AIArchitect, September 20, 2004 - Awards Nominations Due October 15

09/2004

Heads Up: Awards Nominations Due October 15
Kemper, Whitney Young, Young Architects, Thomas Jefferson, and Collaborative Achievement awards all due

Whom do you admire most within the profession? Be they young architects or seasoned professionals, humanitarians, social activists, or educators, stand up and get them nominated for the national honor they deserve. Nominations for many of the AIA’s national awards are due next month, so read on!

The Edward C. Kemper Award, named in honor of the AIA’s first executive director, recognizes individuals who contribute significantly to the profession of architecture through service to the AIA.

The Whitney M. Young Jr. Award, named in honor of the civil rights leader and conferred annually by the national Board of Directors, honors an architect or architecturally oriented organization that has contributed significantly to fulfilling the profession's responsibility to society. Honorees can be active in many different fields of responsibility. Members of the national AIA Board of Directors or a component or knowledge community may make nominations for the Whitney M. Young Award.

The Young Architects Awards honor individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in an early stage of their architectural career. Any component, member of the national AIA Board of Directors, knowledge communities, or College of Fellows may nominate one or more architect members of the AIA who have been licensed to practice architecture less than 10 years by the submission deadline. The term young architect has no reference to the age of nominees.

The Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture recognize achievements in three categories:

Private-sector architects who have established a portfolio of accomplishment in the design of architecturally distinguished public facilities
Public-sector architects who manage or produce quality design within their agencies
Public officials or other individuals who by their role of advocacy have furthered the public's awareness and/or appreciation of design excellence.

The Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement are conferred by the AIA to recognize the distinguished achievements of individuals who have had a beneficial influence on or advanced the architectural profession.

For more information or to request nomination materials, contact Kelly Pickard, AIA Honors and Awards Department, 202-626-7563 or kpickard@aia.org.

To read more about these awards and see lists of recent recipients, see Honors and Awards on the AIA Web site.

Pictured is Robert A. Odermatt, FAIA, recipient of the 2004 Edward G. Kemper Award for significant contributions to the profession through service to the AIA.