AIA|LA Names 2014 Presidential Honorees

The

AIA|LA

Board of Directors has chosen the winners of its annual Presidential Honor Awards, given to members of the Los Angeles architecture and design community who represent the very best in the city. “This year’s honorees are intelligent, edgy, and innovative and have helped push the boundaries in architecture and design in LA,” says AIA|LA executive director Nicci Solomons, Hon. AIA. The honorees are:

• 25-Year Award: Kate Mantilini,
  
  Morphosis Architects
  
  and
  
  ROTO Architects
  

• Emerging Practice:
  
  Jennifer Marmon, AIA, PAR
  

• Design Advocate:
  
  Michael Webb, Hon. AIA|LA
  

• Educator Award:
  
  Norman Millar, AIA, Woodbury University
  

• Community Contribution:
  
  A+D Museum
  

• Honorary AIA|LA:
  
  Tibbie Dunbar, A+D Museum
  

• Honorary AIA|LA:
  
  Adele Yellin
  

• Building Team:
  
  Emerson College
  

• Gold Medal: Chris Martin, FAIA, and David Martin, FAIA,
  
  AC Martin Partners
  

“Los Angeles has a very strong creative identity and architecture is a part of that,” Solomons says. “This strong creative force has attracted an amazing pool of architects that call this city home, and have participated in its evolution.”

The AIA|LA Board of Directors nominates individuals in each category and then holds a board meeting dedicated to voting on the recipients.

An awards ceremony and reception will be held at the Million Dollar Theater and Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles on October 29. Tickets can be purchased

here

.