Winners of the 2017 Association of Licensed Architects Design Awards

The Association of Licensed Architects (ALA) recently celebrated the winners of their 2017 Annual Design Awards. Now in its 19th edition, the awards competition distinguishes projects for design and construction achievement. 

This year rounded up a total of 41 Presidential, Gold, Silver and Merit Awards for projects ranging from commercial to religious to the unbuilt. Arthur Dyson of Arthur Dyson Architects won the Don Erickson Presidential Award (the highest honor) for the Hilton Residence in Walton County, Florida. Check out the list of winning projects below.

(cover) PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
Category: Residential 1
Hilton Residence, Walton County, FL
Arthur Dyson Architect
Arthur Dyson, Designer
Hilton, Inc., Contractor
Charles & Lela Hilton, Owner

GOLD AWARDS

Category: Institutional
Black Hawk College-Health Sciences Center, Moline, IL
Demonica Kemper Architects
Greg Spitzer, AIA, LEED AP, Designer
Russell Construction, Contractor
Black Hawk College, Owner 

Category: Residential 1
Calhoun Pavilions, Minneapolis, MN
Peterssen/Keller Architecture
Lars Peterssen, Designer
Elevation Homes, Contractor
Larry and Cynthia Holtz, Owner 

Category: Residential 2
Casa Queretaro, Chicago, IL
DesignBridge Ltd.
Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, Designer
Denco, Contractor
The Resurrection Project, Owner 

Category: Commercial
Fermilab SBN Near and Far Detectors, Batavia, IL
Holabird & Root, LLC
Holabird & Root, Designers
Far-Tuscany, Near-Vissering, Contractor
Fermilab, Owner

Category: Residential 2
Flexhouse, Chicago, IL
Sullivan Goulette Wilson Ltd., Sullivan
Goulette Wilson, Designer
John James Construction, Contractor
Ranquist Development Group, Owner 

Category: Unbuilt
Flying Pigs on Parade: A Chicago River Folly, Chicago, IL
New World Design Ltd.
Jeffrey Roberts, Designer
New World Projects Ltd., Contractor
New World Design Ltd., Owner 

Category: Residential 2
NIACC Student Housing, Mason City, IA
INVISION Architecture
Mike Bechtel, AIA, Designer
Henkel Construction Company, Contractor
North Iowa Area Community College, Owner

Category: Commercial
Kitchen 21, Brooklyn, NY
EwingCole
Shannon Noon, Designer
Chapel Street Consultants, LLC, Contractor
iStar, Owner 

Category: Interior Architecture
Second Federal-Historic Bank Renovation, Chicago, IL
DesignBridge Ltd.
Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, Designer
Blackwood Group, LLC, Contractor
Self-Help Credit Union, Owner 

Category: Commercial
The Craftsman by Two Brothers, Naperville, IL
Elements Architects
William Scholtens, Designer
41 North Contractors, Contractor
Jim and Jason Ebel, Owner

SILVER AWARDS

Category: Residential 2
16Twenty, Minneapolis, MN
Peterssen/Keller Architecture
Reuter Walton Commercial, Contractor 

Category: Residential 1
Atkinson Residence, Chicago, IL
Sullivan Goulette Wilson Ltd.
Sullivan Goulette Wilson, Designer
Crescent Rock, Contractor
Tremaine Atkinson, Owner 

Category: Institutional
Glen Ellyn Police Station, Glen Ellyn, IL
Dewberry
Brian Meade, Designer
Leopardo Companies, Inc., Contractor
Village of Glen Ellyn, Owner 

Category: Residential 1
Hilton Residence, Walton County, FL
Arthur Dyson Architect
Arthur Dyson, Designer
Hilton, Inc., Contractor
Charles & Lela Hilton, Owner

Category: Commercial
Hines T3 Timber Office, Minneapolis, MN
DLR Group with MGA
Stephen Cavanaugh, ALA, Designer
Kravs-Anderson, Contractor
Hines, Owner 

Category: Institutional
Kennedy Health System, Ambulatory Care Center, Cherry Hill, NJ
EwingCole
Saul Jabbawy, Designer
The Norwood Company, Contractor
Kennedy Health System, Owner 

Category: Commercial
Leepfrog Technologies, Coralville, IA
ASK Studio
Brent Schipper, Designer
Build to Suit Inc., Contractor
Leepfrog Technologies, Owner

Category: Institutional
Manchester Regional Medical Center, Manchester, IA
INVISION Architecture
Jason DeVries, AIA, Designer
Carl A. Nelson & Company, Contractor
Regional Medical Center, Owner 

Category: Institutional
Union Station Transit Center, Chicago, IL
Muller & Muller, Ltd.
David Steele, Designer
FH Paschen, Contractor
Amtrak/Chicago Department of Transportation/Chicago Transit Authority, Owner

MERIT AWARDS

Category: Residential 2
4Marq, Minneapolis, MN
UrbanWorks Architecture LLC
UrbanWorks Architecture, Designer
Mortenson Construction, Contractor
AIG Global Real Estate, Owner

Category: Residential 2
858 N. Franklin, Chicago, IL
Sullivan Goulette Wilson Ltd.
Sullivan Goulette Wilson, Designer
Domus Group, Contractor
Domus Group, Owner

Category: Interior Architecture
Ancona School Gymnasium, Chicago, IL
JGMA
Michael Cady, Designer
DS Metal Fabricators, Contractor
The Ancona School, Owner

Category: Institutional
DeKalb Public Library, DeKalb, IL
Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architecture
Don McKay, Designer
Pepper Construction Co., Contractor
DeKalb Public Library, Owner 

Category: Institutional Drake University
Shivers Basketball Practice Facility, Des Moines, IA
INVISION Architecture
Laura Peterson, AIA, Designer
The Weitz Company, Contractor
Drake University, Owner 

Category: Residential 2
Greenwich Park Apartments, Milwaukee, WI
Korb + Associates Architects
Jason Korb, Designer
Northtrack Construction, Contractor
Mercy Housing Lakefront, Owner

Category: Interior Architecture
Huron Library Renovations, Huron, CA
Dyson Siegrist Janzen Architects Inc.
Arthur Dyson, Designer
BVI Construction, Contractor
Coalinga Huron Library District, Owner

Category: Unbuilt
ICE CADE: Center for Architecture, Design + Education, Chicago, IL
UrbanWorks, Ltd.
Patricia Saldana Natke, Designer
Chicago Architecture Foundation, Owner

Category: Institutional
Illinois High Speed Rail Pontiac Station, Pontiac, IL
Muller + Muller, Ltd.
Mark Vrba, Designer Vissering Construction Co., Contractor
City of Pontiac, Owner

Category: Interior Architecture
Illumina Manufacturing Facility, San Diego, CA
EwingCole
Gayle Lane, Designer
BN Builders, Contractor
Illumina, Owner 

Category: Institutional
KSU Center for the Visual Arts, Kent, Ohio
Payto Architects
Payto Architects Team, Designer
Thomarios, Contractor
Kent State University, Owner 

Category: Institutional
KSU Regional Academic Center, Twinsburg, Ohio
Payto Architects
Payto Architects Team, Designer
Snavely Construction, Contractor
Kent State University, Owner

Category: Religious
New Cloister, Traverse City, MI
Duncan G. Stroik Architect, LLC
Duncan Stroik, Designer
Comstock Construciton Co., Contractor
Mother Mary of Jesus, OCD, Prioress, Owner

Category: Institutional
Oak Park ESD 97 Administration Building, Oak Park, IL
STR Partners LLC
Colby Lewis, Designer
Bulley & Andrews, Contractor
Oak Park ESD 97, Owner 

Category: Residential 1
Pelican Lake Modern, Pelican Rapids, MN
Peterssen/Keller Architecture
Lars Peterssen, Designer
Tomlinson & Sons, Inc., Contractor
Katie and Brett Itterman, Owner 

Category: Commercial
Resource Bank-Shabbona, Shabbona, IL
Hagney Architects, LLC
David Hagney, Designer
Shepard Construction, Contractor
Resource Bank, Owner

Category: Unbuilt
Riverview Stage, Des Moines, IA
ASK Studio
Brent Schipper, Designer
Parks Area Foundation, Owner 

Category: Institutional
Robert J. Richardson Middle School, Chicago, IL
STR Partners LLC
Colby Lewis, Designer
KR Miller Contractors, Contractor
Chicago Public Schools/Public Building Commission of Chicago, Owner 

Category: Residential 2
Roosevelt School Apartments, Clinton, IA
ASK Studio
Brent Schipper, Designer
Ringland-Johnson Construction, Contractor
Community Housing Initiatives, Owner

Category: Commercial
Sunstar Americas North American Headquarters, Schaumburg, IL
Heitman Architects, Inc.
Karl Heitman, Designer
Peak Construction, Contractor
Sunstar Americas, Owner

Category: Religious
Trinity Lutheran Church, Elkhart, IN
Groth Design Group
Paul Barribeau, AIA, Designer
J.A. Wagner Construction, Contractor
Trinity Lutheran Church, Owner 

Category: Residential 1
West Town Landmark Renovation, Chicago, IL
DesignBridge Ltd.
Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, Designer
Blackwood Group, LLC, Contractor
Jamie McMullin and Janelle Hoekstra, Owner

All photos courtesy Association of Licensed Architects.