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To celebrate and promote the profession of architecture, provide opportunities for professional growth, and improve the built environment.

Contact Us:
Corda Murphy
Executive Director
AIA Northeast Illinois
412 Green Valley Drive
Naperville, Illinois 60540
Phone: 630-527-8550
Fax: 630-357-4818
Email: exec@aianei.org

2003 Design Award Winners

Architects and friends of the profession gathered at The American Institute of Architects Northeast Illinois 2003 Honor Awards event where eight projects received recognition.  Four awards for excellence in design and four awards for merit in architecture were presented at the association’s biennial “Celebration of Architecture” event held at McDonald’s Lodge in Oak Brook. Most of the winning projects were facilities intended for use by large groups of people and included two schools, two churches, an office interior, a company headquarters, a church renovation, and an electrical substation.

Fifty-two entries were submitted by architects in suburban Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties.  The entries were submitted in the following categories: Distinguished Building, Preservation/Adaptive Reuse, Residential, Interiors, and Divine Details/Architectural Ideas.

The 2003 jury was composed of Bernard J. Cywinski, FAIA; Lynn Taylor, AIA; and Rachel Simmons Schade, AIA, all of Philadelphia.  Mr. Cywinski, jury chair, is principle of the firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson which has offices in Pennsylvania, Seattle, and Berkeley, CA. As recipient of the National AIA’s prestigious Architecture Firm Award in 1994, the firm has been made noteworthy by their diversity of professional and academic contributions. Mr. Cywinski is a long standing member of the National AIA’s Committee on Design and is sought after as a lecturer, critic, and awards juror. His work has appeared in many distinguished journals and other publications including Architecture, Architectural Record, Architecture and Urbanism, Places, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

As principal of Lynn Taylor Associates Architects, Mr. Taylor has thirty five years in hands-on architectural design covering a wide range of innovative projects throughout the country. His firm philosophy incorporates design and program into realistic budgetary guidelines without compromising functional criteria.

Ms. Simmons Schade is principal of her own firm, Schade and Bolender Architects, LLP.  In additional to a diverse practice, Ms. Simmons Schade is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at Drexel University.

Excellence in Architecture Winners

Distinguished Building

Project:  Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church, Grayslake, IL

Architect:  Harding Partners, Chicago, IL

Description, Jury comments and additional pictures

Distinguished Building

Project: Unity Junior High School, Cicero, IL

Architect: FGM Architects Engineers Inc., Oak Brook, IL

Description, Jury comments and additional pictures

Distinguished Building

Project:  Washington Street Substation, Naperville, IL

Architect:  Oppermann Bilsland Architects, Naperville, IL

Description, Jury comments and additional pictures

Interiors

Project:  FGM Architects Engineers Inc. - Algonquin Office, Algonquin, IL

Architect:  FGM Architects Engineers Inc., Algonquin, IL

Description, Jury comments and additional pictures

Merit in Architecture Winners

Distinguished Building

Project:  First Christian Church, Gurnee, IL

Architect:  David F. Schultz Associates, Ltd., Barrington, IL

Description, Jury comments and additional pictures

Distinguished Building

Project:  Oak Prairie Middle School, Lockport, IL

Architect:  FGM Architects Engineers Inc., Oak Brook, IL

Description, Jury comments and additional pictures

Distinguished Building

Project:  The Pampered Chef, Bloomingdale, IL

Architect:  Heitman Architects Incorporated, Itasca, IL

Description, Jury comments and additional pictures

Divine Details/ Architectural Ideas

Project:  St. Basil / Visitation Renovation, Chicago, IL

Architect:  Jaeger, Nickola & Associates Ltd., Park Ridge, IL

Description, Jury comments and additional pictures

2008 AIA NEI Sponsors

Platinum
AMSCO Engineering
M.G. Welbel & Assoc.

Gold
Berg Engineering Consultants, Ltd.

Silver
20/10 Engineering Group, LLC
AVI Midwest
Degler Design, Inc.
Design Perspectives
Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers
ECS Illinois, LLC
Eriksson Engineering Associates, Ltd.
Euclid Insurance
Illinois Brick Company
R. I. Johnson & Associates
Northfield Block Co.
W.B. Olson, Inc
Ragnar Benson Construction, LLC
The George Sollitt Construction Co.
W-T Engineering

Contributor
Aerotek Architecture & Engineering
Aucutts - A Robinson Brick Co.
Building Stone Products
City Five Development
Clay Products
McCluskey Engineering Corp.
Metro Design Associates, Inc.
RAMM Brick & Supply

We extend a special “Thank you!” to our new and returning 2008 sponsors. Sponsors enable AIA Northeast Illinois to provide many of the programs and events that are held during the year. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please call the chapter office at 630/527-8550.