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Design AID: Outdoor Learning Spaces

Design AID: Outdoor Learning Spaces Competition News, Architecture Contest 2020

Design AID: Outdoor Learning Spaces Competition

August 18, 2020

Design AID: Outdoor Learning Spaces Open Call

Design AID: Outdoor Learning Spaces Design Ideas Competition, PA, USA

How can communities turn underutilized schoolyards into outdoor classrooms that could enable students to safely return to school? The Community Design Collaborative, in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, invites designers to submit ideas for outdoor learning spaces that can be easily and inexpensively implemented by schools in Philadelphia and beyond.

The Community Design Collaborative will compile all feasible design solutions in the Design AID: Outdoor Learning Spaces Design Guide that will serve as a digital resource to support Philadelphia schools and schools across the U.S. and the globe in their efforts to safely go back to school. The School District of Philadelphia will use the design guide to implement 5-6 pilot learning spaces at Philadelphia schools this fall.

The competition opens Friday, August 14, 2020 and the deadline for submissions is Sunday, August 23, 2020. The digital design guide will launch Monday, September 14, 2020. More information is available at www.cdesignc.org/outdoor-learning.

Further Details:

Students haven’t seen the inside of a classroom for months and they’ve been missing in-person interaction with their teachers and peers. They’ve tried school on a screen, but it’s just not the same.

How can schools turn underutilized schoolyards into outdoor classrooms that could enable students to safely return to school?

As school districts and parents all over the country are contemplating the possible scenarios for returning to school, history indicates that we should be (re)turning to the outdoors for answers. With funding from the William Penn Foundation, and in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, the Community Design Collaborative’s Design Assistance In Demand (A.I.D.): Outdoor Learning Spaces Design Ideas Competition is seeking your innovative and creative solutions for outdoor learning in a time of global crisis — and beyond — to bring all of our students back to school as soon as safely possible and to expand opportunities for learning in the extended future.

School buildings have a limited amount of square footage to address the proper social distancing necessary for all students to return to school, so we are looking to utilize the typically underused footprint of schoolyards to expand learning environments to the outdoor classroom. While this challenge is not site specific, design solutions should be considered for typical paved schoolyards. Designs can address a range of interventions, from the simple idea of bringing existing classroom furniture outdoors to a kit of parts that can be mixed and matched in various schools and sites, and may be constructed by school and community volunteers.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Anyone can participate! And everyone’s a winner! The Community Design Collaborative will compile your design solutions in the Design A.I.D.: Outdoor Learning Spaces Design Guide that will serve as a digital resource to support Philadelphia schools and schools across the U.S. and the globe in their efforts to safely go back to school.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?

Entrants will design an outdoor learning space and create for submission (1) main concept image accompanied by a concise (150 word) concept description. In addition, entrants can create up to 12 supporting images and/or text components that provide clear instruction about materials needed to construct, install, and maintain the proposed design.

TIMELINE

Friday, August 14 Competition opens.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 Deadline for submissions. Due by 11:59 PM EST

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Digital Design Guide launched.

SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER Outdoor learning spaces installed at 5-6 schools.

Early November Virtual presentation of completed projects.

DESIGN GUIDELINES

Successful designs must reflect the Design Goals, Design Parameters and Public Health Recommendations as outlined in the following pages of this brief.

Additional considerations and resources are also included. However, while you may use these to guide your work, it is not necessary to address all of them in your submission.

While the designs will be evaluated for inclusion in the Design Guide based on compliance with the Design Goals, Design Parameters, and Public Health Recommendations, they will also be considered based on creativity and innovation. So, please BE CREATIVE!

Medium, technique, and vantage point of drawings are determined at the discretion of the entrant. However, drawings and supporting information must be clear and comprehensive for all audiences, not only designers.

HOW TO SUBMIT

To submit your design solution, please prepare the following materials for submission: – Name of Designer / Design Team or Firm – Names of individual team members – Designer / Design Team or Firm contact information – Title of Design Solution – One (1) main concept image of your design solution. File must be as close to 300dpi and no larger than 5MB. – 150 word narrative that describes your design solution and how it addresses the design criteria. – Design Guide page with one (1) main concept image, three (3) supporting images, and narrative. File must be a PDF no larger than 5MB, download Design Guide template: https://ift.tt/3219yRj

– Design Details page with up to eight (8) images and/or text components that provide clear instruction about materials needed to construct, install, and maintain the proposed design. File must be a PDF no larger than 5MB, download Design Details template: https://ift.tt/321WivY

– Design assembly difficulty level: no tools, hand tools, power tools, or specialized skills. – Total number of hours spent by all team members on the design of your submission. This information is intended to document the overall value of pro bono service provided through this design competition. – Social media handles – Website, if applicable – Non-refundable entry fee of $25 (per entry). 100% of this fee (and any additional donation) will fund the construction of additional outdoor learning spaces in School District of Philadelphia schoolyards, providing more opportunities to our school children beyond the funded 5-6 pilot outdoor learning spaces through this effort. Designers / design teams may submit multiple design solutions, however, each must be submitted as a separate entry submission. Submit your outdoor learning space idea here: https://ift.tt/3aBwB9e

THE PANEL

All design submissions will be reviewed by a panel of members of the School District of Philadelphia, Playful Learning Landscapes, the Community Design Collaborative and traditional and community educators.

All competition submissions will be reviewed and evaluated for inclusion in the Design Guide based on compliance with the listed criteria of Design Goals, Design Parameters and Public Health Recommendations.

Additionally, School District of Philadelphia students and their families may review the submissions to select their top 10 favorite submissions, which will receive a gold star designation in the Design Guide.

IMPLEMENTING PILOT LEARNING SPACES

This initiative intends for 5-6 pilot outdoor learning spaces to be implemented through funding from the William Penn Foundation for this Design Ideas Competition. The beneficiary schools will be selected by the School District of Philadelphia with a goal of serving those schools most in need. These schools will, hopefully, be catalysts, encouraging other schools to implement their own outdoor learning space.

Design Goals

DESIGN SOLUTIONS ARE TO BE:

– Welcoming, safe, accessible, and equitable

– Vibrant, intriguing, and playful

– Supporting teacher-student interactions

– Spaces that foster learning (all components/ aspects of the design should strive to incorporate opportunities for learning, i.e., if there is a roof element, it can incorporate a system of rain collection to teach about stormwater management)

– Inclusive of all modalities of learning: kinesthetic (moving), visual (seeing), auditory (hearing), and tactile (touching)

– Appropriate for elementary (K-5) schools with special focus on the youngest students in grades K-3 – Promoting creativity and ingenuity in children

Design Parameters

DESIGN SOLUTIONS ARE TO:

– Be fabricated and installed for $5000 or less

– Easily fabricated and assembled quickly by volunteers (ideally with assistance from students)

– Be temporary, yet inspiring the potential for permanent installations.

– Accommodate year-round learning (all four seasons)

– Be low maintenance (in ease and cost)

– Make creative use of everyday materials and items prioritizing the use of durable, reusable, and sustainable materials

– Maximize accessibility throughout the site for all abilities

– Meet minimum code requirements for structures, railings, ramps, surfaces, etc.

– Consider a menu of design elements that are versatile and can be configured to the needs of multiple sites

– Accommodate clear lines of sight for supervision of a 30-student class by teachers

– Include opportunities for smaller groups or individual learning

– Integrate power, water, and wifi, as possible

– Be easily secured (security in some cases may be provided by an existing fence surrounding the schoolyard)

– Include opportunities for storage, writing and tackable surfaces

– Consider the design for one classroom and/or how multiple classrooms may be arranged within one schoolyard space

Public Health Recommendations

DESIGN SOLUTIONS ARE TO:

– Incorporate public health guidance from the local, state, and federal requirements to maintain the health and safety of school staff and students.

– Follow CDC guidance for schools, City of Philadelphia Reopening Guidance for Elementary Schools (English) (Espanol), and the School District of Philadelphia Public Health Guidance for COVID-19.

– Embrace the Guiding Principles of Inclusive Healthy Places. These guiding principles can inform strategies for shaping public space projects that promote accessibility and diverse social interactions, reflect shared social values, advance equity, and are welcoming for all.

SUGGESTED STRATEGIES MAY INCLUDE:

– Seating that supports physical distancing and universal design for all abilities

– Proper signage for physical distancing that includes information on how to stop the spread of COVID-19. All signage should be available in languages appropriate to the host community

– Touchless hand-washing locations and automatic dispensers for hand sanitizer

Additional Considerations

PLANNING & ACCESS

Design teams may review and use the following considerations to guide their designs, but are not required to address them in their submission. – Designs should consider impact on surrounding residential areas. – Designs are to be attractive and add to the overall look and appeal of the school and grounds. – Designs should consider protection from surrounding vehicular traffic. – Grade should be maintained, or changes should be easily navigable without gaps or steps. – Designs should account for heavy traffic/usage. – Designs should consider the increased need for bike or scooter parking within the schoolyard space.

PLAYFUL LEARNING

Playful Learning Landscapes uses an evidencebased approach that harnesses guided play in spaces designed for children to discover, explore, and learn. Entrants should consider using designs that: – Encourage children to engage in the type of play known to support learning (i.e., joyful, meaningful, actively engaging, and socially interactive) – Incorporate 21st century learning goals (i.e., 6 Cs; communication, collaboration, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence) – Include elements that spark conversation and enriching interactions – Integrate, where possible, elements of community culture and identity

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THE FINE PRINT

The Design A.I.D.: Outdoor Learning Spaces Design Ideas Competition is organized and administered by the Community Design Collaborative in partnership with The School District of Philadelphia (The Partners). The goal of this outdoor learning space initiative is to develop a Design Guide that Philadelphia schools can adapt for use at their specific sites with the support of their students, families, and neighbors.

All competition submissions shall be vetted by The Panel for eligibility and adherence with the design criteria in the competition brief. All design solutions adhering to the listed design criteria will be published in the Design A.I.D.: Outdoor Learning Spaces Design Guide. Decisions of eligibility will be at the discretion of The Panel and all decisions are final. The Panel and Partners reserve their right to refuse any entry.

By submitting an entry to this competition, the designer/ design team represents that all work submitted is the original work of the designer/design team. The Partners shall not be responsible for any misrepresentations, disputes, or other concerns associated with the authorship of the submissions. The Partners reserve the right to publish and/or reproduce images and text from any and all submissions, with credit to the creator(s). By submitting an entry to this competition, entrants transfer unlimited use for publication, exhibition and electronic posting of all entries to The Partners, and entrants acknowledge and accept that all aspects of any submission may be used for publicity purposes.

The Partners shall not be responsible for any technical or other conditions that prevent the receipt or evaluation of a competition submission, or any part thereof.

Entrants agree to release, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Partners and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims, liens, demands, causes of action and suits and all losses, damages and expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, in any manner connected with entrants’ participation in the competition.

Upon submitting an entry to this competition, all entrants agree to waive any and all claims against The Partners in connection with the competition. The Partners shall not be responsible for evaluating the soundness of any entry for construction or safety purposes, including without limitation with respect to any public health requirements.

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With funding from the William Penn Foundation, and in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, the Community Design Collaborative is seeking innovative and creative solutions for outdoor learning in a time of global crisis – and beyond – to bring students back to school as soon as safely possible and to expand opportunities for outdoor learning in the future.

School buildings have a limited amount of square footage to address the proper social distancing necessary for all students to return to school, but the typically underused schoolyard can be used to expand learning environments to the outdoors. Open-air classrooms were used to prevent the spread of tuberculosis in the early 20th-century, and outdoor learning has been shown to have physical, emotional, and social benefits for kids.

Architects and designers are encouraged to submit ideas for outdoor learning spaces that can be easily and inexpensively implemented by schools in Philadelphia and elsewhere.

Anyone can participate! And everyone’s a winner! The Community Design Collaborative will compile all feasible design solutions in the Design AID: Outdoor Learning Spaces Design Guide that will serve as a digital resource to support Philadelphia schools and schools across the U.S. and the globe in their efforts to safely go back to school. The School District of Philadelphia will use the design guide to implement 5-6 pilot learning spaces at Philadelphia schools this fall.

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Community Design Collaborative a: 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia PA 19107, USA

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Nelson Announces New Strategic Plan

NELSON launched a new brand positioning unifying all design, architecture and strategy disciplines under one shared vision that leverages insight and perspective across multiple business sectors to benefit clients with the power of collective expertise.

NELSON has been aggressively expanding with the acquisition of 15 industry-leading firms in the last five years. The new organizational structure will unify a robust network spanning over 25 offices and more than 1,100 employees with a refreshed brand and portfolio strategy, including a new visual and verbal identity to communicate the expansive service offering to the marketplace. This effort will establish centers for excellence with strategic practice verticals that collaboratively work to transform the collective human experience: • “Work”: Experiences centered on our work lives, from corporate office towers to co-working spaces – and even the warehouses that supply us, which count business verticals including Corporate,Tenant/Landlord, Speculative Office, and Industrial, will go to market as NELSON. • “Serve”: The places where communities serve each other in pursuit of education, governance, and healthcare, each with their own unique needs and opportunities will include Healthcare, Government, Education, Justice, and Religious and will go to market as NELSON. • “Play”: The environments where consumers experience brands, in the destinations where we dine, shop, explore, and engage with one another, including Retail, Restaurants, and Entertainment. Recognizing the unique retail strategy, design and architecture equity embodied in the FRCH name, this business will go to market as FRCH NELSON, a NELSON brand. • “Thrive”: The intersection and convergence of many human experiences in one destination, where consumers come together to stay, live, and spend time will include business verticals such as Mixed Use, Hospitality, Commercial Multi-Family, and Senior Living, will go to market was NELSON. NELSON now touts universal capabilities across all verticals in architecture, interior design, graphic and environmental design, and brand strategy, primed for regional, national, and international applications. This change marks a key turning point in response to consumers’ brand preferences and the future of experiential design in the 21st century.

“This organizational strategy has been twenty years in the making, signaling an exciting era for our company to utilize cross-functional teams, spanning from innovation to implementation services to collaboratively influence the dynamic nature of brand experiences,” said John “Ozzie” Nelson Jr., Chairman and co-CEO of NELSON.

Today’s consumers engage with brands in a fluid manner, moving in and out of different types of brand experiences. By taking a consumer-centric approach to the impact that NELSON has across the human experience, the company is creating more meaningful and informed solutions for both clients and consumers. With expertise now in all consumer-facing environments, NELSON provides a holistic approach that is unrivaled in the industry.

“Consumers are expecting something much different from brands today than in the past. Through this new organizational strategy, we are saying to current and future clients and the broader market in general, that a very nuanced blending of expertise is needed to build experiences that truly transcend environments, and both inspire and engage consumers,” said Jim Tippmann, Co-CEO of NELSON.

Under this brand repositioning, NELSON will brand its retail focused practice areas including: specialty retail design, large format, department stores, restaurants, and entertainment, as FRCH NELSON, a cohesive retail center of excellence for Fortune 500 category leaders and boutique clients.

Client partnerships across the NELSON network include: Bank of America, Saks Fifth Avenue, Google, Oracle, Hershey’s, Cisco, Kroger, Simon Property Group, Macy’s, Westfield, SAP Fieldglass, HILTON, Target, T-Mobile, Dick’s Sporting Goods, American Girl, YUM! Brands, and many more.

ABOUT NELSON

NELSON is an award-winning firm delivering architecture, interior design, graphic design, and brand strategy services that transform all dimensions of the human experience, providing our clients with strategic and creative solutions that positively impact their lives and the environments where they work, serve, play, and thrive. Our collective network includes more than 1,000 teammates in 25 offices, combining industry experience, service expertise, and geographic reach to deliver projects across the country and around the world.

For more information, visit www.NELSONworldwide.com

Key Rankings: • #3 Top 10 Office Experts, Interior Design Magazine • #6 Office Giants Sector, Architecture Firms, Building Design + Construction • #9 Top 100 Giants, Interior Design Magazine • 2018 Firm of the Year, AIA Miami

ABOUT FRCH NELSON

FRCH NELSON, a NELSON brand, is a global brand experience firm delivering architecture, interior design, graphic design, branding services, and consulting services for all facets of the retail and restaurant industry, from innovation to implementation. As the retail center of excellence within NELSON, we combine over 50 years of experience with cross-functional talent and geographic reach to turn ideas into actions.

For more information, visit www.FRCHNELSON.com.

Additional Key Points

NELSON had gross revenue of over $200 million in the 2018 calendar year.

A significant undertaking from the brand strategy team at NELSON and over a year in the making, this effort represents a massive investment with the equivalent of over $1 million dollars in billable hours to take the brand from imagination to reality, which includes a new visual and verbal identity and website relaunch in 2019. The new brand will launch to the public on Thursday, January 31, 2019.

NELSON combines strategic business offerings under a single brand framework to holistically serve every possible need of their clients. Their new mantra of “Boldly Transforming” puts ideas into action with a business strategy of acquiring the “best- of-the-best” in the industry to provide clients with a national footprint and a consistent network of experts at their doorstep (when and where they need them). Most recently these acquisitions have included Wakefield Beasley & Associates, an award-winning architecture firm with nearly 200 professionals in the southeast region; FRCH Design Worldwide, a retail and hospitality architecture firm with a 50 year, award-winning legacy; Cope Linder Architects, bringing extensive experience in commercial architects in hospitality, gaming and entertainment; as well as the recent acquisition of Seattle-based Craft Architects which has a 15-year history of leading design in the industrial market. These acquisitions have helped create a national footprint of category-leaders that elevate all aspects of the NELSON offering.

The company’s growth strategy over the next 5 years will include hundreds of jobs across the NELSON network. • Current NELSON offices are located: o Southeast: Alpharetta, GA, Atlanta GA, Charleston, SC, Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Miami, FL, Orlando, FL, Tampa, FL o Northeast: Boston, MA, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Vienna, VA o West: Los Angeles, CA, Pleasanton, CA, San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA o Midwest: Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Cleveland, OH, Minneapolis, MN

FRCH NELSON will provide retail innovation and implementation services primarily from the Cincinnati and New York City office locations.

The strategic positioning is a response to the convergence of brand experiences across all touchpoints of human engagement, supported by the company’s deep expertise in markets across multiple sectors.

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Designhounds KBIS at Las Vegas 2019: Meet the team

We are proud to announce another first for KBIS 2019 in Las Vegas, the inaugural #DesignhoundsKBIS tour replaces our beloved BlogTour since the world of social and digital media has changed and we realize that KBIS deserves to be covered from different angles via blogs but also via Instagram and other important social media platforms. You’ll meet our group of bloggers and design influencers below and we would love for you to follow their individual platforms and #designhoundsKBIS . To join all we do with #designhounds simply follow and use that hashtag as well and we’ll keep you updated on all the things that make us go WOOF, year-round.

Chanda Seymour Design (CSD) is a full-service interior design studio, providing timeless and functional environments for today’s lifestyle. Chanda Seymour is a California native, and an interior designer with over twenty years of experience. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, and is certified by both the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ) and the California Council for Interior Design Certification (CCIDC). Chanda founded CSD in 2003 after working with award-winning architecture firms in Boston and San Francisco, on projects as diverse as university, biotechnology, medical, retail, and residential spaces. Founded on the belief that successful design is not only beautiful, but also functional, CSD is dedicated to providing innovative solutions that are efficient, safe and aesthetically pleasing. Each new project is a collaborative journey with the client to provide spaces that meet their needs and exceed their expectations.

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Veronica Solomon is an award-winning interior designer whose work has been featured in numerous publications including The ASID Texas Gulf Coast Chapter magazine, Houston House & Home magazine, Katy magazine, and national blogs such as Apartment Therapy. She has been named as one of The Top Ten Emerging Designers To Watch By Black Interior Designers Network. She has established herself as one of West Houston’s most highly acclaimed interior designers and lifestyle experts. She has created unique and memorable interiors for a wide variety of residential, homebuilding and commercial clients over her 11 year career as the CEO and Principal Designer of Casa Vilora Interiors. She is the region’s only designer who practices the art of creating luxurious and fresh, yet practical interiors for a busy family to live in and enjoy. Veronica provides her clients with distinctive, cutting-edge furnishings that are not readily available at retail stores. She travels across the nation to major furnishings markets to obtain the most unique and innovative furniture and accessories, while keeping up-to-date on the latest trends. Veronica is a mother of two amazing children and a feisty chiweenie named Rufus. Her Jamaican heritage of staying grounded, hard-working and dedicated to her craft, not only shows in some of her colorful interiors, but allows her to service her clients with an intentional system of satisfaction by design. She is a mentor to young designers and design students about to embark on entrepreneurship in the design industry. Veronica is actively involved in local charitable organizations such as The Houston Furniture Bank D.I.V.A.S., and founded The Solomon Project Pregnancy Help Ministry that provides a beautiful and comfortable space for a deserving young mom to bring her baby home to nurse and nurture.

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Patricia Hoyna, founder of Studio Hoyna is an intuitive designer and artist with a simple mission to create unique homes that make sense for the people who live in them. With a background in Fine Arts (MA hons) Patricia approaches design with passion and curiosity for all things beautiful and understanding of modern day living. Working creatively and collaboratively Hoyna’s style blends several key values that have little to do with fashion: understated elegance, contemporary character, tactile and visual comfort. Each project is approached with emphasis on unique identity of their clients.

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Angela Todd, Principal. I am a live wire full of creativity, passion, drive, and enthusiasm. I never felt like I chose interior design as a career; I felt it was revealed to me. It is exactly what I am supposed to do.I love beautiful spaces, interesting stories, history, and architecture. I approach interior design more in how spaces feel, rather than what one can define in a formula. A great interior to me is about weaving a story into the fabric of the design. We may not realize it, but for most of us the life experiences we have, coupled with our personality, give someone like me a distinct vision of a beautifully finished interior.I am a bit of an irreverent soul. I live to juxtapose raw with refined, as well as sophistication with spontaneity. I like to use color and pattern to set a mood in a space which tells visitors something subtle about my clients. At our core, we believe our job is creating memorable backdrops that tell the story of fascinating and intricate lives. I work and reside on the east side of Portland near Mount Tabor in a 1916 foursquare with great bones, a story, and a heart. I am lovingly restoring her to glory. In my free time, I love to entertain, enjoy music, laugh, and travel to places with soul and profound histories.

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Award-winning Baton Rouge-based interior designer and blogger Arianne Bellizaire bases her distinctive aesthetic on creating just the right amount of tension between clean and fresh, and bold and colorful.On her popular blog, Inspired to Style, Arianne connects with design enthusiasts and industry peers, sharing decorating tips, curating design inspiration, and reporting on the latest design trends, as well as offering a behind-the-scenes look at her own latest design projects.With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications and a decade-long career in PR prior to launching her design firm in 2013, Arianne is a seasoned pro at bringing the topic of interior design to life in her own content, at industry speaking engagements, and in a litany of collaborative efforts with top brands and influencers. Among Arianne’s many awards and achievements in her design career, she has been named a High Point Market Authority Style Spotter (2015), Perlick Ambassador of Cool (2017), Villeroy & Boch Color Challenge Winner (2017), Modenus Blog Tour invitee (2016 & 2019), and Modenus DesignHound (Spain and London 2016, Surfaces 2018).Her blog is a two-time nominee for the Amara Interior Blog Awards (2016, 2017) and is currently listed as one of the Modenus Top 100 Influential Blogs.Her work and expertise have been featured in Rue Daily, House Beautiful, Good Housekeeping, Editor-At-Large, and USA Today.

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Wendy Woloshchuk is the principal designer and owner of Details Full Service Interiors, based in Monson, Massachusetts. She works with clients both regionally and across the country. Her scope of work ranges from full kitchen and bathroom renovations to accessorizing a living Wendy believes in creating comfortable, personalized, and memorable spaces for busy clients who want to make the most of their time and resources. Her work has been featured in several print and online publications. She is the author of numerous interior design guides. Additionally, she shares her practical design and decorating advice on The Daily Details – her daily live show on the Details Facebook page.Wendy started Details Full Service Interiors, a Western Massachusetts interior design company, over 10 years ago after completing design school. She stays current by attending multiple industry events annually.

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At Julie Schuster Design Studio, the focus is on creating spaces that nurture and support the people that live in them. Our specialty is uniting both the physical as well as the emotional well-being of your environment. Our holistic style does this collaboratively with each and every client by taking the time to “coax” out the desires and vision that each of us has for the spaces we all want to live in. The results are “invigorating interior spaces for people to live and function in.” Julie is a contributing writer, published in Designers Today and Kitchen & Bath Business, as well as serving on the Editorial Advisory Board for Kitchen & Bath Business. She is currently a Brand Ambassador for Robern Cabinetry, as well. Julie is a nationally sought speaker on the subjects of Interior Design and Feng Shui, as well as Universal Design and Multigenerational Designing. Julie holds a BS in Business, as well as a degree in Interior Design from New York School for Interior Design. She is a Red Ribbon Certified Feng Shui Practitioner with The International Feng Shui Guild. Additionally, she holds the certification of “Certified Living in Place Professional (CLIPP); who’s focus is on environments safe and accessible to those with physical limitations.

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From seaside homes to luxury condominiums in Boston’s Back Bay, award-winning interior designer Pamela Copeman is noted for her posh panache and timeless designs that unite classic style with a modern, often colorful twist.With over 20 years of experience designing exceptional living spaces for a variety of clients, Pamela prides herself on keeping up with the latest and greatest products and trends in interior design. By working collaboratively with clients, Pamela ensures that each space she designs is a true reflection of the people who live in it.Pamela has been recognized by her peers in the design world, national publications, as well as locally. Pamela is the recipient of multiple design awards including a 2014 Design Excellence Award from ASID New England. She has also been featured in South Shore Living magazine, The Boston Globe, and Traditional Home. Pamela authors Posh Palettes, an Interior Design and Art blog and has been part of several prestigious design blogging panels including Modenus’ BlogTour of Venice and Milan and Brizo’s “Blogger 19”. Additionally, Pamela is an accomplished oil painter and mixed media artist. Her art work is showcased locally at La Petite Maison in downtown Hingham as well as local art festivals. Describing her artistic style as classic, colorful, eclectic and loose, Pamela paints with a designer’s eye and a firm belief that inspiration is everywhere.

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Stephanie believes that your house should reflect who you are and the way you want to live. Her passion is creating spaces that are beautiful and inviting, while functioning effortlessly in your day to day life. By listening to her clients, she creates a personalized vision for each and every space and then works in collaboration with tradespeople to execute the final design. Whether your style is traditional, modern, or a little bit of both, Stephanie will work with you to create a fresh, timeless interior that speaks to you. S Squared Interiors specializes in turn-key interior design, including space-planning, renovations, and new construction in both residential and commercial applications. Stephanie graduated from Meredith College with a BS in Interior Design and is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers. In 2007, she realized a professional goal by becoming an NCIDQ certified Interior Designer. When she’s not working with clients, she enjoys spending time with her husband, eleven-year-old twins and two dogs.

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Anna Gibson is an AKBD certified kitchen and bathroom designer. Hailing from Israel, she has been based in Reston for the past 18 years. Growing up with a civil engineer dad, Anna is no stranger to hard hats and construction sites. With over 15 years of her own hands-on experience in residential construction, coupled with a natural ability for design and architecture, Anna provides a wealth of knowledge and creativity to her customers. Keeping up with her international upbringing Anna loves to travel around the world to collect new ideas that help inspire her design work. Anna works across the full spectrum of projects ranging from multi-unit condominiums to multi-million dollar custom homes. Anna’s biggest passion is kitchens as she strives to create spaces that enhance her clients’ lifestyles. Anna recently won the Blue Ribbon award from NVBIA for best features in new custom construction in Northern Virginia, her kitchens are featured in Home and Design Magazine, she has been selected as a featured speaker as part of the “Voices of the Industry” at the 2018 KBIS Conference and she continues to grow with the industry to provide the best for her clients.

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Laurel Bern is an award-winning interior designer and blogger from Bronxville, New York. Through her popular blog, Laurel Home, she has drawn a large following due to her candid style of writing, useful information and warm community of readers.Laurel’s interior design work has been featured in national as well as Westchester County, New York shelter magazines. She is known for a having a young-traditional aesthetic and is one to buck many of the current trends unless, they happen to be classic favorites.For two years running for 2018-2019, she has come in first place out of some 200 design bloggers/social media influencers nominated for Modenus/Design Hounds Influencer of the Year. In addition to her design work and blogging, Laurel has authored four helpful online interior design guides, for professionals and design enthusiasts alike.

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Michele Alfano Design LLC is a collaborative design studio located in Hudson Valley, NY. With formal architecture training and experience, Michele Alfano brings a distinctive bold and modern architectural approach to interiors, furniture and product design. Alfano refers to her design style as “a tailored emotional intelligence,”- Livable Modern spaces that are both eye-catching, highly functional and inspire well-being. It’s her disciplined yet edgy detailing which brings spaces to life by beckoning its users to touch, to emote and to challenge them to think. Alfano has received plenty of attention from brands, publications and media for her work. She was selected for the DXV Design Panel 2017 to re-imagine the modern movement; the bathroom design was featured in such publications as the New York Times T Style, Luxe, Interior Design, Elle Decor, Vanity Fair, Metropolitan Home, Metropolis, and Architectural Digest. Michele received accolades from the 2017 BLANCO by Design contest and been an invited speaker on design panels at KBIS and Wanted Design. She has received honors in the industry, including KBDN Top Innovators 2018 in the Kitchen and Bath industry, the 21st Interiors Award for Best Public Space, and has appeared on BlogTalkRadio. In her design blog MOD Design Guru, Alfano’s modern voice explores new innovations in the industry and investigates how lifestyles evolve alongside design trends. MOD Design has been recognized by the JDR Industry Awards and the Modenus Top 100 Interior Design Blogs and Influencers, and Alfano has been invited to travel and write for brands such as Tile of Spain, Miele, Mr. Steam, Brizo, Zephyr, DXV, Du Verre, the NKBA, Modenus, and Axor. Michele feels strongly about the importance of giving back and has, since 2012, participated both as a designer, steering committee member and Brand Ambassador for DIFFA’s Picnic by Design and Dining by Design.

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Jill Seidner is a Los Angeles based Interior Designer specializing in commercial & residential interior design. She is active in the design community & also the original Los Angeles blogger for the Material Girls Blog, in addition to her own blog and social media following. She is an alumni of two Blog Tours, London and NYC as well as co-hosting a design walking tour for a past Blog Tour LA group.

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Jennifer Moreau’s early passion for the arts has led her to a 10+ year career in Interior Design that has become second nature. Drawing inspiration from her clients’ lives and the home’s surroundings, while creating a gorgeous and liveable environment has become her signature as the principal at Moreau Designs. She believes it really is how you feel in a space that matters, whether it’s comforting, inspiring or grounding, your home should be your haven. She is always striving to become more connected to client’s needs and creating the lifestyle the client desires even if they don’t know it initially. Jennifer keeps active in her community through public art and charity events and has made appearances on CTLive, Connecticut’s premier lifestyle tv show. Supporting local and global artisan’s is a platform and practice in her designs near and dear to her heart. You can find her blog at www.moreaudesigns.com where her humor is obvious, she likes to keep it real online and in person.

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Mitzi Beach A.S.I.D. C.A.P.S. is an award-winning Interior Designer, Author, and Baby Boomer Marketing & Lifestyle Specialist. Mitzi, armed with 30 years experience and a masters degree in interior design, she is one of the Design Hounds top 100 influencers 2018, selected as a member of the prestigious Style Spotters High Point market in North Carolina, as well as High Point Market Design Bloggers Tour, quoted in The Wall Street Journal as an expert in the emerging Aging in Place (AIP) trend. Along with designers across America, her home is featured in the 2018 “Christmas by Design” book.

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I started my career as a graphic designer, gaining a solid grounding in all elements of design including colour, proportion, shape and size. After having been a stay-at-home-Mom for 19 years, I went back to school to become a certified Interior Decorator. I launched my initial business in 2009 to provide Interior Decorator and Design Consultant services in the Ottawa area. I quickly realized that the elements of design I had been taught as a graphic artist, seamlessly translated to Interior Design and Interior Decorating.My personal interest in small space design has become an integral part of my business. I experienced downsizing first hand moving from a large family country home, to a smaller city home, then finally to a new condo build in the heart of downtown Ottawa.I love designing smaller spaces as they require attention to design detail while also mastering the practical matters of function and form. However, smaller spaces, out of necessity need to be well edited to ensure you are still surrounded by the things you love, regardless of design trends.I have been published in Style at Home, Ottawa at Home Magazine, Ottawa Magazine, and The Ottawa Citizen. I have been honoured with an award from the Canadian Decorators’ Association (CDECA). My passion for working with colour led me to become certified as a True Colour Expert/TCE through colour guru Maria Killam’s excellent colour courses.“I am passionate about helping clients enjoy an organized, curated and functional life filled with beauty and a touch of luxury. ”

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Lauren Pearson Rivera has passionately pursued Interior Design interest since a young age. Her lifelong dedication to design and her artistic talent is used to provide comprehensive and personalized design services. Her time spent studying and traveling throughout Europe has instilled in her a diverse foundation in design concepts, inspiration and practices. Lauren graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Interior Design.

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AIA reveals winners of 2017 Honor Awards for the year's best American architecture

Shigeru Ban's Colorado art museum, a Senegalese cultural centre by Toshiko Mori and a Pinterest office in San Francisco are among this year's recipients of design awards from the American Institute of Architects.

The AIA has announced 23 winners of its 2017 Honor Awards, described as "the profession's highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design". The awards are bestowed upon architects licensed in the United States, although the projects can be located around the world.

The Aspen Art Museum in Colorado – designed by Shigeru Ban Architects with associate firm CCY Architects – and Thread: Artists' Residency and Cultural Center in rural Senegal by Toshiko Mori Architect were among the honorees in the architecture category.

Other architecture winners include a micro-unit apartment tower in Manhattan, an energy facility at Standard University and the adaptive reuse of a tobacco warehouse in Brooklyn.

The Pinterest headquarters in San Francisco, by IwamotoScott with Brereton Architects, was recognised in the interiors category, while an SOM-designed masterplan for Philadelphia's 30th Street Station won in the regional and urban design category.

Chosen from roughly 700 submissions, the award recipients were selected by a jury of architects and academics.

Paul Revere Williams becomes first black architect to receive AIA Gold Medal

In December, the institute announced it was awarding its 2017 Gold Medal to the late Paul Revere Williams – the first African American to receive the award. Williams, who died in 1980, became the first black architect to join the AIA in 1923.

Read on for an overview of each Honor Award winner from the AIA:

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture

Photograph by Michael Moran

Aspen Art Museum; Aspen, Colorado, by Shigeru Ban Architects with CCY Architects

Founded in the late 1970s as a non-collecting institution, the Aspen Art Museum worked in tandem with the design team to determine programmematic needs and to ensure its new home completely supported the art it hangs. Adhering to a strict 18-month construction schedule, the new museum opened in 2014 and has seen a 400 per cent increase in visitorship and a 1,140 per cent increase in the number of students served by the museum's educational outreach initiatives. Three floors—two above ground, one below—are dedicated to gallery space, while the top floor includes an ample multi-use space, cafe, and public terrace with sweeping views of the Rockies.

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Photograph by Iwan Baan

Carmel Place; New York City, by nArchitects

Winner of the 2012 adAPT NYC competition for New York City's first micro-unit apartment building, Carmel Place represents a new housing paradigm for the city's growing small household population. The design of the nine-storey building's 55 units aims for spaciousness and luminosity through the implementation of 9'-8" ceilings, 8' tall sliding windows and Juliet balconies. With a goal of conveying the residents' nested scales of community, afforded by varied interior and exterior shared spaces, the building's brick exterior massing resembles four slender "mini-towers" – a microcosm of the city's skyline.

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Photograph by Jeff Goldberg

Carnegie Hall Studio Towers Renovation Project; New York City, by Iu + Bibliowicz Architects LLP

The Carnegie Hall Studio Towers Renovation Project centred on: renovation, reorganisation, and repurposing of 167,000 square feet of non-performance venues at the National Historic site. The seven-year project encompassed the creation of a Music Education Wing, new roof terrace, consolidation of administrative offices, expanded backstage space and functionality, and facade lighting to showcase the landmark. Substantial interior structural modifications and infrastructure upgrades aided in the success of the renovation. The project was awarded LEED Silver Certification, one of the oldest and most notable buildings in the country with such distinction.

Photograph by Brian Mihaelsick

The Cotton Gin at the CO-OP District; Hutto, Texas, by Antenora Architects

The reuse of the two existing cotton gin structures is the first piece of a 2012 masterplan to revitalise the site, which was purchased by the City of Hutto. Both structures were selectively deconstructed and reused to create a single open-air 6,500-square-foot public events space. The new building is wrapped in perforated stainless steel that reflects the hot Texas sun during the day and provides intriguing transparency at night. The design team succeeded in creating a flexible space for public and private events that complements everything from programmematic functions of the local library and farmer's markets to artisan fairs and wedding receptions.

Photograph by Iwan Baan

Grace Farms; New Canaan, Connecticut, by SANAA with Handel Architects

Grace Farms was established with the idea that "space communicates" and can inspire people to collaborate for good. To realise this vision, Grace Farms Foundation appointed SANAA to create a porous, multipurpose building nestled within an 80-acre landscape that would encourage people to engage with nature, the arts, justice, community, and faith. The River building emerged as a new kind of public space that embodies these aspirations. Its sinuous structure is comprised of 203 individually curved glass panels containing five volumes: a sanctuary; library; commons; pavilion; and partially submerged court.

Find out more about Grace Farms ›

Photograph by Kate Joyce

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts; Chicago, by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects with Holabird & Root

Sitting on the southern edge of Chicago's Midway, the Center houses the University of Chicago's visual arts, film, music, and theatre programmes, finally uniting the programmes under one roof. The building comprises a 10-storey tower and an adjacent two-storey "podium." Both are clad in Missouri limestone cut into four-foot lengths and laid as bricks. The material echoes the limestone found on the University's neo-gothic structures as well as Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, also located on campus. Bathed in natural light, the smaller building is lit by north-facing skylights throughout its many creative spaces.

Photograph by David Sundberg

St Ann's Warehouse; Brooklyn, New York, by Marvel Architects

Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, Marvel Architects has brought the brick and mortar ruins of the historic Tobacco Warehouse back to life, creating a new theatre space for renowned presenter St Ann's Warehouse. Leading a team of Silman, Buro Happold and Charcoalblue, Marvel created a controlled acoustical environment using natural state materials - concrete, blackened steel, Douglas-fir plywood. With a respectful sleight of hand, a new roof floats atop a ribbon of solid glass brick. Adjacent to the theatre is a trapezoidal garden designed with Michael Van Valkenberg Landscape.

Photograph by Tara Wujcik

The Six Affordable Veteran Housing; Los Angeles, by Brooks + Scarpa

The SIX is a 52-unit LEED Platinum affordable housing and support services building for disabled veterans. Located in the MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles, which has one of the highest densities in the USA with a total population of 120,000 people in 2.72 square miles. The SIX breaks the prescriptive mould of the traditional shelter by creating public and private "zones" in which private space is de-emphasised, in favour of large public areas. The organisation is intended to transform the way people live away from a reclusive, isolating layout towards a community-oriented, interactive space.

Photograph by Tim Griffith

Stanford University Central Energy Facility; Stanford, California by ZGF Architects

The Central Energy Facility is the heart of Stanford University's transformational campus-wide energy system, projected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 68 per cent. The centrepiece of this composition of large, industrial components is a central courtyard pivoting around a 2.5-million-gallon hot water thermal storage tank, showcasing the energy plant's mission. The architecture takes its cues from Stanford's rich heritage: the Stanford arcade is reimagined as PV trellis; integrally coloured cast-in-place concrete nods to the prevalent limestone; and weathered Corten steel accents suggest terracotta tile roofs that give the campus much of its character.

Find out more about Stanford University Central Energy Facility ›

Photograph by Iwan Baan

THREAD: Artists' Residency and Cultural Center; Sinthain, Senegal by Toshiko Mori Architect

Located in the remote village of Sinthian, Senegal, this project offers multiple programmes for the community, including a gathering space, performance centre, and residency for visiting artists. In the design, a parametric transformation of the traditional pitched roof inscribes a series of courtyards within the plan of the building while also creating shaded, multi-purpose areas around the perimeter of the courtyard. The inversion of the roof creates an effective strategy for the collection and storage of rainwater, capable of fulfilling substantial domestic and agricultural water needs for the community. Relying exclusively on local materials and construction techniques, the building's traditional structure is formed primarily of bamboo and spaced-brick walls that absorb heat and promote airflow through the building interior.

Photograph by Richard Caspole

Yale Center for British Art Building Conservation Project; New Haven, Connecticut by Knight Architecture

Following nearly forty years of continuous operation, the Yale Center for British Art, designed by Louis I. Kahn and recipient of AIA's Twenty-five Year Award, faced mounting programmematic, infrastructural, and operational pressures which threatened to degrade its extraordinary architectural character. The multi-year conservation project renewed interior finishes that had grown tired and worn; restored and expanded teaching spaces that were oversubscribed and underequipped; fortified spaces for exhibition, storage, and study of the growing collection; and replaced vital building systems which had reached the end of their practical life.

Find out more about Yale Center for British Art ›

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture

Photograph by Paul Warchol

30 Rockefeller Plaza: 65th Floor, Rainbow Room, SixtyFive; New York City, by Gabellini Sheppard Associates with Montroy Andersen DeMarco

Gabellini Sheppard Associates opened a new chapter for the 13,160-square-foot Rainbow Room and 65th floor, blending contemporary needs with design that rekindled the room's original Art Deco-inspired spirit and radiant notoriety of 1934. In the Rainbow Room, the revitalisation of the rotating dance floor, addition of mesmerising crystal window veils, and restoration of the chandelier and central dome, reinforce the modern-day grandeur. In Bar SixtyFive, a faceted ceiling composed of glass-reinforced gypsum panels anchor the space, reinterpreting the open-air height the room once had as a sun parlour.

Photograph by James Haefner

General Motors Design Auditorium; Detroit, by SmithGroupJJR

In 1956, the General Motors styling team moved from Detroit to a new design space. The complex, originally designed by Eero Saarinen, has become a legendary corporate master piece of planning and design. For SmithGroupJJR, the overall design intent was to modernise the facility but to do so in a manner consistent with the original Saarinen detailing. Technologies of materials, lighting and audio/visual have progressed dramatically and the revised Design Dome is now poised for General Motors to re-establish the relevance of this significant space for the design community.

George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health; Washington DC by Payette with Ayers Saint Gross

Located on iconic Washington Circle Park in the heart of the nation's capital, this School of Public Health is a rigorous, innovative response to site and programme. With its most sustainable solutions so deeply embedded as to be nearly indistinguishable, it keenly demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between sustainability and public health. The building's unusual skylit atrium, in which classrooms and study areas overlook the city through an open latticework of floor openings, invites exploration and discovery. The building supports a highly effective learning and interaction environment that is equally memorable for its intimacy and transparency.

Photograph by Matthew Millman

In Situ; San Francisco, by Aidlin Darling Design

Located in the recently reopened San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), In Situ represents a unique intersection of art, design, food and community. The restaurant features a curated collection of culinary innovators from around the world to make their contributions accessible for greater public engagement. Its design operates at many scales from urban to the intimate, and is intended to engage all of the senses with an emphasis on tactility and acoustics. The exposed interior shell of the building provides a backdrop for discreetly placed "artifacts" which include commissioned art, custom designed lighting, custom furniture and a sculptural wood ceiling.

Photograph by Bruce Damonte

Pinterest HQ; San Francisco, by IwamotoScott Architecture with Brereton Architects

The new Pinterest headquarters is inspired by the redesign of the company's web platform — clean, simple, intuitive. It occupies a concrete structure in the SOMA district that previously housed a John Deer factory. A key aspect of the design extends the existing atrium through to the ground floor, spatially connecting all four floors. The Knitting Stair occupies this newly activated heart of the building. The workspace programme is organised as porous, concentric layers around the atrium and Knitting Stair, opening up to the city at the ground floor's lobby, cafe, all-hands space and maker lab.

University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth, Claire T Carney Library; Dartmouth, Massachusetts, by DesignLAB with Austin Architects

Conceived in 1963 as a utopian community by architect Paul Rudolph, the UMass Dartmouth campus remains a tour de force of late 20th-century architectural exuberance and optimism. The Claire T Carney Library is the 160,000-square-foot centrepiece of the concentric campus plan. DesignLAB's transformation celebrates the historic architecture, while creating a state-of-the-art learning environment, improved group study spaces, a cafe, a lecture space, and a new campus living room. Inspired by Rudolph's original design intentions, the renovation included the re-introduction of a vibrant colour palette, bold supergraphics, and dynamic social spaces.

Photograph by Hedrich Blessing

Writers Theatre; Glencoe, IL, by Studio Gang

While functional requirements of performance venues often dictate opaque volumes, the 36,000-square-foot Writers Theatre is instead a transparent cultural anchor that embraces its community. A double-height lobby provides a flexible space for outreach, gatherings, and performances, with glass doors that open to the adjacent park. Clad in wood hewn from the site, box office and concessions are treated as furniture, integrated into flexible lobby tribune seating. A canopy walk hung from timber trusses provides an open-air gathering place before, after, and between shows. The two stages are configured to enhance the intimacy for which Writers is known while creating new opportunities for innovative performance.

Find out more about Writers Theatre ›

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Regional & Urban Design

Photography by James Maguire

Cleveland Civic Core; Cleveland, by LMN Architects

Cleveland's civic centre is one of the most completely realised examples of the City Beautiful movement in US city planning that flourished during the late 1800s. In 1903, architect/planner Daniel Burnham designed the Mall – a large public park flanked by major civic and government buildings on a bluff above Lake Erie. One hundred years later, the Cleveland Civic Core project continues Burnham's vision while reimagining it for the 21st century, weaving together two public assembly facilities with civic green space to catalyse a dramatic revitalisation of the downtown core.

Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan; Philadelphia, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The master plan for Philadelphia's 30th Street Station District, created through the partnership of Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, PennDOT, and SEPTA, and developed by SOM in association with WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, OLIN, and HR&A Advisors, will realise the long-awaited vision of a mixed-use urban district centred on a vibrant transportation hub. The plan, determined through a broad and inclusive public process, creates a sweeping transformation of the historic station and the 88-acre rail yard it anchors to build a new neighbourhood above the district's complex transportation infrastructure.

Find out more about Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan ›

Reinventing Vilonia; Vilonia, Arkansas by, UA Community Design Center

The town of Vilonia was levelled by an EF-4 tornado that killed 11 people in 2014. The reinvention plan, unanimously adopted by the city council in 2015, is built upon a new strategy to employ underground safe rooms as a municipal planning format that can be transferred to other towns susceptible to tornados. To deal with these issues, the plan calls for the implementation of a "safescape" comprising a modulated system of shipping containers buried underground. By combining the network of safe rooms with a park system and new town loop, residents and visitors will be within a five-minute walk of safety during a tornado.

Regeneracion: A Vision for the Campus and District of the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; by Sasaki Associates

"Regeneración", the new Framework Plan for Monterrey Tec's flagship campus rethinks the institution's relationship to its complex urban setting to make a new kind of contribution to the city, the country, and the very nature of higher education in Mexico. Inter-disciplinary learning, mixed-use R&D clusters and cultural facilities are carefully connected to the district by a strong public realm, reinforcing synergies with surrounding neighbourhoods. The plan reflects a new pedagogical vision, and sets the stage for continued expansion of the Tec's influence as an engine of innovation and development in Mexico.

Rock Chapel Marine; Chelsea, Massachusetts, by Landing Studio

A shared-use road-salt transshipment facility and recreation and habitat landscape, Rock Chapel Marine is a new model for the integration of active industrial uses with public access on the working waterfront. Through design, the project interweaves industrial operations with everyday life, making use of the seasonal nature of the salt industry to expand public recreation during the summertime and then return to industrial use in the winter. Structures from the site's former use as an oil terminal are re-appropriated throughout, creating new forms of public engagement with the working waterfront.

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TN Ward Company - Yards Brewing

Rendering credit: DIGSAU

Yards Brewing Company maintains its commitment to Philadelphia.

Yards Brewing Company is “Philadelphia’s Brewery.” So when owners Tom Kehoe and Trevor Prichett decided it was time to expand, they chose a new location in Philadelphia’s growing Northern Liberties section, even though Yards received lucrative offers to move outside the city. In the spirit of its “Brew Unto Others” philosophy, an approach established with the firm in 1994, Yards also insisted the new brewery be neighborhood and eco-friendly and involve the Philadelphia community. Green energy resources, self-contained and closed cycle systems and repurposed materials – such as bar tops made from old bowling alley wooden lanes – all would be integrated into the design and operations.

Yards chose the former Destination Maternity building, just 10 blocks from its existing facility, as its new home - knowing it would require architectural genius to transform the stark brick veneered steel structure into the sleek industrial look Kehoe and Prichett envisioned. Philadelphia based architect DIGSAU was chosen for the task. Bohler Engineering, Chestnut Engineering and Conn Shaffer Consulting were added to the design team to provide site/civil engineering, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering, and structural engineering, respectively.

Project Phases

A phased project was planned to maintain product availability, consistency and quality during the expansion. Phase 1 would entail designing, constructing and opening the new tasting and banquet rooms and kitchen; designing, constructing and commissioning the new brewery and packaging operations would be completed during Phase 2; and the existing brewery operations would be shut down, select brewing and packaging equipment would be moved to the new location, and the new and relocated operations would be integrated during Phase 3. Becker and Frondorf, a Philadelphia institution, was selected to facilitate all three phases and to represent the owner throughout the project.

Finally, TN Ward Company, headquartered in Ardmore, Pa., was chosen as the construction manager and general contractor for all three phases to complete the team. “With this project we were betting our future on the build out of the new brewery in Philadelphia, and needed a partner that had the scope of experience and local knowledge to execute a complex project, including a retail and manufacturing facility, in downtown Philadelphia,” Pritchett says. “TN Ward was that partner.”

TN Ward provided design assistance and pre-construction estimating throughout the design of the facility. The design process for the 70,000 square-foot facility began with the gathering of the design and construction team in late 2016. The age and high bay design of the destination building presented a challenge for the team.

“There wasn’t a lot of existing information for the building, and we had a very short time to design the Yards facility and get it commercially operational,” TN Ward Vice President John Marks says. “The design team was very supportive throughout the project.” Marks also credits Kehoe, Prichett and Head Brewer Tim Roberts for the project’s success. “They were heavily engaged in each step of the design and construction and made decisions quickly,” he adds.

The building’s exterior and interior are designed to have an industrial look while also being eye-catching. “With a unique entrance and outdoor seating area among the fermenting tanks, this is now not a bland building by any means,” Marks says. “DIGSAU did a remarkable job of capturing the essence of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia skyline lights up the background and the fermenting tanks are striking in the foreground as you approach the entrance.”

The interior design is equally impressive. Guests will have an up-close view of Yards’ operations. “When in the tasting or banquet rooms, patrons will be in a beer hall atmosphere but will also feel like they’re surrounded by the processing area. They will be able to view every part of the operation from brewing to packaging through large glass panels,” Marks adds. The high bay tasting room and mezzanine level banquet room, each with its own bar connected by a beer python to the brewery, are the primary features of the building fit out. A full service kitchen, designed and operated by renowned chef Jim Burke, is getting rave reviews. A lounge area, game room and retail product and merchandise areas fill the remainder of the public space.

TN Ward began construction of the $20 million facility in March 2017. The tasting room and banquet room opened to capacity crowds enjoying more than 20 brews on tap and a full lunch and dinner menu in November 2017. Offices, the laboratory and support areas also opened at the same time.

The building layout was used to its fullest extent to accommodate both the dry and wet process areas and cold storage warehousing found in a modern brewery. A new mill room, control room and mechanical and electrical support rooms were constructed. In addition, the building structure itself was modified. For example, grain feed and spent grain conveyors that span the roof required precise placement of supports in the light industrial building. Utility service pipe bridges required reinforcement of the building structure. After the slab on grade was reinforced to support the equipment and sloped to allow wet area drainage, the floor was coated with a specialty topping typical for breweries. The entire process area was redesigned to maintain cleanliness.

The fully automated and integrated brewery and bottling, canning and kegging lines are anticipated to be commissioned by February and start commercial production in March 2018, including all of the relocated equipment. The 100,000-barrel facility will more than double the existing facility capacity and is designed for future expansion as well. The brewery utilizes internationally proclaimed Ziemann Holvrieka and Alfa Laval-designed and furnished stainless steel process systems.

Overcoming Challenges

Installation of the equipment presented additional challenges to Yards and TN Ward.

“Given the orientation of the building relative to street access, limited laydown areas, ongoing construction of the tasting room, configuration of the equipment inside the building and size and weight of the equipment, the only practical way to rig the equipment was through a new full bay roof hatch,” Marks explains. “The largest piece weighs almost 100,000 pounds and is nearly as tall as the high bay. It had to be carefully skated in place between process and utility piping.”

Yards, Ziemann Holvrieka, Alfa Laval, TN Ward and TN Ward subcontractors pre-planned every step of the equipment delivery and installation so that equipment arrived from port and was set that day. Thousands of feet of stainless steel pipe and fittings and miles of power and control wiring interconnect the brewing equipment and the brewery with the packaging lines. Specialty stainless steel pipe welding techniques to produce a food-grade material distribution system were needed. “Many of the field welds were in tight spaces and were intricate in nature,” Marks says. “All of the welds were inspected visually by Ziemann Holvrieka, Alfa Laval and Roberts, and were tested by a third party firm. The quality of welds required and provided demonstrates the skill of the tradesmen we have in Philadelphia.”

Conversion of the documented control schemes from a European format to a US format was required. “Cooperation and communication between the electricians and the equipment supplier representatives was essential for installing the systems in an efficient manner,” Marks adds.

TN Ward subcontractors routinely suggested cost effective and time saving construction means and methods. “We appreciate the value our subcontractors added to the team,” Marks says. “Philadelphia’s Brewery was built in Philadelphia by tradesmen from Philadelphia, making this a true ‘Brew Unto Others’ success story.”

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AIA reveals winners of 2017 Honor Awards for the year's best American architecture

Other architecture winners include a micro-unit apartment tower in Manhattan, an energy facility at Standard University and the adaptive reuse of a tobacco warehouse in Brooklyn.

Chosen from roughly 700 submissions, the award recipients were selected by a jury of architects and academics.

Paul Revere Williams becomes first black architect to receive AIA Gold Medal

Read on for an overview of each Honor Award winner from the AIA:

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture

Photograph by Michael Moran

Aspen Art Museum; Aspen, Colorado, by Shigeru Ban Architects with CCY Architects

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Photograph by Iwan Baan

Carmel Place; New York City, by nArchitects

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Photograph by Jeff Goldberg

Carnegie Hall Studio Towers Renovation Project; New York City, by Iu + Bibliowicz Architects LLP

Photograph by Brian Mihaelsick

The Cotton Gin at the CO-OP District; Hutto, Texas, by Antenora Architects

Photograph by Iwan Baan

Grace Farms; New Canaan, Connecticut, by SANAA with Handel Architects

Find out more about Grace Farms ›

Photograph by Kate Joyce

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts; Chicago, by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects with Holabird & Root

Photograph by David Sundberg

St Ann's Warehouse; Brooklyn, New York, by Marvel Architects

Photograph by Tara Wujcik

The Six Affordable Veteran Housing; Los Angeles, by Brooks + Scarpa

Photograph by Tim Griffith

Stanford University Central Energy Facility; Stanford, California by ZGF Architects

Find out more about Stanford University Central Energy Facility ›

Photograph by Iwan Baan

THREAD: Artists' Residency and Cultural Center; Sinthain, Senegal by Toshiko Mori Architect

Photograph by Richard Caspole

Yale Center for British Art Building Conservation Project; New Haven, Connecticut by Knight Architecture

Find out more about Yale Center for British Art ›

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture

Photograph by Paul Warchol

30 Rockefeller Plaza: 65th Floor, Rainbow Room, SixtyFive; New York City, by Gabellini Sheppard Associates with Montroy Andersen DeMarco

Photograph by James Haefner

General Motors Design Auditorium; Detroit, by SmithGroupJJR

George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health; Washington DC by Payette with Ayers Saint Gross

Photograph by Matthew Millman

In Situ; San Francisco, by Aidlin Darling Design

Photograph by Bruce Damonte

Pinterest HQ; San Francisco, by IwamotoScott Architecture with Brereton Architects

University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth, Claire T Carney Library; Dartmouth, Massachusetts, by DesignLAB with Austin Architects

Photograph by Hedrich Blessing

Writers Theatre; Glencoe, IL, by Studio Gang

Find out more about Writers Theatre ›

2017 Institute Honor Awards for Regional & Urban Design

Photography by James Maguire

Cleveland Civic Core; Cleveland, by LMN Architects

Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan; Philadelphia, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Find out more about Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan ›

Reinventing Vilonia; Vilonia, Arkansas by, UA Community Design Center

Regeneracion: A Vision for the Campus and District of the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; by Sasaki Associates

Rock Chapel Marine; Chelsea, Massachusetts, by Landing Studio

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