AIA Minnesota Announces 2007 Honor and Divine Detail Awards
Seven honor awards were announced at the 73rd AIA Minnesota Annual Convention and Exhibition, held Tuesday, November 13 through Friday, November 16, 2007. The jury, consisting of three nationally recognized architects from out-of-state firms, reviewed the 117 honor and 16 divine detail project submissions from Minnesota architectural firms. The Honor Awards were reviewed in the five categories of Architecture, Housing, Interiors, Restoration & Renovation and Urban Design and Master Planning.
The Honor Awards program, a tribute to architectural excellence, encourages a high level of architecture, recognizes the clients and architects who have distinguished themselves, and informs the public of these important architectural contributions. The following seven projects won a 2007 Honor Award:
The 2007 Honor Award winners are:
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Porter Boathouse at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Architect: VJAA
Client: The University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Clure Project
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
Architect: Salmela Architect
Client: Tom & Patricia Clure, John Morrice & Judith Johnson and David and Gladys Salmela
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The Lavin-Bernick Center for Student Life, Tulane University
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Architect: VJAA
Client: Tulane University
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Plymouth Public Safety Building and City Hall
Location: Plymouth, Minnesota
Architect: BKV Group
Client: City of Plymouth
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Ramsey County Library - Maplewood
Location: Maplewood, Minnesota
Architect: Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc.
Client: Ramsey County Library System
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The Petter’s Pavilion
Location: Collegeville, Minnesota
Architect: VJAA
Client: St. John’s Abbey
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Wall of Discovery
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Architect: Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc.
Client: University Gateway Corporation
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AIA Minnesota Honor and Divine Detail Awards Jurors:
David Dixon, FAIA, of Goody Clancy (Boston)
Victor “Trey” Trahan, FAIA, Trahan Architects (Baton Rouge)
Josh Shelton, AIA, el dorado architects (Kansas City. MO)
The jury recruited for this competition has national and international credibility, giving the award-winning architects and the public an idea of the caliber of work created by Minnesota architects and how they rate on a worldwide scale.
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