Denver, CO – The American Institute of Architects Colorado Chapter (AIA Colorado) presented ten awards and five honors during its annual Young Architects Awards Gala (YAAG) program, held on Friday, June 3 at Gensler in Denver. The event marks the 17th anniversary of this awards program recognizing emerging professionals.
Juried Awards
The following ten awards and five honorable mentions were selected from entries submitted by firms, designers, students and young architects (licensed 10 years or less) from across the state. The entries were judged by a jury of architects, including:
- Stephen Dynia, FAIA (Jury Chair) – Dynia Architects
- Sarah SempleBrown, FAIA – Semple Brown Design
- Renee del Gaudio, AIA – Renee del Gaudio Architecture
- Brent Mather, AIA – Gensler
- EJ Meade, AIA – Arch11
- Adam Harding, AIA – Roth Sheppard Architects
Emerging Professional of the Year
Winner: Dominic Weilminster, AIA – RNL Design
Portfolio
Winner: Kaylyn Kirby, Assoc. AIA – HDR, Inc.
Craftsmanship – Artistic
Winner: Brittany Wheeler – Tomecek Studio Architects for Amass
Honorable Mention: Rachel Cusimano, AIA – Roth Sheppard Architects for Girl Running – Germany Holocaust Memorial
Unbuilt Architecture – Under 20,000 SF
Winner: Mike Sudolsky, Assoc. AIA – Gensler for [N]STALL
Honorable Mention: Brian Martin – Tomecek Studio Architecture for Sky Tower
Unbuilt Architecture – Over 20,000 SF
Winner: Adam Wagoner and Raphael de la Fontaine – Yale School of Architecture for New Haven Basilica
Honorable Mention: Kaylyn Kirby, Assoc. AIA – HDR, Inc. for Terre & Eau
Built Architecture – Under 20,000 SF
Winner: Colorado Building Workshop, University of Colorado Denver for Colorado Outward Bound Micro Cabins
Built Architecture – Over 20,000 SF
Winner: Adam Ambro, AIA, Randall Hatley, Jonas Phillipsen and Scott Wightman – Gensler for Jackson Hole Airport Phase II
Interior Architecture
Winner: Thomas Harris and Patty Gut – HDR, Inc. for Bows and Arrows
Adaptive Reuse and/or Historic Preservation
Winner: Dana Ganssle Ellis, Assoc. AIA – Rowland + Broughton Architecture for White House Tavern
Honorable Mention: Eric Blase, Georgia Brown, Tim Hutchinson and Jonas Phillipsen – Gensler for Seed Building
Creative Concept
Winner: Cam Tu Dang – Cam Dang Designs/Larson Incitti Architects for Tulum Table & Chair
Honorable Mention: Stephanie Wood – University of Colorado Denver for Erganomi
AIA Colorado congratulates these talented Emerging Professionals on their design achievements. To learn more about the work of AIA Colorado’s Emerging Professionals, visit their blog.
Photos and renderings courtesy of AIA Colorado
