AIA
Tennessee Honors Nine Projects with Design Awards
AIA Tennessee honored nine projects at its 2009 Design Awards.
This year there were six Merit Awards and three Awards of Excellence.
The jurors were Thompson Penney, FAIA, principal in the Charleston,
S.C., office of LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.; Ray Huff, AIA, founding partner
of Huff + Gooden Architects LLC; Whitney Powers, AIA, LEED-AP,
an award-winning architect based in downtown Charleston and founder
of Studio A, Inc.; and Brian T. Wurst, AIA, principal and vice
president in the Charleston office of LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD. and
chair of the firm-wide Design Core Competency Board. ![](../../artwork/go_white.gif)
San Antonio River Walk Expansion Links Commercial,
Cultural Institutions
The new 1.3 mile stretch of San Antonio’s River Walk, called
the Museum Reach, Urban Segment, is a $72 million design by San Antonio-based
Ford, Powell & Carson Architects & Planners. The stretch,
opened last May, features new walkways, landscaping, parks, and public
art along the meandering San Antonio River that links downtown historic,
commercial, and cultural institutions. The San Antonio River Authority
served as project manager. The partnership consists of the San Antonio
River Authority, City of San Antonio, Bexar County, San Antonio River
Foundation, and the San Antonio River Oversight Committee. ![](../../artwork/go_white.gif) |