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July/August 2016

AIA Dallas 2016 Unbuilt Design Awards
Texas Architect July/August 2016
  • Tower_CallisonRTKL View Gallery
    Jiefangbei Tower, CallisonRTKL: Designed for the city of Chongqing, this residential tower also integrates passersby at the street level.
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  • Tower_CallisonRTKL
    Jiefangbei Tower, CallisonRTKL: Designed for the city of Chongqing, this residential tower also integrates passersby at the street level.
  • Dallas Arboretum, Perkins + Will
    Dallas Arboretum, Perkins + Will: Proposed as an education center at the Dallas Arboretum, Perkins+Will’s undulating design is integrated into the garden landscape.
  • Hillen Residence_NIMMO
    Hillen Residence, NIMMO: A single-family residence, the site-specific Hillen project integrates the landscape into every element of the home.
  • Oak Cliff Brewing_Munn Harris
    Oak Cliff Brewing, Munn Harris Architects: Due to the high equipment cost for brewing, the architects put forth a low-cost design plan to reclaim an industrial warehouse as a comfortable space to welcome the public.
  • Fed Scraper_HKS
    An honorable mention was awarded to the FED Scraper by HKS: This proposal plans for a use of sunken space in order to increase the capacity of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

On May 4, AIA Dallas announced the four winners of its 2016 Unbuilt Design Awards contest. The award recognizes excellence in unbuilt projects by Dallas architects. The recipients were selected by a jury including Jacob Brillhart, AIA, founder of Brillhart Architecture; Mary-Ann Ray, principal at Studio Works Architects, and Adam Marcus, AIA, director for Variable Projects and partner in Futures North. Two additional awards were given, the Critics’ Choice and People’s Choice Awards. The Critics’ Choice Award, selected by a panel of local journalists, went to The Light Basin (RCRD), Nandi Bay Redevelopment (CallisonRTKL), and Element House (RCRD), with an honorable mention going to Moliere Bajopuente (FTA Design Studio). The People’s Choice Award, voted on by the event attendees, was given to Wellness Center (Smith Group JJR).

See the winning projects in the gallery.

 

 

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