Welcome to the 2017 Design Awards!
2017 Design Awards were held on Saturday, April 17th at the Southern Station on Depot Avenue. Andy Powers, AIA, LEED-AP, chaired the Competition and Dianna Osickey, AIA chaired the Gala. Josh Brock and Dennis Williams served on the committee.
FRIEND OF ARCHITECTURE: Jack Neely of the Knox History Project
This award honors Jack’s career as an author, columnist, speaker, and tour guide, all of which has benefitted the public perception of the profession and places architecture squarely in the center of both the history and contemporary development of Knoxville as a vital form of cultural expression.
AIA EAST TENNESSEE GOLD MEDAL AWARD
Charles Ross II, AIA, was posthumously awarded the AIA East Tennessee Gold Medal Award. Charlie’s firm, Ross Fowler, spanned 40 years of engagement with the city, state and region. Notable projects include Ayers Hall and Haslam School of Business for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chamberlain Pavilion for the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Bicentennial Mall in Nashville. His projects span from New Mexico to New York. His greatest contribution may well be the number of firm principals he mentored: David Wooley and Kelly Headden of BarberMcMurry architects; David Bailey of Hastings Architecture; Grant Stewart of Gustafsen Guthrie Nichol, ltd; Doug Caywood of Lewis Group Architects; Damon Falconnier of Falconnier Designs; Steve Hackney of Steven Hackney Designs; Bill Hartz of Hartz Residential Design; Bud Hester of Lockwood Green; Sean and Sara Martin of Open Door Architecture; Robyn McAdoo of Dollar and Ewers; Andy Powers of Ross/Fowler; and Bob Proctor of Proctor Hodge. Charlie’s wife, Linda, accepted the award on behalf of the Ross family.
Honor Awards
Old Smokey Distillery
Category: Renovation/Restoration
Architect: BarberMcMurry architects
Contractor: Joseph Construction
Client: Old Smokey Distillery
Location: Pigeon Forge, TN
Photo Credit: Denise Retallack
Joint Institute for Advanced Materials Sciences
Category: New Construction
Architect: BarberMcMurry architects | BullockSmith & Partners
Contractor: Blaine Construction
Client: University of Tennessee
Location: Knoxville, TN
Photo Credit: Denise Retallack
Merit Awards
Balter Beerworks
Category: Renovation/Restoration
Architect: Trapp Associates LTD | Sanders Pace Architecture
Contractor: The Strauss Company
Client: Blaine and David Wedekind
Location: Knoxville, TN
Photo Credit: Bruce Cole
Facility Services Complex
Category: Renovations/Restoration
Architect: Cope Associates Inc. | CH2M Hill
Contractor: Johnson and Galyon Construction
Client: University of Tennessee
Location: Knoxville, TN
Photo Credit: Genna Sellers
NEST: A Treehouse
Category: New Construction
Architect: Sanders Pace Architecture
Contractor: UT Gardens staff and volunteer
Client: University of Tennessee
Location: Knoxville, TN
Photo Credit: Sanders Pace Architecture
Citation Awards
1003 Luttrell Street
Category: Architectural Interiors
Architect: Sanders Pace Architecture
Contractor: JTI Construction
Client: Lisi Schoenback & Ben Lee
Location: Knoxville, TN
Photo Credit: Denise Retallack
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Volunteer Boulevard Parking Garage
Category: New Construction
Architect: BullockSmith & Partners | Lindsay and Maples Architects
Contractor: Blaine Construction
Client: University of Tennessee
Location: Knoxville, TN
Photo Credit: Aeriel Innovations of Tennessee
Design Jury Info
Robin Kleahr Avia,
Robert Jernigan, FAIA, LEED-AP
Brent Mather, AIA, LEED-AP
Sponsors
Venue Sponsor: S&ME
Catering Sponsor: Ross Bryan Structural Engineers
Awards Sponsor: Tennessee Lighting Sales
Beverage Sponsors: GEOServices, General Shale, Hedstrom Design, Ross Bryan Structural Engineers
After Party Sponsor: SESCO Lighting