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28 n e w h a v e n B I Z | J a n u a r y / F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m AIA/CT awards top commercial and institu- tional projects of 2018 F O C U S | P r o f e s s i o n a l S e r v i c e s Architecture To Amaze T he Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced winners of its 2018 comprehensive Design Award program. Conducted annually, the program recognizes outstanding design achievement in projects in Connecticut and by Connecticut architects. e AIA/CT awards include both commer- cial and residential projects, encompassing 25 works submitted for consideration in 2018. As they oen do, New Haven-area architects predominated among winning projects in both categories. Among 11 winning projects in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational or Multi-Family category, eight are the work of New Haven architects and architecture firms. ese include: Newman Architects, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Pickard Chilton and Turner Brooks Architect, all based in New Haven. Jurors for the 2018 program included: Ste- phen White, AIA, dean and professor, Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation in Bristol, R.I.; Celia Imrey of the Imrey Studio Planning & Design, New York, N.Y.; and Robert Gurney, FAIA, Robert Gurney Architect, Washing- ton, D.C. e trio adjudicated 13 projects for Excellence awards and 12 projects for Merit awards from a pool of 140 submissions. Detailed information on the winning projects, including photographs and jury comments, may be seen at aiact.org/aia-con- necticut-design-award/. In the Commercial, Institutional, Educa- tional or Multi-family category, New Haven architects were responsible for eight of the 11 winning projects: E X C E L L E N C E AWA R D S • Slover Library, Norfolk, Va. Newman Architects, New Haven • Salesforce Transit Center, San Francisco Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, New Haven • Salesforce Tower, San Francisco Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, New Haven 1 2 3

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