AIA Awards
AIA Honor Award 2018: Shelby Farms Park by Marlon Blackwell Architects
Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, one of the largest urban parks in the country, has implemented a master plan developed by James Corner Field Operations to revitalize the park into a unique, 21st century landmark.
BJ Phillips is a licensed architect with Burris Architecture in Bentonville.
Designed for a local landscape photographer and inspired by the economy of regional vernacular forms, this secluded Ozark mountain residence captures and emphasizes views of the surrounding landscape.
Joe Stanley is the founding principal of Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects, the second-largest architectural firm in Arkansas.
AIA Merit Award/People’s Choice 2018: Paschal Heat Air & Geothermal by deMx Architecture
Designed to accommodate the company’s unprecedented growth, Paschal Heat Air & Geothermal needed both a warehouse that could support its expanding inventory, as well as office space that could integrate seamlessly with its workflow and evolving business model. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2018: Amy Sanders Library by Taggart Architects
Taggart Architects and the city of Sherwood took the approach of setting the Amy Sanders Library within existing trees and steep terrain rather than clearing everything and leveling the ground. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2018: Church+Center by Modus Studio
From the old bones of a local electric co-op, the 15 Church and 200 Center buildings have been transformed into a series of sustainable office, retail and living space. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2018: Hillside Rock by Silo AR+D
Like a mineral, the architecture of the Hillside Rock emerges from interactions with its environment, without attempting to recede into nature. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2018: MAIN x MDRN by Modus Studio
While the urban core of Bentonville is expanding, the MAIN x MDRN project is pushing to evolve the traditional downtown rules into a dynamic story of proportion and rhythm while simultaneously creating identity and reflection for the digital design practice it houses. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2018: Mountaintop Residence by Fennell Purifoy Architects
The Mountaintop Residence is nested atop the Ouachita Mountains in a remote forest. Its seclusion among the treetops offers dramatic and expansive views after rising above the canopy. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2018: Two Rivers Point by Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects
Stretching above the tree line, this multi-level home for the architect and his family of four realizes a lifelong obsession with owning a treehouse. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2018: Uptown Apartments + Shops by Modus Studio
Uptown Apartments + Shops creates a decisively new living model by utilizing the most basic and abundant suburban multifamily building block—the garden style walk-up apartment—to craft a series of concise urban spaces that create a “pop-up” neighborhood within the 15-acre site. read more >
AIA Citation Award 2018: Freeman Performing Arts Center
The Freeman Performing Arts Center in South Dakota marks the threshold between prairie and civic life. read more >
AIA 2018 Finalists
Marlon Blackwell Architects, Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects, Jonathan Boelkins Architect and the University of Arkansas Community Design Center all recognized for designs ranging from restaurants to exhibitions. read more >
AIA 2018 Dick Savage Award: Thad R. Kelly III, AIA
Thad Kelly is principal of StudioFive Architecture Landscape Interior LLC in Fayetteville, specializing in commercial, industrial, retail and residential projects. read more >
From AIA Arkansas President Randy Palculict: Celebrating Architecture
The AIA Arkansas Design Awards is our way of showcasing the outstanding design talent and diligent work ethic that exemplifies the design community found in Arkansas. read more >
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AIA 2018 Emerging Professional Award: Lori Yazwinski Santa-Rita, AIA
Lori Yazwinski Santa-Rita is a partner at Jennings + Santa-Rita Architects in Fayetteville. She is currently serving as vice president for the Arkansas AIA and is a founding member of Women in Architecture Arkansas. read more >
AIA Honor Award 2018: Robinson Center by Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects
The complete renovation and expansion of the Robinson Center dramatically reimagines the beloved historic landmark as a state-of-the-art performance and conference venue, poised for the future. read more >
AIA 2018 Award of Merit: Ted and Leslie Belden
Through Old Buildings, the Beldens have invested in the revitalization of downtown Fayetteville and the renovation of contributing historical structures such as the Inn at Carnall Hall on the UA campus. read more >
From the President: AIA Arkansas Design Awards Highlight State’s Built Environment
It is an honor as the 2017 President of AIA Arkansas to present to you this year’s AIA Design Awards publication which highlights our chapter’s prestigious Design Awards Program as well as individual recipients of our Chapter Awards. read more >
AIA Honor Award 2017: Graphic House by Marlon Blackwell Architects
The Graphic House is a single-family home for a middle-income family of four that occupies a corner lot within a typical suburban neighborhood. read more >
AIA Honor Award 2017: UA Art & Design District Sculpture Studio by Modus Studio
The new sculpture studio facility for the University of Arkansas School of Art is the first and defining building for a new remote district of campus located in a 3.8-acre raw industrial brownfield block in south Fayetteville. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2017: Harvey Pediatric Clinic by Marlon Blackwell Architects
The Harvey Pediatric Clinic is the new home of a thriving pediatric clinic based in Rogers. The building’s bold profile provides a visual identity to the clinic while establishing a strong presence along South 52nd Street. read more >
AIA Merit Award 2017: Office 1011 by Modus Studio
Office 1011 serves as a new model to transform traditional status quo city-based architectural design standards of cornice and window articulation into a modern palette. read more >
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