It’s not exactly Hollywood style to give away the winners to an awards show three months before it’s held. But that didn’t stop the AIA/Los Angeles from announcing the winners of its Presidential Awards today. The event itself, which will also include the winners of the local Honor Awards (still a secret for now) will be held on October 21 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater. The big winners were Michael Rotondi, who will take home the Gold Medal, and Daly Genik, who will be given the Firm Award. Others included AN Advisory Board member and KCRW host Frances Anderton. Here’s the complete list of Presidential winners:
Gold Medal
Michael Rotondi
AIA/LA Firm Award
Daly Genik
Building Team of the Year
LAPD Headquarters: AECOM Design; Roth + Sheppard Architects; Studio 0.10; John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects; City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering; Council District #9, City of Los Angeles; Los Angeles Police Department; Nabih Youssef Associates Structural Engineers; TMAD Taylor Gaines; Meléndrez Landscape Architecture, Planning Urban Design; Tutor-Saliba Corporation; S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., Inc.; Vanir Construction Management, Inc.; Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc.; and Merry Norris Contemporary Art.
25-Year Award (for a building that has stood the test of time)
AC Martin Partners, Inc. – for St. Basil Roman Catholic Church
Good Government Award
Adolfo Nodal – President of the Cultural Affairs Commission
Historic Preservation Award
Ken Bernstein – Manager of the Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
Excellence in Education Award
Sylvia Lavin, Professor – UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design
Honorary AIA/Los Angeles Award
Frances Anderton, Hon. AIA/LA – Host of DnA: Design Architecture; and Producer: To the Point – KCRW; LA Editor – Dwell Magazine
Lifetime Achievement Award
William Krisel, AIA – William Krisel Architect
Public Open Space Award
Mia Lehrer + Associates – Vista Hermosa Park Project