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The American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara (AIASB) hosted its Design Awards Gala Dec. 6, honoring the achievements of local architects and architecture. The annual event, held at the University Club, showcased AIASB members’ contributions to the architectural legacy of Santa Barbara and the value of well-designed architecture to the community.
The AIA Santa Barbara Design Awards program recognizes design excellence in architecture, residential architecture, restoration/renovation, and urban design. Criteria used by the jury include quality of design, resolution of the program idea, sustainable responsibility, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique.
This year’s AIA Santa Barbara Design Awards jury included architectural critic Christopher Hawthorne, and architects John Margolis, AIA; and Margot McDonald.
The 2019 AIA Design Awards exhibit will be on display at the Santa Barbara Central Library’s Faulkner Gallery in February and March with a First Thursday reception on Feb. 6.
The following firms were honored for their distinction in the Santa Barbara community within their respective categories:
Honor
STEM/Admin Building
Category: Commercial Buildings
KBZ Architects
Photographer: Jason Rick
Impact Hub
Category: Commercial Interiors
Anacapa Architecture
Photographer: Erin Feinblatt
All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church – Historic Restoration of Original Stone Bell Tower
Category: Historic Preservation, Restoration, Rehabilitation or Reconstruction
Bob Easton Architects
Photographer: Bill Dewey
Oceano Student Apartments
Category: Mixed-Use and Multi-Family Residential
ACME Architecture
Photographer: Patrick W. Price
Minimalist Urban
Category: Residential Interiors
Anacapa Architecture
Photographer: Erin Feinblatt
Arlington Village Apartments
Category: Santa Barbara Architectural Heritage
RRM Design Group
Photographer: Matthew J. Carver, RRM Designs
Honey House
Category: Single-Family Residential
AB Design Studio
Photographer: Jason Rick
Sierra Vista
Category: Small Projects: Single Family Residential Additions, Remodels or Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s)
Anacapa Architecture
Photographer: Erin Feinblatt
Merit
The Wayfarer
Category: Commercial Interiors
Anacapa Architecture
Photographer: Jim Bartsch
Autocamp Yosemite
Category: Commercial Buildings
Anacapa Architecture
Photographer: Erin Feinblatt
Ensemble Theatre Company – The New Vic Theatre
Category: Historic Preservation, Restoration, Rehabilitation or Reconstruction
19six Architects
Photographer: Monisha Adnani
Music Academy of the West – Campus Renaissance Plan (Master Plan, phases 1, 2a, 2b, and 3)
Category: Santa Barbara Architectural Heritage
19six Architects
Photographer: Mehosh Dziazio
Surfrider
Category: Single-Family Residential
Archipelago Workshop
Photographer: Kurt Jordan
Nichols Canyon
Category: Small Projects: Single Family Residential Additions, Remodels or Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s)
Archipelago Workshop
Photographer: Kurt Jordan
Iconic Hotel – Nicaragua
Category: Proposed/Unbuilt Projects
Anacapa Architecture
Rendering: Geoff April
Chapala Mixed-Use Building Category:
Proposed/Unbuilt Projects
Kupiec Architects
Render: Jaime Palencia
Safe Passage: Mission Canyon Corridor Master Plan
Category: Proposed/Unbuilt Projects
Fred L. Sweeney, AIA and Tom Jacobs, AIA
Illustration: Fred L. Sweeney, AIA
Honorable mention
Arlington Theatre Restoration
Category: Historic Preservation, Restoration, Rehabilitation or Reconstruction
19six Architects
Photographer: Monisha Adnani
Antioch University Santa Barbara
Category: Commercial Interiors
Kupiec Architects
Photographer: Ciro Coelho
Pavilion at Intersect
Category: Commercial Buildings
AB Design Studio
Photographer: Stephen Whalen
Clay Residence- ADU
Category: Small Projects: Single Family Residential Additions, Remodels or Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s)
The Warner Group Architects
Photographer: Kelly Teich
Direct Relief
Category: Commercial Buildings
DMHAA
Photographer: Erin Feinblatt
City of Santa Barbara – Community Development Building
Category: Santa Barbara Architectural Heritage
19six Architects
Photographer: Monisha Adnani
Cherry Brook Residence
Category: Single-Family Residential
NMA Architects
Photographer: Ciro Coelho
Lutah Maria Riggs Presidents Award
AIA Santa Barbara honored Ellen Bildsten, AIA, with the Lutah Maria Riggs Metal. Bildsten’s work on and in support of the AIA Santa Barbara’s advocacy committee is inspiring. While managing a thriving architectural practice, she has devoted countless hours tracking, motivating and leading an active advocacy committee working on myriad issues from housing to permitting.
She is a past president of AIASB, has served on the state board of AIA California, and has been an active mentor to the women and emerging professionals of the chapter.
AIA Santa Barbara student design awards
The AIA Santa Barbara awarded student design honors to architectural drafting and design students at Santa Barbara City College and UCSB for their project designing Accessory Dwelling Units.
Honor: Yuang Li
Merit: Weiwei Gao
Honorable Mention: Maiqi Zhang
For more information, email tararizzi@aiasb.com or call 805-966-4198.
— American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara.
