CIVIC DESIGN AWARDS PRESENTED MAY 18th, 2007
Nine local civic works earned Civic Design Awards
for their superior design and were honored at a recent luncheon at the
Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. The Miller/Hull Partnership, Mithun,
Heliotrope, INTEGRUS Architecture, Schacht Aslani Architects, and Johnston
Architects all received awards for their commitment to creating civic
spaces with a sensitivity to design and usability.
The Civic Design Awards program identifies public
projects that are hallmarks of civic design. The Honor Award is given
to a project that not only embodies design excellence, but also shows
a certain amount of creative risk taking and problem solving. Civic projects
earn the Merit Award by exemplifying their particular type of civic space,
and the Citation Award is an acknowledgment of quality design based on
individual reasons.
The jurors for this year’s awards were a team
of three: Alex Anderson, Ph.D, Assistant Chair & Associate Professor
at the Department of Architecture, University of Washington; Gregory Kessler,
Architect, AIA, Director with the School of Architecture & Construction
Management, Washington State University; and Tom Henderson, Hon. AIA/WA,
State Board for Community & Technical Colleges.
Public Agencies and Architect Firms Receiving Awards
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information
Citation Awards
- Ross Park Shelterhouse
- Zoomazium
Merit Awards
- South Park Library
- Central Washington University-Wenatchee Higher Education
Center
- Kistap County Administration Building
- Mercerview Community Center
- High Point
- Northgate Library, Community Center and Park
Honor Awards
- Douglass-Truth Branch-The Seattle Public Library
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2005 Jennie Sue Brown Award Winner
The Jennie Sue Brown Award is the highest honor that
can be bestowed by the AIA Washington Council. This award is a “lifetime
achievement” and is given to an AIA Washington Council member who has,
in a volunteer capacity, made a significant statewide contribution, served
the profession and enhanced the practice of architecture in a sustained
manner.
ARCHITECT AND ACTIVIST
BILL POLK
Seattle architect William Polk has worn two hats
simultaneously for decades. Mr. Polk is well known as both a practicing
architect, and founder of William Polk Associates, and also as a prominent
politician in the Republican Party. He has held numerous political offices,
including Speaker of the House. He is also an award-winning architect,
whose most recent awards include two “2005 City of Redmond Excellence
in Design” awards for his new retail designs in Redmond Town Center.
 While
Mr. Polk is the first architect in his family, he is not the first politician.
He got his political spirit from his father who ran for office in New
Jersey. Mr. Polk first started volunteering for political work in the
Seattle area in 1966, shortly after serving in the Army at Fort Lewis.
His big break came in 1971 when Dennis Dunn appointed him to fill a vacancy
on the House of Representatives for the 41st District. He eventually rose
through the ranks to serve as Speaker of the House between 1981 and 1983.
With his understanding of political activity he has
been a natural to be a featured speaker at various A.I.A. seminars, including
the A.I.A. National Convention in Minneapolis, Grass Roots Seminars in
Tampa and San Diego and many other events.
Mr. Polk has been a practicing architect in Seattle
since 1960, became a partner in Waldron, Pomeroy, Polk and Smith and later
partner and chief Operating Officer for John Graham and Company. In 1985
he opened his own firm, William Polk Associates. Meanwhile he continues
to be involved in politics and A.I.A. activities quietly behind the scenes.
Past Winners
The Jennie Sue Brown Award is occasionally bestowed upon a member of AIA
Washington Council that exhibits “service above self” to architects
in Washington State.
The following members have been so honored:
1993 Jennie Sue Brown, FAIA
1994 David M. Scott, FAIA
1995 Vaughn Lein, AIA
1997 Norman Johnston, FAIA
1998 Sue Alden, FAIA
1999 Gary Chandler, AIA
2001 Robert Widmeyer, AIA
2003 Steven Masini, AIA
2004 Craig Curtis, AIA
2005 Honorary Affiliate Recipient
The Honorable Hans Dunshee, Honorary
AIA/WA
Washington State Representative
44th Legislative District
Representative Hans Dunshee was born in Los
Angeles, California and has a B.A. from the University of Washington and
an M.A. from Western Washington University. He is currently a small business
owner and his community activities include being a former volunteer firefighter
and a school district levy committee member. 2005 marked his fifth term
in the House. He is also with the Snohomish County Charter Review Commission.
His legislative priorities include: creating opportunities for middle-class
families and senior citizens, campaign finance reform to reduce the influence
of money in politics, finding fairer methods of funding new school construction,
and protecting our rural areas and small towns against unchecked growth.
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