AIA Seattle Honors 2008

AIA Seattle announces this year's recipients of AIA Seattle Honors. Given annually, these honors recognize outstanding achievement by architects and their allies who have advanced the profession in the mission areas of AIA Seattle. Friends and colleagues will recognized their achievements, along with new electees to the AIA College of Fellows Jim brinkley FAIA, Craig Curtis FAIA, Mary Johnston FAIA, and Richard Wagner FAIA at the AIA Seattle Honors Dinner.

This year, AIA Seattle is pleased to confer the AIA Seattle Medal to Jim Jonassen FAIA. The AIA Seattle Medal is the highest award AIA Seattle can confer on one of its own members, and recognizes distinguished lifetime achievement in architecture including design and professional practice and service to the profession, the community, education, and the arts, or any combination of these.

The AIA Seattle Board of Directors accepted the recommendations of the Honors Nominating Committee on the basis of statements presented by committee chair Val Thomas FAIA

AIA Fellows:
Jim Brinkley FAIA
Craig Curtis FAIA
Mary Johnston FAIA
Richard Wagner FAIA

AIA Seattle Medal:
Jim Jonassen FAIA

AIA Seattle Honorary Members:
Shannon Nichol RLA ASLA
Councilmember Dow Constantine
Cary Moon
Jay Taylor
Gene Duvernoy

Allied Organization Award:
Seattle Architecture Foundation

Community Service Award:
Seattle Housing Authority

AIA Seattle Young Architect Award:
David Goldberg AIA

AIA Seattle Medal
Jim Jonassen FAIA, Principal at NBBJ. The committee noted: “Jim Jonassen’s far-reaching leadership has helped shape the practice of architecture, not just locally but nationally and internationally, helping to ensure the viability and prominence of the role of architects in tomorrow’s practice models. He is recognized for his innovative approach to delivery methods and contracting vehicles, his enormous impact on healthcare design, and his business development and leadership. Over his 40+ year tenure at NBBJ, including leadership as CEO and Managing Partner, Jim has led the firm from a 100-person Seattle office to the 800-person international firm it is today, with offices in Seattle, Shanghai, Beijing, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Columbus, London, Moscow and Dubai. Through NBBJ's healthcare practice, Jim has had a profound influence on health care design, as an authentic thought leader shaping modern health care. His work with the AIA large firm roundtable has helped shape our profession, furthering the prominence of Seattle as a base of national leadership in the practice of architecture.“

AIA Seattle Honorary Members
AIA Seattle Honorary Membership recognizes those who have contributed notably to achievement of the mission and goals of AIA Seattle.

Shannon Nichol RLA ASLA
As design partner of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd., Shannon Nichol has consistently led the realization of inspired site and landscape architecture while concurrently elevating the architects with whom she collaborates. Locally her civic designs include Kreielsheimer Promenade at McCaw Hall and the Seattle Civic Center. Nationally her work includes Chicago's Lurie Garden at Millennium Park, and Boston's North End Parks. Shannon furthers her commitment to design excellence by regularly serving on design-award juries and several appointed boards, including design-advisory committees for Seattle Center. Her firm’s recent project awards include two ASLA National Design Excellence Awards, the Tucker Architectural Award, and multiple WASLA Honor and Merit awards for Design. Presently Shannon is leading the design of extensive landscape and urban environments central to the vision of Seattle’s new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus.

Councilmember Dow Constantine
As a King County Councilmember and life-long resident of Seattle, Dow Constantine has shown consistent leadership on transportation solutions, resource conservation, open space, and preservation. Representing District Eight - West Seattle, White Center, Burien and Vashon Island - on the Metropolitan King County Council since 2002, Dow has been a strong supporter of the environment, taking a leadership role on the tough issue of growth management. Dow has been a major backer of waterborne transportation alternatives, almost single-handedly promoting the West Seattle water taxi. His advocacy to preserve the First United Methodist Church was instrumental in the development of the final development solution.

Cary Moon

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AIA Seattle Honors 2008