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In honor of the 50th anniversary of the AIA Arizona DesignAwards, a distinguished group of international architects fromMexico City served as the jury for the award submissions. Thejurors reviewed the award submissions in July 2008 at the LuisBarragan House and Studio in Mexico City. Jurors includedMiquel Adria | Arquine +RM, Bernardo Gomez-Pimienta | BGPArquitectos, and Jose Manuel Castillo | Architectura 911sc.

Miquel Adria (Barcelona, 1956) received his masters degree inarchitecture from the Escuela Technica Superior de Arquitectura deBarcelona. In 1994 he moved to Mexico City where he practices asan architect, teacher and critic. Many of his buildings have receiveddesign awards and have appeared in various publications interna-tionally. He has taught at several institutions in Mexico, and since1997 has been the editor of Arquine, an international architecturemagazine. Adria is also the author of several books specializing inthe architects and architecture of Mexico and Latin America.

Bernardo Gomez-Pimienta (Brussels, 1961) is director of theSchool of Architecture at the Universidad Anahuac del Norte, anda member of the Academia Nacional de Arquitectura andConaculta's Sistema nacional de Creadores. His work hasreceived more than 40 Prizes in Mexico and abroad, including theLatin-American Mies Van der Rohe in 1998. Since 2008 he hasbeen an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects.

Jose Manuel Castillo (Mexico City, 1969) graduated as anarchitect from the Universidad Iberoamericana and holds a mas-ter's degree and Ph.D. in urbanism from Harvard University. He isa professor at the UIA in Mexico City and at the University ofPennsylvania. He forms part of Urban Age, a series of itinerantlectures on the future of cities and has been curator for exhibi-tions and biennials in Venice, Sao Paolo, and Rotterdam. In 2002he founded Arquitectura 911sc in association with SaideeSpringhall.

Honor AwardsMerit Awards 7

Citation Awards 9Sponsors 11

2008 AIA Arizona DESIGN AWARDS Jury

DESIGN AWARDS Table of Contents The 2008 AIA Arizona Design Awards Guide is a supplement toSouthwest Contractor, a publication of McGraw-Hill Construction


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The desert slot canyons of northern Arizona capture a powerful and uniqueexperience of compressive stone walls and an ultimate release to sky above.Over millennia, ever-patient threads of water sculpt and polish the massivewalls, carving out natural sandstone canyons. Harder stone and slow watersharply define vertical slivers while softer stone gives way to wider crevass-es. Echoing this compelling natural sequence, an earthen and stone roofthrusts from the desert floor, taking with it the native grasses, shrub andstone texture of the site. Organized about a central court, the building isentered through a slot canyon of steel and glass. Cladding of weatheredsteel plate reflects the indigenous terra-cotta walls of stone as they leanoverhead and fall away from the entry path, opening to the sky above thelibrary ahead.

Honor AwardCity of ScottsdaleArabian BranchLibrary, 2007Scottsdale, Ariz.

Building Area - 20,875 sq ftArchitect: Richärd + Bauer Architecture, LLCOwner: City of ScottsdaleEngineers: Caruso Turley Scott, Kunka

Engineering, Inc., OMB Electrical Engineers, Inc.,PK Kland Consulting Civil Engineers, LLC

Landscape Design: E-GroupConsultant: Roger Smith Lighting Design


Honor AwardTAXI Mixed-Use, 2007Denver, Colo.

Building Area - 103,754 sq ftArchitect: Will Bruder + PartnersOwner: Zeppelin DevelopmentGeneral Contractor: Mortensen ConstructionEngineers: KL + A Structural Engineers,

Hadji and Associates Consulting EngineersLandscape Architect: Wenk Associates

Landscape ArchitectsPhotography: Tim HursleyConsultants: Alan Brown with Zeppelin

Development, David Baker + PartnersArchitects, Harry Teague Architects

At the former Yellow Cab terminal, minutes from downtown and visible from thefreeway, TAXI is an 18 acre mixed-use development in the River North (RiNo) dis-trict. Phase 1 renovated the 28,000-sq-ft terminal, an innovative office environment.Bounded by the Platte River on the east and railyards to the west, the site affordsspectacular views to downtown and the Rocky Mountains. Informed by contempo-rary European urbanism, density and grit, the Phase 2 building is a dramatic 550-ft landscraper spanning a loop road. Its strata of galvanized, rust, light and colorrelate to formations of rock and ice, and the artful culture of Denver. A curved yel-low 'taxi' form at the pedestrian level links 'main street', where the radio tower'scable stays slice through the building. Floors one and two hold offices, with fitness,gallery, and conference spaces; the third and fourth levels house 41 loft resi-dences. TAXI fosters the creativity of individuals, the diversity of professionals,artists, and fabricators; it offers an invigorating alternative to city dwellers. Vitallyengaging Denver's industrial edge, TAXI extends the urban core…a holistic idea ofarchitecture, art and landscape.




Honor AwardSun Devil Energy Centerat Arizona StateUniversity, 2006Tempe, Ariz.

Building Area - 74,000 sq ftArchitect: Gould Evans, LLCOwner: Arizona State UniversityEngineers: Evans, Kuhn & Associates,

Paragon Structural Design, Inc.,Stanley Consultants, Inc.

Landscape Architect: GBTwo LandscapeArchitecture, Inc.

Consultants: APSES, Machado and SilvettiAssociates, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Photography: Assassi Productions,Matt Winquist

The Sun Devil Energy Center houses ASU's new 74,000-gross-sq-ftCogeneration power facility. This combined heat and power plant rises three and ahalf stories, providing central cooling, heating and on-site electricity (cogeneration)for the South Campus loop. Across the street from the new Hassayampa AcademicVillage and south of the Biodesign Institute, the building mitigates any sound orvibration being produced from the machinery within the structure. To accomplishthis, the windowless exterior envelope was comprised of "folded" precast concretepanels that absorb sound while reflecting sun angles and create a dynamic play oflight and shadow across the façade throughout the day.



Merit AwardPRD845, 2007DowntownPhoenix, Ariz.

Building Area - 25,000 sq ftArchitect: Studio Ma, Inc.Engineers: Associated Mechanical Engineers,

Rudow + Berry, Woodward EngineeringConsultants: Greenroof Development,

Roger Smith Lighting Design

PRD 845 is an urban infill project in Downtown Phoenix developed by Greenroof,LLC, adjacent to the Roosevelt Historic and Arts Districts. A sensitive cluster of twelvecondominium homes, this enclave is organized around two, private "mews" that mixcars and people in an intimate and compelling urban-type environment. Unit sizesrange from 900 to 2200 sq ft and are designed to accommodate active, live-work lifestyle with ground floor garage/studio spaces and large outdoor roof decks with viewsof downtown Phoenix and the surrounding mountains. The folded rood plane createsvolumetric slots through the complex giving PRD its unique, "skyline" profile. Carefullychosen building materials compliment the south-west desert environment and includean innovative rain-screen design wall design made of a low mass, corrugated, fiber-reinforced concrete panels on furring channels that allows accumulated heat toescape though a slot at the top of the wall.

Merit Award Social Condenser, 2007Superior, Ariz.

Building Area - 2,730 gsfArchitect: Blank Studio, Inc.Owner: Superior COALGeneral Contractor: Rowland Builders, Inc.Engineers: BDA Engineers, Don Witt Engineering,

Kunka EngineeringPhotography: Timmerman Photography, Inc.

The Social Condenser is a renovation and expansion of anexisting two-story block building with an addition of an exteriordining terrace and was informed by the concept of the "publichouse." Classically an obscured, introverted diagram, this proj-ect conversely aims to balance concealment with exuberantexposure of the internal activities to the streetscape, the pedes-trian walking path and the adjacent landscaped parcel. The proj-ect is envisioned to be the living room of the community; a placeto congregate, socialize, view work of provincial artists and enjoythe breathtaking landscape vistas that envelop the region.


Merit Award VH R-10 gHouse, 2007Vineyard Haven, Mass.

Building Area - 1,350 gsfArchitect: Darren Petrucci, AIAOwner: Darren Petrucci + Renata HejdukContractor: Darren Petrucci, AIAConsultants: David Knauf, Don Keller + ScottElsasser, Lowe Energy Design, Will Parry

The VH R-10 gHOUSE is a prototype forguesthouses in the Town of Tisbury (VineyardHaven) on the Island of Martha's Vineyard inMassachusetts. The design objective of thehouse is three fold: to maximize the restrictivezoning envelope; to combine contemporarybuilding techniques with modified convention-al building systems; to create a high perform-

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ance design for the climatic and programmatic conditions of Martha's Vineyard.The house attempts to poetically synthesize and optimize these three objectivesas an alternative to the ubiquitous Cape design.



Citation AwardCesar Chavez Library, 2007Laveen, Ariz.Building Area - 25,200 gsfArchitect: Line + Space, LLCOwner: City of Phoenix

The City of Phoenix is proud to provide exceptionallydesigned libraries that foster communities with works of theimagination and information resources. The Cesar ChavezLibrary is designed to uphold this standard by becoming aspace for family and friends - "a Living Room" for the growingVillage of Laveen.

Responding to a lake irreverently excavated in the desert, theCesar Chavez Library is an opportunity to turn a contradiction intoan asset. In order to realign the purpose of the site with what waspreviously created, the design had to address certain constraints.

The Library is integrated into a park made of mounded earth,adjacent to a large man-made lake. Unlike other climates that willhave rain every week, the desert is a unique circumstance thatrequires special consideration of water as well as energy conser-vation. Limitations imposed by the site and these values helpedshape the design of the Library to become a fitting environment toteach lessons of ecology.

Citation AwardThe Commons,East Valley BibleChurch, 2007Gilbert, Ariz.Building Area - 18,000 gsf under roofArchitect: Debartolo Architects Ltd.Owner: East Valley Bible Church

A large regional church in Gilbert, Arizona challenged the visionof the architects to design a strategic building that would facilitatethe new campus core and become the social 'third-place', asOldenburg calls it, for their growing church community. As the

first building installation of the new church master-plan, thisbookstore + café has transformed the nature of activity on thecampus, becoming an inside-out 'pavilion' that literally opens tothe campus on all sides and has become the new physical andsocial center of life on the campus; the starting and ending pointfor most congregant's campus engagement.

Citation AwardGarcia Residence, 2001Tucson, Ariz.Building Area - 2150 sq ftArchitect: Ibarra Rosano Design Architects

Even from a distance, it was obvious that the steep rocky hill-side would be the dominant influence on the design, and ourgreatest design challenge. The concept of three long narrow plat-forms stepping up the slope not only limited the amount of exca-vation required, but also kept the structure from appearing inva-sive in its desert context. The second challenge was to do themost with the least - to create an extraordinary space with ordi-nary materials. We chose a simple material palette, durable andresponsive to the desert's climate, colors and textures. Insulated

gray block was used to blur the distinction between inside andoutside - between desert and shelter, and to give the structure asense of permanence and belonging.



Citation AwardHercules Public Library, 2006Hercules, Calif.Building Area - 25,000 sq ftArchitect: Will Bruder + PartnersOwner: City of Hercules, California

Rooted in the landscape and traditions of the town andregion, Hercules Public Library draws from diverse eastern andwestern cultures-tied to the climate of courtyard missions,Eastern gardens, and the landscape of Northern California.

Sited on a raised plinth, the library is a beacon from the free-way. Its long butterfly rake emerges from the hillside-a gestureto the form of the neighboring City Hall. Walls are clad with ver-tical brick tile-a warm mosaic of the light and color of the place.At the southwest corner the 'paper lantern' of dual-fritted glasssifts daylight to the reading room and glows by night.

The library is organized around a white elliptical 'sky garden'with a café and reading areas around a tilted moss bed andmagnolia tree. Teens are given their own high-energy space.The Children's Library is separated from other collections aswell, with the deep blue 'story cone' transporting kids to a mag-ical world of words and imagination.

Citation AwardNorthPark Center, 2006Dallas, TexasBuilding Area - 1,000,000 gsfArchitect: OmniplanOwner: NorthPark Management Company

This is a 1,000,000-sq-ft addition to Dallas' first regionalshopping center. The existing center, opened in 1965, wasoriginally conceived as a sequence or large and small galleries,animated with the controlled introduction of natural light, toshowcase the owner's large collection of modern art.

The expansion extends the existing "L" shaped center into asquare, creating a new outdoor courtyard at the center of thecomplex. This space serves as an outdoor sculpture garden,

and is anchored by Claes Oldenburgh and Coosje vanBruggen's Corridor Pin, Blue.

The expansion seeks to extend the existing center's architec-tural language of structural expression, manipulations of naturallight and choreographed volumes. A new central Dining Hall isconceived to serve the large collection of restaurants. TheDining Hall wraps around a modern impluvium, which bringsnatural light deep into the large space.

Citation AwardPeoria Center for the PerformingArts, 2007 Peoria, Ariz.Building Area - 21,000 sq ftArchitect: Westlake Reed LeskoskyOwner: City of Peoria

This community facility houses a 280-seat repertory theatre andan 80-seat black box theatre with requisite backstage, performersupport, lobby and public support, educational and administrativecomponents. The building is conceived as a gateway pavilion in anewly created civic plaza and intended to act as a catalyst for pri-vately funded redevelopment of the city's commercial center. Thebuilding is anchored to the desert landscape by means of concretemasonry walls cast from indigenous aggregates. A sculptured roof

of staggered copper shingles echo the forms of the mountain rangeto the west. The roof provides shade for the amply glazed lobbybeneath, and at night, the underside is lit to provide a soft, ambientglow. The loading and service areas, while more subdued in expres-sion, are nonetheless handled with dignity, ameliorating any senseof a back to a building that is highly visible from all angles.



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Keynote Speaker SponsorArcadia Inc.

Premier SponsorArizona Public Service

Peterson Architecture & Associates, LLCSalt River ProjectStudio Ma, Inc.Thinking Caps

Jump Drive SponsorArizona State University College of Design

Achievement SponsorAustin Commercial

David Hovey & Associates Architect, Inc.DPR Construction

Hensel Phelps Construction Co.Johnson Carlier General Contractors

Conference SponsorFolk & Associates

Mortenson ConstructionProfessional Underwriters of Az, Inc.

Supporting SponsorBarton Malow CompanyCircle West Architects

Dick & Fritsche Design GroupDMJM Design

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Orcutt/Winslow PartnershipPK AssociatesSmithGroup

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BeazleyColonial General Insurance

First Insurance Funding Corp.Insight Insurance

Professional Liability BrokersXL Design Professional

Thank You SponsorAdolfson & Peterson Construction

Alliance TruTrusArchitectural Resource Team

Arizona TileBRR Architecture

Bulthaup ScottsdaleBunger Steel, Inc.

Burlini/Silberschlag LtdCaruso Turley Scott

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DLR GroupDWL Architects-Planners Inc.

Doug Hanson ArchitectureEMC2 Group ArchitectsGammage & Burnham

Genesis Structural EngineersGould Evans Associates LCHistoric Streetscapes PLLC

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