AIA NEW MEXICO DESIGN AWARDS
CALL FOR ENTRIES

The New Mexico Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NM) announces the 2011 AIA New Mexico Design Awards Program.  This biennial awards program encourages and recognizes distinguished architectural achievement by New Mexico architects.  The program serves to increase public awareness of the outstanding services provided by architects as well as emphasize the importance of the architect’s role in shaping the quality of the built environment through design excellence.

ELIGIBILITY
All entrants must be members of the American Institute of Architects in good standing and architects registered with the New Mexico Board of Examiners for Architects.  Architecture completed and designed by a firm with multiple offices must be completed by the New Mexico based office to be eligible.  All entries must be built in or conceived for a site in New Mexico.  Built work must be completed and built in the past five years or since January 1, 2006.  Unbuilt entries must have been designed in the last five years. 

PROJECT CATEGORIES
Entries may be made in the following three categories:

• Built
• Unbuilt
• 25-Year Award:  
  Any project completed on or before December 31, 1986, that deserves special recognition for its influence, distinctiveness and enhancement of the built environment.  Eligibility for this category of awards must meet the following criteria:  the building design has not been altered, exhibits its original design integrity and is still in use.

RULES
Entries must be submitted by the design architect who is a member of AIA in good standing, registered with the New Mexico Board of Examiners for Architects and whose office is located in New Mexico at the time the project was executed.  Where responsibility for a project is shared, the design architect must be a registered New Mexico architect and a member of AIA in good standing.  All participants who substantially contributed to the work must be credited.  The submitting architect must sign the Certification on the Design Awards Entry Registration Form for each project.

AWARDS
The jury will be chaired by John Kane, FAIA. The jury may select as many projects as they wish to award in the following categories:

Honor Award:  the highest award is given to projects receiving unanimous supported by all jurors. 
Citation of Merit: this award is given to projects supported by a majority of the jurors for work of high merit.
Special Recognition Award:  this award can be conferred on any project for specific reasons defined by a majority of the jury.

DISCLOSURE OF WINNING PROJECTS
AIA New Mexico will notify the winners immediately after the judging.  Public announcement of the winning entries will be made at the AIA New Mexico Awards Banquet to be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at the Santa Fe Hilton Hotel during the AIA New Mexico State Convention.

RECOGNITION
Award Certificates will be given to architects, clients and contractors for each project.  All submissions will be featured on the AIA New Mexico web site.  Winners will submit one 24 x 24 inch foam core presentation board at least one week prior to the awards presentation.

ENTRY REGISTRATION FEES

$100 for first entry; $50 for subsequent entries

There is no limit on how many entries an architect/firm may submit.  Completed entry forms must be accompanied by the required fee payable by check or money order made payable to AIA New Mexico.  AIA New Mexico will provide a receipt for entry fees payments to the submitting design architect.  Entry fees are not refundable.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
All entries must be received by Friday, July 29, 2011, at 5:00 pm.  Entries may be mailed to AIA New Mexico, PO Box 16148, Albuquerque, NM 87191-6148 or may be delivered to AIA New Mexico, c/o J. Gibson, 9220 Mabry Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109.   No late entries will be accepted. 

ENTRY FORMAT
All entries must be submitted on a Compact Disk (CD) or Digital Video Disk (DVD) with documents and drawings in PDF format and photos in JPEG format.  The project may also be formatted as a PowerPoint presentation. If using PowerPoint, please include the JPEG images in a separate folder for AIA-NM use for program and website display.   If more than one project is on the disk, please note the name of the projects on the disk label and place each project in a separate file on the disk.

• Project Data Sheet

Project Name	Building Area
Date of Completion	Structure
Client’s Name	Major Materials and Systems
Builder’s Name	Site Features
Building Type

• Project Summary
Each entry must include a text description of the program requirement and solution not to exceed 150 words.

For unbuilt projects, answer the following questions:
1. When was the design of this project started?
2. What phase is the project in now? (schematic, design development, construction documents, etc.)

• Drawings

Site Plan/with Scale and North Arrow	Primary Elevation(s)
Typical Floor Plan(s)	Typical Section(s)

• Images
All images should be in jpeg format and photos should be at 300 dpi resolution.  For restoration and adaptive re-use projects, include at least one image describing conditions before the current work started.  For the 25-Year Building Award, include at least one image taken within three years of the project’s original completion and at least one image taken recently showing the project’s current status. 

ENTRY CHECKLIST
Include the following with your entry:

• Completed and signed Entry Registration form for each project entry
• Check or money order for total cost of all entries
• CD or DVD with name of project on the face of the disk.  No identification of the architect shall be made anywhere on the entry CD or DVD.

 

DEADLINE:  Friday, July 29, 5:00 pm

MAILING ADDRESS:  AIA New Mexico, PO Box 16148, Albuquerque, NM 87191-6148

DELIVERY ADDRESS:  AIA New Mexico, c/o J. Gibson, 9220 Mabry Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109

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AIA New Mexico, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, may bestow the New Mexico Architects Medal upon members who have advanced the practice of architecture and which recognizes their outstanding professional achievements and sense of social responsibility.  Nominations for the award may be made by New Mexico member chapters or by an individual member who may nominate another member.

The Medal is an honor awarded by AIA New Mexico.  Nominations are juried by the New Mexico Committee of Fellows who will review all submittals and determine the number of medals to be awarded each year.  The committee may, at its discretion, award or not make an award in any given year.

Past Recipients of the New Mexico Architects Medal

                        2000:   C. Robert Campbell, FAIA
                                    Beverly Spears, FAIA
                                    Louis Weller, FAIA
                        2001:   Bill Waters, AIA
                                    Don Stevens, AIA (Lifetime Achievement)
                        2002:   Marjorie Hooker, AIA
                        2003:   Glenn Fellows, FAIA
                                    Robert Krueger, AIA (Lifetime Achievement)
                        2004:   John Padilla, AIA
                                    William Burns, AIA
                        2005:   Annelle Darby, AIA
                                    Elizabeth Ellis, AIA
                        2007:   Richard M. Haas, AIA
                        2009:   Robert G. Mallory, AIA

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THE NEW MEXICO ARCHITECTS SILVER MEDAL
for
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Award Principles and Purpose
The American Institute of Architects, AIA New Mexico, may bestow a medal, known as the New Mexico Architects Silver Medal for Lifetime Achievement upon a New Mexico Architect who has advanced the practice of architecture and which recognizes his or her outstanding professional achievements and sense of social responsibility.

Eligibility
Architects licensed in New Mexico and who have had a distinguished career and recognition by the New Mexico architectural community, while practicing in the state, are eligible for this award. The nominee's achievements must be viewed as an advancement of the profession and the socially responsible role that architecture must perform within the greater community. Each nominee's work and career will be evaluated with special regard to professional and social integrity. Longevity, popularity or diligence alone does not qualify a candidate for nomination.

Nominees may be considered on the basis of notable career accomplishments. A New Mexico Architects Silver Medal for Lifetime Achievement will only be awarded to those individuals whose accomplishments have had a significant impact upon the profession of architecture and/or society.

Recipients of the New Mexico Architects Silver Medal for Lifetime Achievement must be nominated by the AIA local or state component with a nomination letter signed by the component president. Even though there is no formal application for this award, a complete curriculum vitae must be attached and submitted with the nomination letter.

Selection
All nominations are reviewed by the New Mexico Committee of AIA Fellows. The award is given to a single nominee in any one year and is awarded at the AIA New Mexico Awards Banquet. The 2011 Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, September 24, 2011, at the Hilton Hotel, Santa Fe.

AIA NEW MEXICO HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS
New Mexico Architects Silver Medal for Life Time Achievement
2005 Antoine Predock, FAIA and Bart Prince, AIA
2006 C. Robert Campbell, FAIA
2007 Van Dorn Hooker, FAIA
2009 Don P. Schlegel, FAIA

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ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF THE YEAR AWARD
CALL FOR ENTRIES

This award recognizes the continuing collaboration among individuals in a firm who have produced distinguished architecture over a period of ten years, and have made significant contributions to the American Institute of Architects, the profession and their community, and have transcended their local boundaries in making these contributions.

The Award: A certificate appropriate to the honor. The winner will be announced Saturday, September 24, 2011, at the 2011 AIA New Mexico Convention Design and Medal Awards Banquet at the Hilton Hotel, Santa Fe.

Entry Fee: $100

Deadlines: Entry fee and Submission are due in the AIA New Mexico office by 5:00 pm Friday, July 29, 2011. The winner will be notified immediately after the jury makes it decision in early September 2011.

Eligibility: Any firm who's principal, or eligible principals are members of the AIA New Mexico and have their main, or founding, office within the boundaries of the State of New Mexico AND...Firms that can demonstrate a history of producing distinguished architecture over a period of ten (10) years. More than one firm can be nominated for this award; however, only one recipient may be selected within the state per year.

Submittal Requirements: All submittals shall be in a black, hard-cover, 3-ring binder, 101⁄2" x 111⁄2" (standard size to accommodate 81⁄2" x 11" materials), with plastic insert sheets for photos designed for the purpose, giving the fullest possible information to the Jury as follows:

1. Nomination Sheet: Cover page.
2. Biographical Data Sheets: A brief biography of all firm principals and a history of the firm (maximum 2 pages).
3. Statement of Contributions: Information should be filled out carefully; as this is the only information the jury will have to study (maximum 2 pages).
4. Photograph Identification Sheets: All photos are to be numbered, identified and correspond to these sheets.
5. Photographs: Prints 8"x10" (maximum) black/white or colored. Drawings may be submitted for photos, but oversized or folded drawings are ineligible. No more than twenty (20) drawings or photos may be submitted. The firm selected as the winner of the Firm of the Year Award will be asked to provide ten (10) images in electronic format for presentation at the Awards Banquet.

Mailing Address: AIA New Mexico, P.O. Box 16148, Albuquerque, NM 87191-6148
Delivery Services Address: AIA New Mexico c/o J, Gibson, 9220 Mabry Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109

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