Summary: AIA San Diego announces the 2007 winners in the chapter’s design awards and Young Architect of the Year (YAYA) programs. Serving as jurors were: Angela Brooks, AIA, LEED-AP, Pugh + Scarpa; John Holmes, AIA, Holst Architecture; and James Richärd, AIA, Richärd & Bauer Architecture. The jurors evaluated more than 80 applications in this year’s Design Awards Program and chose to present three honor awards, five merit awards, four citations, a Divine Details award, and an Energy Efficiency Integration Award. All winning projects are in San Diego.

HONOR AWARDS

AIA San Diego’s highest award celebrates extraordinary, thoroughly resolved architectural design, worthy of the profession’s highest regard.

Residential
Lemke House, by Luce et Studio Architects
James Richärd, AIA: “One of the things that stood out for the panel on this project was the ultimate reuse of an existing home. The architects created a wonderful modern living environment without sacrificing or destroying a vintage California Ranch home. There was no need to build an opulent, oversized structure. The home was modest but the detailing was impeccable.”
John Holmes, AIA: “This project reflects a sublime use of materials and a subtle exchange of textures and material. There are real moments of pleasure and surprise throughout. The typical expectation you have walking into a ranch house is, in this case, countered by a spatial experience that is fluid and without distraction.”
(Photo © Paul Rivera/Archephoto.)

Institutional
UCSD Student Services Center by Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA
James Richärd, AIA: “This building was simple, to the point, and very powerful.”
Angela Brooks, AIA, LEED: “Our panel was impressed by the inviting nature of the architecture. The openness and circulation—the manner that students move through the building—worked very well. And, unexpected, playful details resulted in a building that opens itself to the student community and invites participation.”
(Photo © Brighton Noying.)

Mixed-Use
The Union, by Jonathan Segal Architect, FAIA
John Holmes, AIA: “This mixed use project really hit all the right notes. It is a project that leads by example, accomplishing great things with a modest budget and focus on energy efficiency.”
Angela Brooks, AIA, LEED: “The scale of this project was really an asset. The way the buildings meet the street is very successful, along with the creativity in interlocking space between residences and commercial offices.” (Photo by the architect.)

Merit Awards

Merit Awards recognize exemplary, innovative, and well-resolved design worthy of professional recognition.

Residential
K Lofts by Jonathan Segal Architect, FAIA (pictured). (Photo courtesy of the architect.)

Interiors
George’s California Modern, by Luce et Studio Architects

Un-Built
Las Flores, by Estudio Santander

Un-Built
Palomar College Learning Resource Center, by LPA, Inc.

Institutional
1100 Kettner (Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Downtown Addition), by Gluckman Mayner Architects.

Citations

This award recognizes distinctive aspects or elements of a design that demonstrate noteworthy architectural skill or vision.

Residential
Artist Bridge Studio (pictured), by Safdie Rabines Architects.
(Photo © Undine Prohl.)

Commercial
B.L.D.G. (Barrio Logan Design Guild), by Blue Motif Architecture

Un-Built
Bayside Fire Station, by Studio: Anderson Inc.

Institutional
UCSD Pepper Canyon Hall, by SmithGroup Inc.

Divine Detail

This award honors specific, ingenious, and graceful design details that are worthy of recognition all by themselves. This year, it was presented to Museum Table, by Luce et Studio Architects.

Young Architect of the Year Award (Yaya)

This year’s Young Architect of the Year is Lloyd Russell, AIA, who is currently teaching at Woodbury University as a co-director of the Masters in Real Estate Development program. Since 2003, he has been an elected member to the Centre City Advisory Committee to the Centre City Development Corporation. His residential project, “R3 Triangle Building” was awarded an Honor Award in the 2006 AIA Design Awards.

Energy Efficiency Integration Award

This year, the jury awarded an “Energy Efficiency Integration Award” to:
Commercial
B.L.D.G. (Barrio Logan Design Guild), by Blue Motif Architecture.
(Photo © Stephen Whalen.)