AIA San Francisco Design Awards

The AIA San Francisco Design Awards program celebrates the best in architecture and urban design in the Bay Area of California. Recognizing achievement in a broad range of architectural work by members and nonmembers, the program informs the public of the breadth and value of architectural practice.

Ideate, Inc. is proud to congratulate our clients who were recognized for their outstanding work at the 2010 AIA San Francisco Design Awards Gala:

Excellence in Architecture Award
Honor: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson for Apple Store in Manhattan
Merit: Perkins + Will for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Poly International Plaza
Citation: EHDD Architecture for the Science and Engineering Building at UC Merced and for Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, Swatt/Miers Architects for Tea Houses, WRNS Studio for Mission Bay Block 27

Energy + Sustainability
Honor: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects for ClimateWorks Foundation, WRNS Studio for the Watsonville Area Water Operations Center
Merit: Anderson Anderson Architecture for Harvard Yard Child Care Center, Sasaki Associates' for the Graduate School of Management/Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. Hall at UC Davis

Historic Preservation and Innovation in Rehabilitation
Merit: Tom Eliot Fisch for Piers 1-1/2, 3 and 5; Page & Turnbull for the Walt Disney Family Museum

Integrated Project Delivery
Honor: SmithGroup for the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine
Citation: KMD Architects in collaboration with Webcor Builders for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Building

Unbuilt Design Award
Merit: Perkins + Will for Calexico Port of Entry
Citation: KMD Architects for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Building

Urban Design
Merit: Perkins + Will for Mission Rock, Seawall Lot 337
Citation: Perkins + Will award for Panama Pacifico

Special Achievement
California College of the Arts and Santa Clara University students for the design of Refract House and their commitment to sustainable living.
(Did you know that Ideate provided Revit training for the Refract House team?)

Click here for the complete list of winners.

As a sustaining sponsor of the AIA San Francisco, Ideate continues our tradition of supporting our professional community.

Ideate Clients in Top Ten Green Projects for 2010

Recently the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA-COTE) announced its Top Ten Green Projects for 2010 and we were pleased to see three Ideate clients on the list!

Homer Science & Student Life Center: Part of the Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton, California, the Center is designed to foster scientific inquiry and exhibit the correlation between the building’s functions and its site. The project makes use previously developed land and local and salvaged materials, and was design by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects.

Twelve West: This mixed-use building in Portland, Oregon, was designed by ZGF Architects to emphasize energy reduction strategies. The design features wind-generated electricity, natural ventilation, and accommodates car-free living. (At Ideate Portland, we're particularly fond of this project - we can see the wind turbines from our office!)

Watsonville Water Resource Center: Watsonville, California’s new Water Resource Center was designed by WRNS Studio and boasts plenty of water conservation strategies. Among these are planted swales, landscaping with mulch and drought-tolerant vegetation, and collecting rainwater for irrigation.

Full profiles of these, and other projects, are available at www.aiatopten.org and at www.BuildingGreen.com.

Contact sales@ideateinc.com to learn how Autodesk Sustainable Solutions can bring your green designs to life!