Awards / Competitions

Awards / Competitions

• U.S. Department of Energy Announces Solar Decathlon Teams and Venue

  The solar-powered housing competition moves to the West Coast, and adds teams from Prague and Vienna.

   
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  Gehry Residence Wins AIA Twenty-five Year Award

  The 2012 Honor Awards jury chose Gehry’s house, completed in 1978, as an example of iconic American architecture that remains relevant today.

   

• Reinvention 2011: Leadership Awards Luncheon

   

• AIA COTE Is Accepting 2012 Top Ten Green Project Entries

  Now in its 16th year, the AIA COTE competition seeks environmentally responsible design solutions again.

   
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  Box Step: Simple but Bold Changes Turn Tudor to Contemporary

  This whole-house remodel and addition bring an L.A. home in line with its owners' modern style.

   
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  Solar Decathlon 2011 Profile: Appalachian State University

  An interview with Chelsea Royall, design director for the Solar Homestead, Appalachian State University’s entry for the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon.

   
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  Solar Decathlon 2011 Profile: Team Canada

  An interview with Loraine Fowlow, faculty advisor for TRTL, the University of Calgary’s entry for the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon.

   
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  Solar Decathlon 2011 Profile: Florida International University

  An interview with Marilys R. Nepomechie, FAIA, the faculty advisor for PerFORM[D]ance House, Florida International University’s entry for the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon.

   
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  Solar Decathlon 2011 Profile: Team Massachusetts

  An interview with Spencer Culhane, faculty advisor for Team Massachusetts’s 4D Home, the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon entry from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

   
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  Solar Decathlon 2011 Profile: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  An interview with Mark Taylor, faculty advisor for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Re_home, the school’s entry for the Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon.