Western Red Cedar Architectural Design Award Winners

The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association and The Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau announced the winners for the 2008 Western Red Cedar Architectural Design awards. The winning designs were presented at the AIA 2009 National Convention in San Francisco and demonstrate an understanding of the special properties of western red cedar (Thuja Plicata) including beauty and durability.

WRCLA WINNER - Jury Award:
Orange Memorial Park
South San Francisco, California

Building Team / Key Players: Marcy Wong & Donn Logan Architects; Tai-Ran Tseng (Project Manager) of Marcy Wong & Donn Logan Architects; Umerani Associates (Structural), Winzler & Kelly (Civil), Mechanical Design Studio (Mechanical), Int-Elect Engineers, Inc (Electrical) Engineers, Gates & Associates (Landscape), RGM & Associates (General Contractor).

WRCLA WINNER - Jury Award:
The Queens Botanical Garden Visitor & Administration Center
Flushing, NY

Building Team / Key Players: Architect: BKSK Architects LLP; Landscape Architects: Atelier Dreiseitl, Ãœberlingen, Germany, Conservation Design Forum, Elmhurst, IL; Structural/Civil Engineer: Weidlinger Associates, New York, NY; Engineering: M-E-P Design: P.A. Collins, P.E., New York, NY; Environmental Building Consultant: Viridian Engineering & Environmental, LLC, New York, NY; Lighting: Kugler Associates, New York, NY; Photographer: Jeff Golberg/Esto

WRCLA WINNER - Jury Award:
The Coffou Cottage
Michigan City, Indiana

Building team / Key Players: Architect: Brininstool + Lynch (design team: Brad Lynch, Lori Day, Kevin Southard); Contractor: Tom Mulcahy, Mulcahy Builders

WRCLA WINNER - Sponsor Award Winner for the WRCLA:
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Building team / Key Players: Grimshaw Design Leaders: Director in Charge – Andrew Whalley, Associate Director – Mark Husser, Project Architect – William Horgan; Grimshaw Design Team: Simon Beames, David Burke, Vincent Chang, Demetrios Comodromos, Chris Crombie, Nikolas Dando-Haenisch, Chris Duisberg, Matt Eastwood, Paulo Faria, Nick Grimshaw, Christian Hoenigschmid, Kirsten Lees, Melissa Lim, Junko Nakagawa, Michael Pawlyn, Juan Porral, Shane Burger; Architect of Record: Davis, Brody, Bond LLP; Structural Engineer: Buro Happold; Construction Manager: Turner Construction; Acoustician: Kirkegaard Associates; Theatre Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates

MERIT - WRCLA Citation Award Winner:
The Yale Sculpture Gallery
New Haven, CT

Building Team / Key Players: KieranTimberlake

MERIT - WRCLA Citation Award Winner:
The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center
Moose, Wyoming

Building Team / Key Players: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects, Peter Q. Bohlin FAIA, Raymond S. Calabro AIA, David C. Miller

MERIT - WRCLA Citation Award Winner:
Project Name: The Camouflage House
Green Lake, Wisconsin

Building Team / Key Players: Johnsen Schmaling Architects (Milwaukee, WI); Ambrose Engineering (Cedarburg, WI); Gale Burg Construction (General Contractor)

CITATION - WRCLA Citation Award Winner:
Hudson-Panos House
Healdsburg, CA

Building Team / Key Players: Swatt Architects, Kasten Builders, YuStrandberg Engineering

CITATION - WRCLA Citation Award Winner:
39571 InfoWash
DeLisle, Mississippi

Building Team / Key Players: Client: Mississippi Katrina Fund; Design and Construction: The Design Workshop, Parsons The New School for Design; Students: Huy Bui, Ivan Chabra, Sarah Coffin, Christian Eusubio, Dominique Gonfard, Kailin Gregga, Dominic Griffin, Parker B. Lee, Laura Lyon, Kip Katich, Nora Meehan, Shana Sandberg, Emily Wetherbee; Spring Studio Instructor: David J. Lewis; Summer Studio Instructor: Terry Erickson; Summer Staff: Joel Stoehr; Architect of Record: SHoP Architects PC; Consulting Structural Engineer: Dunne & Markis, Consulting Structural Engineers; Civil/Structural Engineer of Record: Compton Engineering, P.A.; M/E/P Engineer: Hargrove and Associates; Photography: Ivan Chabra, Laura Lyon

CITATION - WRCLA Citation Award Winner:
Sidwell Friends Middle School
Washington, DC

Building Team / Key Players: KieranTimberlake

CITATION - WRCLA Citation Award Winner:
Marin Country Day School Entry Building
Corte Madera, Marin County, California

Building Team / Key Players: Design Architect: Mark Cavagnero Associates; Architect of Record: Kammen Architecture; Structural Engineer: Jon Brody Engineers; Landscape Architects: Michael Painter Associates; General Contractor: Kelly Pacific; Construction Management: ATC Partners

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