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Howard Blaisdell, AIA

Howard Blaisdell, AIA, has been awarded the AIA Ohio 2020 Mentor Award. This award is granted annually to an individual who has demonstrated the ability to assist and mentor in their community. The AIA Ohio Honor Awards Jury noted, “Howard’s activities, over a long period of time and for a firm with wide-ranging work and results, are very strong. Every firm would desire to have at least one stellar person in this role, dedicated to teaching and influencing many different people.”

Blaisdell shares his strong knowledge of building codes, technical proficiency, and depth of construction experience with a broad population and he does so with patience, encouragement, and compassion. He is committed to sharing his knowledge with the emerging staff not just within his firm at Moody Nolan, but beyond.

Timothy Hawk, FAIA

Columbus architect Timothy Hawk, FAIA has been awarded the AIA Ohio 2020 Mentor Award. This award is granted annually to an individual who has demonstrated the ability to assist and mentor in their community. “The AIA Ohio Board of Directors was impressed by Tim’s dedication to the development of young people in the profession,” said AIA Ohio President, Mary Glowacki, AIA.

As principal at WSA, Hawk mentors emerging talent through leadership training programs. As an educator at Columbus State Community College, he recognizes the importance of a diverse student population, and he encourages promising students to consider a future in architecture. As a leader in the profession, Hawk has served his local AIA Chapter and at the Regional level, and now serves as a member of the AIA Board. As the National AIA Board liaison to AIAS, he mentors student leaders, and advocates for student voices.

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Nominations for the 2021 AIA Columbus Board of Directors are now being accepted. The following positions on the board are open this year:

• President-elect
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• 3 Director Positions

All interested candidates should review the Criteria for Leadership document. The Board Nominating Questionnaire must also be completed. Applications will be accepted no later than Friday, August 7, 2020. Email applications to Yanitza Brongers-Marrero, AIA, past president and nominating chair at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

If you have any questions, contact Yanitza Brongers-Marrero, AIA, past president and nominating chair, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or Elizabeth Krile at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

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Columbus architect Jennifer Rittler, AIA, is one of four recipients of the AIA Ohio 2020 Emerging Professional Award. The AIA Ohio Emerging Professional Award identifies and promotes exceptional accomplishments of Associate Members and Young Architect members and their continuing development within the profession. The AIA Ohio Board of Directors confers this award, which recognizes exemplary achievements and future promise of AIA Ohio members, in fulfilling the criteria in one or more areas of design, leadership in practice, leadership in education, or service.

At Moody Nolan Inc., Jennifer leads the development of designs that become wellness landmarks for communities across the country. Through a collaborative approach to design she integrates client/community feedback that infuse architecture with local authenticity.

In parallel with her project work, Jennifer tirelessly advocates for young professionals in Columbus. Through her dedication to AIA and other professional organizations she is a champion of serving her community.

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AIA Columbus' annual Architecture Awards Program recognizes excellence in architectural design by Columbus architects and those within the boundaries of AIA Columbus. The program's purpose is to recognize the achievements for a broad range of architectural activity in order to elevate the general quality of architectural practice, establish a standard of excellence against which all architects can measure performance, inform the public of the breadth and value of architectural practice, and to honor the architects,  clients, and consultants who work together to improve the built environment. 

Categories

Large Project (recommended: 5,000 sf and over)

The Large Project Category is for projects that are around 5,000 square feet and over. It recognizes design excellence for completed architecture executed in projects 5,000 square feet and over, of all types of buildings, restoration, preservation, and adaptive re-use. 

Small Project (recommended: less than 5,000 sf)

The Small Project Category is for projects that are roughly less than 5,000 square feet. It recognizes design excellence for completed architecture executed in projects less than 5,000 square feet, of all types of buildings, restoration, preservation, and adaptive re-use. 

Interior Architecture

The Interior Architecture Category is for completed building interiors. The projects may be large or small in scope and may involve new construction, adaptive re-use, restoration, or preservation/renovation. 

Innovation in Technology

The Innovation in Technology Category is for outstanding examples of how unique applications of technology have been used to improve design, increase efficiency, improve collaboration, or other direct benefit to the design/construction process. 

Architectural Detail

The Architectural Detail Category recognizes an instance in which the details of a project are executed in an artful way, celebrating the relationship between architecture and craft through a material, detail, or technology. To be eligible for an award in this category the project must be realized/built.

Unbuilt Work 

Unbuilt Work recognizes design excellence in projects scheduled to be built, as well as those that will never be built. Submissions may be commissioned or self-generated, research or speculation. If a project submitted in the unbuilt category wins an AIA Columbus Architecture Award, it may not be submitted in the ‘built work’ category at a later date.

Please review each category for the individual program eligibility and submission requirements here.

Submit a project here. 

Schedule

• Monday, July 6, 2020 // Call for Entries opens
• Monday, August 31, 2020 // Project submissions due 
• Friday, September 4, 2020 // Entry fee payment due ($25 late payment fee)
• September 2020 // Jury review in Philadelphia
• November 2020 // Architecture Awards Ceremony (virtual)

If you have any questions, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .