2016 Award Winners

The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida) annually hosts the Florida/Caribbean Honor and Design Awards to celebrate outstanding achievements in architecture and design. This program recognizes the work of architects in the Florida and Caribbean region who contribute globally to the framework of the built environment and is the region’s most prestigious awards program for the architectural profession.

Twenty-seven projects from 21 firms in Florida and Puerto Rico were selected by a jury of five based in San Francisco in May 2016.­

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Honor Award of Excellence for New Work
• L.A. Villa- Oppenheim Architecture
• Aeronautical and Aerospace Institute of Puerto Rico- Toro Arquitectos

Merit Award of Excellence for New Work
• San Marco Island- [STRANG] Architecture
• Caribbean Hillside Residence- Carl Abbott FAIA Architect/Planner
• Florida Women's Hospital- HKS Architects

Honor Award of Excellence for Renovations / Additions­
• Malaga Residence- Brillhart Architecture
• East Meets West- Hughesumbanhowar Architects
• Siesta Key Beach Pavilion- Sweet Sparkman Architects
• 2301 North Bay Rd.- ­Touzet Studio

Merit Award of Excellence for Renovations / Additions
• Sarasota High School New Gate- Solstice Architects

Honor Award of Excellence for Historic Preservation/Restoration
• Umbrella House Rehabilitation and Shade Structure Reconstruction- Hall Architects, P.A.­

Merit Award of Excellence for Historic Preservation/Restoration
• Historic Hampton House- Gurri Matute, P.A.­
• Call-Collins House at The Grove- MLD Architects, LLC
• T.H. Mitchell House- Seibert Architects

Honor Award of Excellence for Interior Architecture
• South Beach Penthouse- Oppenheim Architecture­

Merit Award of Excellence for Interior Architecture
• Aesop DTLA- Brooks+Scarpa­
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Honor Award for Unbuilt Design­
• MOLA [STRANG] Architecture­
• Nathan Benderson Park Finish Tower- Guy Peterson | Office for Architecture­
• Tasting Room- Hughesumbanhowar Architects
• Research and Innovation Center- Perkins+Will
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Merit Award for Unbuilt Design­
• Casa 34-58 N 83/20 W- Mateu Architecture­
Honor Award for Sustainable Design­
• Verandah House- Halflants + Pichette Studio for Modern Architecture­
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Merit Award for the Test of Time
• Casa Gioco- Carl Abbott FAIA Architect/Planner
• Kassamali House- Mateu Architecture­
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Merit Award for Masonry in Design­
• Raingarden- [STRANG] Architecture­

Honor Award for Theoretical / Research Design ­
• Apalachicola Maritime Museum- Ryan Sheplak, AIAS
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Merit Award for Theoretical / Research Design
• Landshaft: A Cultivation of Absence-
Kimberly Connell, AIAS

People's Choice Award Winner

• First Place

  • Moxie Kitchen+Cocktails in Jacksonville- A13

• Second Place

  • St. Peter's Angelican Church in Tallahassee, Touchstone Architecture and DodStone Group Architects

• Third Place

  • Patriot Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetary- Hoyt Architects

• Fourth Place

  • UF Health Jacksonville North- Gresham, Smith and Partners

• Fifth Place

  • Jessie Ball duPont Center in Jacksonville- KBJ Architects, Inc.

2016 Honor Award Winners

• Gold Medal

  • Guy Peterson, FAIA

• Firm of the Year

  • HKS Architects, Inc.

• Silver Medal & Hillard T. Smith Community Service Award­

  • Larry Wilder, AIA

• Anthony "Tony" Pullara, AIA Individual Honor Award

  • AIA Florida Southwest

• William G. McMinn, FAIA Award for Outstanding Architectural Education Contributions

  • Martin Gold, AIA

• Object Award

  • Nathan Butler, AIA

• Builder of the Year

  • Phil Kean Design Group

• Photographer of the Year

  • Ryan Gamma

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