AIA Los Angeles Announces The 2010 Presidential Honorees

Last Updated: July 30, 2010

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Carlo Caccavale AIA | Los Angeles
Email:
www.aialosangeles.org

AIA LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES THE 2010 PRESIDENTIAL HONOREES

LOS ANGELES, CA (July 29, 2010) - AIA Los Angeles (AIA|LA) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2010 Presidential Awards. The Honorees will be celebrated together with the Design Award Winners at the 2010 Design Awards Party being held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on October 27, 2010.

Each year, the AIA|LA President and the AIA|LA Board of Directors presents select members and affiliates of the architectural community with the Presidential Award in recognition of their significant contributions to the built environment at large.

President Paul Danna, AIA is proud of the versatility among this year's recipients, "the 2010 Presidential Award recipients are a diverse group: architects, builders, patrons, publishers, educators and non-profit leaders."

Honorees range from architects to architectural firms, non-profit organizations to large construction companies and from those who write about architecture to those who finance it. "What is common to all [the recipients] is the belief that architecture and urban design can improve the lives of others. Each has demonstrated their commitment to this ideal in their own unique way and the results of their efforts have benefited us all," explains Danna.

While Danna selected the majority of the Presidential Honorees, there are three awards chosen by the entire Board of Directors. These include the Twenty-Five Year Award, Firm of the Year Award and the Honorary AIA Award.

The full list of 2010 Presidential Awards and Honorees are as follows:

Twenty-Five Year Award:
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Honorary AIA|LA:
Jane Burrell, Hon. AIA|LA - VP Education and Public Programs, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Gold Medal:
Brenda Levin, FAIA - Principal, Levin & Associates Architects

Firm Award of the Year:
Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]

Excellence in Education:
Ralph Knowles - Professor, USC

City Rebuilder:
Carol Schatz - President & Chief Executive Office, Downtown Center Business Improvement District and Central City Association

Urban Design and Planning:
Bill E. Roschen, FAIA, LEED AP - President, City of Los Angeles Planning Commission

Humanity + Architecture Award:
Skid Row Housing Trust

Allied Profession Award:
MATT Construction

Patron of Architecture:
Wallis Annenberg - Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Annenberg Foundation

Architectural Interpreter:
The Architect's Newspaper

Building Team of the Year:
W Hollywood Hotel & Residences (listed alphabetically)

• Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA)
• Daly Genik Architects
• DCI Engineers
• designstudio ltd
• Gatehouse Capital
• HKS, Inc.
• Kaplan Gehring McCarroll Architectural Lighting, Inc.
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
• Perkins+Will
• Rios Clementi Hale Studios
• Roschen Van Cleve Architects
• Sussman/Prejza
• Webcor Builders

The AIA|LA Design Awards showcase the best of built and unbuilt work located in Los Angeles or designed by LA-based architects. Design Award winners and Presidential Honorees will be announced and celebrated at the AIA|LA Awards Party presented by Italian Living|Umbria on Wednesday, October 27 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for the 2010 Design Awards Party please contact Carlo Caccavale at .

About AIA|LA
Formed 115 years ago - AIA|LA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering the efforts of its parent organization, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), by specifically serving the interests of our local architecture and design community. AIA|LA's membership includes architects and design professionals actively engaged in the industry. Members work at diverse companies representing a broad range of professional practices. Through advocacy, education, networking and outreach, AIA|LA serves as a resource to help make the Los Angeles region more delightful, healthier, more sustainable and economically competitive. For more information on AIA|LA and its activities, please visit us at http://www.aialosangeles.org.

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