The ninth annual residential architect Design Awards received more than 1,300 entries in 15 categories. Just 36 projects were singled out for accolades, making RADA the most competitive residential architecture awards program in the country. The jury comprised six distinguished architects, including Louise Braverman, FAIA, Louise Braverman, Architect, New York City; Ralph Cunningham, AIA, Cunningham + Quill Architects, Washington, D.C.; Allison Ewing, AIA, LEED AP, Hays + Ewing Design Studio, Charlottesville, Va.; Paul Mankins, FAIA, LEED AP, substance, Des Moines, Iowa; Joeb Moore, AIA, Kaehler/Moore Architects, Greenwich, Conn.; and James G. Thomas, AIA, Thomas and Denzinger Architects, Charleston, S.C. In all, they bestowed one Judges' award, 18 Merit awards, 16 Grand awards, and one Project of the Year (shown at right).
Full coverage of the winning projects will appear in the May 2008 print and online issues of residential architect.
Project of the Year
Xeros Residence, Phoenix
Matthew G. Trzebiatowski, AIA
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Phoenix
Custom Home / 3,500 Square Feet or Less
Grand AwardGardiners Bay Beach House, Amagansett, N.Y.
Frederick Stelle, AIA
Stelle Architects
Bridgehampton, N.Y.
Custom Home / 3,500 Square Feet or Less
Grand AwardThe Streeter House, Deephaven, Minn.
David Salmela, FAIA
SALMELA ARCHITECT
Duluth, Minn.
Custom Home / 3,500 Square Feet or Less
Merit AwardLago Vista Guesthouse, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Aleks Istanbullu, AIA
Aleks Istanbullu Architects
Santa Monica, Calif.
Custom Home / 3,500 Square Feet or Less
Merit AwardNest House, Hurricane Valley, Ark.
David Sain and Dan Rockhill
Rockhill and Associates
Lecompton, Kan.
Custom Home / More Than 3,500 Square Feet
Grand Award222 Residence, Oklahoma
Rand Elliott, FAIA, and Miho Kolliopoulos, AIA
Elliott + Associates Architects
Oklahoma City
Custom Home / More Than 3,500 Square Feet
Grand AwardLaboratory, Douglas County, Neb.
Randy Brown, FAIA, and Dirk Henke
Randy Brown Architects
Omaha, Neb.
Custom Home / More Than 3,500 Square Feet
Grand AwardWildcat Ridge Residence, Snowmass, Colo.
Bartholomew Voorsanger, FAIA
Voorsanger Architects
New York City
Custom Home / More Than 3,500 Square Feet
Merit Award2041 W. Cortland, Chicago
Mark Peters, AIA
Studio Dwell Architects
Chicago
Custom Home / More Than 3,500 Square Feet
Merit AwardPrivate Residence, Carmel Valley, Calif..
Eric Haesloop, AIA, and Mary Griffin, FAIA
Turnbull Griffin Haesloop
San Francisco
Renovation
Grand AwardWeeks House, Louisville, Tenn.
Brian Pittman, AIA, and Bruce McCarty, FAIA
McCarty Holsaple McCarty
Knoxville, Tenn.
Renovation
Grand AwardTehama Grasshopper, San Francisco
Anne Fougeron, AIA
Fougeron Architecture
San Francisco
Renovation
Merit AwardOutside-In Loft, Boston
Eric Höweler, AIA
Höweler + Yoon Architecture
Boston
Renovation
Merit AwardStonehedge Residence, Austin, Texas
Juan Miró, AIA, and Miguel Rivera, AIA
Miró Rivera Architects
Austin, Texas
Multifamily
Grand AwardThe Duke, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Peter M. Koliopoulos, AIA
Circle West Architects
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Multifamily
Grand AwardMacallen Building Condominiums, Boston
Monica Ponce de Leon and Nader Tehrani; Steven J. Brittan and Harry T. Gordon, FAIA
Office dA and Burt Hill
Boston
Multifamily
Merit Award156 W. Superior, Chicago
David Miller, FAIA, and Mark Peters, AIA
The Miller|Hull Partnership and Studio Dwell Architects
Seattle and Chicago
Multifamily
Merit AwardPrototype Infill Housing: Throckmorton Site, Dallas
Edward M. Baum, FAIA
Edward M. Baum FAIA, Architect
Dallas
Single-Family Production / Attached
Grand Award14 Townhouses, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Robert Rogers, FAIA, and Jonathan Marvel, AIA
Rogers Marvel Architects
New York City
Single-Family Production / Detached
Grand AwardModular: Crabapple, Omaha, Neb.
Randy Brown, FAIA
Randy Brown Architects
Omaha, Neb.
Single-Family Production / Detached
Merit AwardUrban Infill 02, Milwaukee
Brian Johnsen, AIA, and Sebastian Schmaling, AIA
Johnsen Schmaling Architects
Milwaukee
Adaptive Reuse
Grand AwardThe Assembly Building at Clipper Mill, Baltimore
David Benn, AIA
Cho Benn Holback + Associates
Baltimore
Adaptive Reuse
Merit AwardLamont Lofts, Washington, D.C.
William J. Bonstra, AIA, LEED AP
Bonstra | Haresign Architects
Washington, D.C.
Campus Housing
Grand AwardHassayampa Academic Village at Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
Machado and Silvetti Associates + Gould Evans, LLC
Boston
Architectural Interiors
Grand AwardGreenfield, Los Angeles
Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir, AIA, Assoc. IIDA, and Tryggvi Thorsteinsson, Assoc. AIA
Minarc
Santa Monica, Calif.
Architectural Interiors
Merit AwardMadison Square, New York City
Katherine Chia, AIA
Desai/Chia Architecture
New York City
Architectural Interiors
Merit AwardPlatform House, Rural Platte County, Mo.
David Sain and Dan Rockhill
Rockhill and Associates
Lecompton, Kan.
Architectural Interiors
Merit AwardIndustrial Loft Conversion Project, Philadelphia
John Hubert, AIA
John Hubert Architects
Wyncote, Pa.
Affordable
Grand Award26th Street Low-Income Housing, Santa Monica, Calif.
Stephen Kanner, FAIA
Kanner Architects
Santa Monica, Calif.
Affordable
Merit AwardCasas de Rio Grande, Del Norte, Colo.
Ron Faleide
Faleide Architects
Denver
Outbuilding
Merit AwardPizza Porch, Dallas
Dan Shipley, FAIA
Shipley Architects
Dallas
Bath
Grand AwardNetshed Wetroom, Astoria, Ore.
Lisa Chadbourne and Daren Reid Doss, AIA
chadbourne + doss architects
Seattle
Architectural Design Detail
Merit AwardModel 'T' Rolling Bed, Suttons Bay, Mich.
David T. Hanawalt, AIA
Hanawalt Architecture & Land Planning
Suttons Bay, Mich.
On the Boards
Merit AwardTorqued House, Los Altos Hills, Calif.
Mark L. Donohue, AIA
Visible Research Office
San Francisco
On the Boards
Merit AwardGrass-Road House, Simi Valley, Calif.
Edmund M. Einy, AIA, and Devan Mitchell
Office em
Los Angeles
Judges' Award
Private Tudor Estate, San Francisco Bay Area
John Malick and Betsy Goodman
John Malick and Associates
Emeryville, Calif.