Today, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) named 22 winners of the Young Architects Awards, recognizing “individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers,” according to AIA’s website.
Despite its name, AIA’s Young Architects Awards does not base eligibility on age. Any AIA member licensed for fewer than 10 years is eligible. The jury for the 2020 Young Architects Award comprised chair Edward Vance, FAIA of EV&A Architects in Las Vegas; Peter Kuttner, FAIA, of Cambridge Seven Associates in Boston; John Castellana, FAIA, of TMP Architecture in Bloomfield Hill, Mich.; Roger Schluntz, FAIA, of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; Frances Halsband, FAIA, of Kliment Halsband Architects in New York City; and Lora Teagarden, AIA, of RATIO Architects in Indianapolis.
The winners of the 2020 AIA Young Architects Awards are:
Kenneth A. Andrews, AIA, Arch11
Gabriela Baierle, AIA, Arrowstreet
Aaron Bowman, AIA, Liollio Architecture
Abigail R. Brown, AIA, Hickok Cole
Jeffry Burchard, AIA, Machado and Silvetti
Catherine Callaway, AIA, Kirksey Architecture
Juliet Chun, AIA, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Meredith Hayes Gordon, AIA, HGA
Damaris Hollingsworth, AIA, Design By Melo
Stacey Z. Keller, AIA, Mead & Hunt
Brynnemarie Lanciotti, AIA, Stantec
Nicholas Lindsley, AIA, Neumann Monson Architects
Christopher L. Ludwig, AIA, Kahler Slater
Wayne Mortenson, AIA, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
Mattie Lou Ming Thompson, AIA, Atelier Cho Thompson
JoAnn Hindmarsh Wilcox, AIA, Mahlum Architects
To see more winners of the 2020 AIA Honor Awards, click here.