Committees: Design Awards

2000 AIABaltimore Design Award Winners and Jury Comments

DESIGN AWARDS

Michael F. Trostel FAIA Award for Excellence in a Historic Preservation Project

Delaplaine Visual Arts Center Frederick Arts Center Foundation, Inc. Frederick, Maryland RCG Inc., Architects rcg@rcgarc.com "The new building is sympathetically related to the existing mill by its relatively secondary and diminutive scale and massing, and the articulation of primary and secondary materials. The economical footprint skillfully redirects the public from one structure to the other."

Dormitory Units Woodbourne Center Baltimore, Maryland Ziger/Snead LLP info@zigersnead.com "A high degree of skill, discipline, and restraint is achieved with an economy of material and probable low budget. The scale and materials relate well to the human figure. Manipulation of the natural light in juxtaposition to the natural materials gives the interiors and dormitory cubicles a certain warmth and internal sense of orientation that seem wonderful."

Fleming Community Center Baltimore County Baltimore County, Maryland Cho Benn Holback + Associates "The relationship of the parts to the whole in the massing is reflected in the disposition of the elements in the plan. The scale has been skillfully articulated to redefine the architectural elements and alleviate the ‘big box’ issue. The use of simple materials and construction techniques to meet a limited budget is skillful. Architectural detail has been discretely used in places of important hierarchy, and left simple where necessary."

Franklin High School Addition Baltimore County Public Schools Reisterstown, Maryland GWWO, Inc./Architects architects@gwwoinc.com  "The jury appreciates the directness of planning, and the different materials as they relate to the building components which comprise the building’s overall massing. The juxtaposition of the skin to the substrate is extremely well-done. Disparate materials are well-woven with subtle and skillful manipulation.

Morrell/Meeham Residence UNBUILT Morrell/Meeham Clarksville, Maryland Alexander Design Studio, Architect mail@brokenboxes.com www.brokenboxes.com "This cross-breeding of two approaches to making space – factory-built housing and custom construction -- creates an interesting hybrid architecture. The careful calibration is an extremely skillful integration of modules into an irregular episodic plan that’s unified by three discretely platonic roof forms."

HONORABLE MENTION
Art Bus Susquehanna Art Museum Anywhere Alexander Design Studio, Architect mail@brokenboxes.com www.brokenboxes.com "High-level craftsmanship and careful packing of the walls allow the artwork to reside in a very narrow band of space while creating flexibility in full display. This rigid container is made to expand to a great deal more surface area with a variety of display methods."

New Subway Entrances UNBUILT Mass Transit Administration Baltimore, Maryland Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects, Architect MVM@MURPHYDITTARCH.COM  "The exuberance of the drawings allows one to imagine the complexity that lies within the form of this canopy. Juxtaposed with its assertive quality, its complete transparency, scale, and delicacy counter its aggressiveness."

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