Fort Worth AIA Gives Nine Design Awards for 2015 at Museum of Modern Art Event
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Norman D. Ward Architect won one of three top awards from the Fort Worth AIA for the Huynh Residence. The southeast-facing entry courtyard is enclosed on three sides with two stone veneer bedroom pavilions and an entry wall sheathed in a cypress rain screen. Photo: Fort Worth AIA
North Texas’ top architects gathered recently at the Modern Museum of Fort Worth as the American Institute of Architects’ local chapter gave nine prestigious design awards. Projects included a college, a nonprofit theater, and private homes.
Top Honor Awards went to architects Greg Ibañez, Tommy Stewart, and Norman Ward.
Four Merit Awards were given out, three of which went to VLK Architects, and one to Greg Ibañez.
Two Studio Awards went to Bart Shaw Architect and Marta Rozanich of Konstrukcio Studio.
This year’s jury was led by Randy Brown of Randy Brown Architects in Omaha, Neb. with Emily Little of Clayton & Little in Austin and Bill Aylor of Lake Flato Architects in San Antonio. The three looked at 31 entries, and were free to give as many awards as they deemed merited.
Tommy Stewart, AIA, of Architecture West and Architecture for Humanity, took home one of three top awards for his design of the Cévérine School in Haiti. Photo: Fort Worth AIA
Greg Ibañez, FAIA, Ibañez Architecture, won an Honor Award for his design of Amphibian Stage Productions. This pro bono project converted half of a former nightclub in an emerging urban neighborhood into a space for this a small theatre company known for their contemporary work. Photo: Fort Worth AIA
VLK Architects won a Merit Award for their design of the Hollenstein Career and Technology Center. Photo: Fort Worth AIA
VLK Architects received a merit award from the Fort Worth chapter of the AIA for their transformation of Near South Studios from a former cheese warehouse of the 1940s into a contemporary film and video production suite. Photo: VLK Architects
Here are details of the top awards:
- Greg Ibañez of Ibañez Architecture for Amphibian Stage Productions, a theatre company on Fort Worth’s emerging South Main Street area. The company acquired half of a former nightclub and Ibañez provided pro bono services for the project. Using material from Home Depot, such as cement board siding, drywall, donated carpet and ceiling tiles, and generic light fixtures, the project was completed for $50 per square foot.
- Norman D. Ward for the Huynh Residence, with Norman Ward and Ernest Curry architects.
- Tommy Stewart with Architecture West and Architecture for Humanity for Cévérine School in outside of Maissade, Haiti. Other team members included Eric Cesal, Regional Program Manager, and Darren Gill, RIBA Architect of Record, both of Port au Prince, Haiti. The client was Save the Children and Stiller Strong.
“I admired the clarity and thought that went into every wall and every detail with very little money to spend,” Brown told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the Amphibian Stage Productions project designed by Ibañez.
The Cévérine School was built using available materials, as well as community volunteers. Little told the Star-Telegram, “This project was very touching on so many levels, to see what they started with, and what they ended with, it made your heart sing. There were submissions that talked about how architecture was going to help the community, but this project was so far above the others. This was the most amazing project we saw today.”
Of the Huynh Residence designed by Norman Ward, Little said, “There were a lot of really nice houses submitted this year, but this project rose up to the top right away. The simplicity of the detail, the absolute sublime use of materials and placement, it was a beautifully composed project.”
