation and historic renovation
by NBBJ
for Nationwide Realty Investors

“The building’s columns generate an innovative and refreshing work environment that is changeable,’” said the jury.

Photo © Timothy Hursley

“We hope to underscore the importance of quality design and raise the public awareness of the impact that our profession can have on the built environment with the awards program, which is in its 28th year,” said Ruth Gless, AIA, Honor Awards chair. “In addition, we want to honor the efforts of the architects, whose passion and determination have resulted in remarkable solutions that establish a model for quality.”

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