AIA Fellowship Recognizes Significant Contributions to Profession of Architecture and Society
Washington, D.C. – February 6, 2015 – The 2015 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated 147 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. The 2015 Fellows will be honored at an investiture ceremony at the 2015 National AIA Convention and Design Exposition in Atlanta.
The Fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession. Election to fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of architects as individuals, but also their significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.
2015 Jury of Fellows
John Castellana (Chair), FAIA, TMP Architecture, Inc.; Steve Crane, FAIA, VCBO; Brian Dougherty, FAIA, Dougherty + Dougherty Architects, LLP; Diane Georgopulos, FAIA, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency; Mary Katherine Lanzillotta, FAIA, Hartman Cox Architects; Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA, Tulane University and Donald T. Yoshino, FAIA, Yoshino Architecture, PA.
Out of a total AIA membership of over 85,000, there are just over 3,200 distinguished with the honor of fellowship and honorary fellowship. The elevation to fellowship is conferred on architects with at least 10 years of membership in the AIA in one or more of the following nomination categories:
1. Promoted the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession
2. Advanced the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education, training and practice
3. Coordinated the building industry and the profession of architecture through leadership in the AIA or other related professional organizations
4. Advanced the living standards of people through an improved environment
5. Made the profession of ever-increasing service to society
2015 Fellows
Included in the list below are the newly elevated members, their component affiliation and category for which they were elevated. You can follow the link below to view a more detailed list that includes images:
www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2015/fellows/
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Name |
Category of Nomination |
Chapter |
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Robin Fran Abrams |
Category Two |
AIA Triangle |
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George W. Acock |
Category Five |
AIA Columbus |
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Patrick Ahearn |
Category One |
Boston Society of Architects |
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David Alpert |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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Franziska Amacher |
Category Two |
Boston Society of Architects |
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Pamela Anderson-Brulé |
Category Two |
AIA Santa Clara Valley |
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Chuck Armstrong |
Category One |
AIA Dallas |
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Randy Ivan Atlas |
Category Four |
AIA Miami |
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Brodie A. Bain |
Category Two |
AIA Seattle |
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Matthew Baird |
Category One |
AIA New York |
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Glenn E. Bauer |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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Michael John Bell |
Category Five |
AIA New Orleans |
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Rick L. Benner |
Category Four |
AIA Northwest Washington |
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Ralph D.Bennett |
Category Two |
AIA Potomac Valley |
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Charles Bettisworth |
Category One |
AIA Alaska |
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Thomas E. Bitnar |
Category Three |
AIA Continental Europe |
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Gail Peter Borden |
Category Two |
AIA Los Angeles |
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John R. Bowie |
Category One |
AIA Philadelphia |
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Thomas B. Braham |
Category Two |
AIA Chicago |
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Amy E. Burkett |
Category Two |
AIA Denver |
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Wendell Burnette |
Category One |
AIA Phoenix Metro |
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Michael B. Cadwell |
Category Two |
AIA Columbus |
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E. Tim Carl |
Category One |
AIA Minnesota |
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Robert C. Chandler |
Category One |
Boston Society of Architects |
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Scott Conwell |
Category Four |
AIA Chicago |
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Steven Scott Cook |
Category Two |
AIA Chicago |
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John R. Cottle |
Category One |
AIA Colorado West |
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Gary B. Coursey |
Category Two |
AIA Atlanta |
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J. Michael Cox |
Category Three |
AIA Asheville |
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H. Hobson Crow III |
Category One |
AIA San Antonio |
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Laura A. Cruickshank |
Category Four |
AIA Connecticut |
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Clifford B. Curry |
Category Five |
AIA San Francisco |
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Kevin John deFreitas |
Category One |
AIA San Diego |
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Rick del Monte |
Category Two |
AIA Dallas |
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Gary E. Demele |
Category Three |
AIA Minneapolis |
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Neil M. Denari |
Category One |
AIA Los Angeles |
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David M. Diamond |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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J. Stuart Eckblad |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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Julie Eizenberg |
Category One |
AIA Los Angeles |
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Steven T. Ellinger |
Category Three |
AIA Abilene |
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Scott A. Erdy |
Category One |
AIA Philadelphia |
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Damian Farrell |
Category Five |
AIA Huron Valley |
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John R. Forbes |
Category Three |
AIA Miami |
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Harold D. Fredenburgh |
Category One |
AIA New York |
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Amy E Gardner |
Category Two |
AIA DC |
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Clifford V. Gayley |
Category One |
Boston Society of Architects |
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Mark Gilliand |
Category One |
AIA DC |
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Nathan Good |
Category Two |
AIA Portland |
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Robert W. Goodwin |
Category One |
AIA New York |
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Beth Greenberg |
Category Two |
AIA New York |
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Luanne Greene |
Category Two |
AIA Baltimore |
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Margaret Griffin |
Category One |
AIA Los Angeles |
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Gary Handel |
Category One |
AIA New York |
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Elizabeth J. Heider |
Category Five |
AIA DC |
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William J. Hercules |
Category Two |
AIA Orlando |
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Robert Herman |
Category Three |
AIA Northern Utah |
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Paul Homeyer |
Category One |
AIA Houston |
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John G. Horky |
Category Two |
AIA Milwaukee |
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Donald R. Horn |
Category Four |
AIA Seattle |
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Gunnar Hubbard |
Category Five |
AIA Maine |
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Ray Huff |
Category Two |
AIA Charleston |
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Renee Basist Hutcheson |
Category Four |
AIA Triangle |
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Robert Jackson |
Category One |
AIA Austin |
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Roger P. Jackson |
Category Two |
AIA Utah |
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Thomas E. Johnson |
Category Two |
AIA DC |
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Sharon L. Johnston |
Category One |
AIA Los Angeles |
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Rick Joy |
Category One |
AIA Southern Arizona |
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Christ J. Kamages |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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Stephen J. Kelley |
Category Two |
AIA Chicago |
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Sheila Kennedy |
Category One |
Boston Society of Architects |
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Janis Kent |
Category Two |
AIA Los Angeles |
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Laurie Kerr |
Category Four |
AIA New York |
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Yael S. Kinsky |
Category Three |
AIA Continental Europe |
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Nathan Kipnis |
Category Two |
AIA Chicago |
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John R. Klai II |
Category Five |
AIA Las Vegas |
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Ted Charles Kollaja |
Category Five |
AIA Dallas |
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Carl F. Krebs |
Category One |
AIA New York |
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Judith M. Kunoff |
Category Four |
AIA New York |
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Sandra M. Laux |
Category One |
AIA Detroit |
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Arnie Lerner |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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Thomas Jerry Lominack |
Category Two |
AIA Savannah |
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Jeanne Elizabeth MacLeamy |
Category Four |
AIA San Francisco |
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Kapil Dev Malik |
Category One |
AIA Los Angeles |
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Marc Margulies |
Category Two |
Boston Society of Architects |
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Harry A. Mark |
Category Five |
AIA Dallas |
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Daniel K. McCoubrey |
Category One |
AIA Philadelphia |
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James R. McDonald |
Category One |
AIA Montana |
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David S. McHenry |
Category Two |
AIA Philadelphia |
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Diane Eileen McLean |
Category Five |
AIA Orange County |
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Rosemary A. McMonigal |
Category Two |
AIA Minneapolis |
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Robert Stephen Mills |
Category Five |
AIA Richmond |
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Rachel Mae Minnery |
Category Five |
AIA Seattle |
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Burcin Atay Moehring |
Category Two |
AIA Chicago |
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Gregory R. Mottola |
Category One |
AIA San Francisco |
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Frank Mruk |
Category Five |
AIA New York |
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Scott Newman |
Category Two |
AIA New York |
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Jim Nielson |
Category Four |
AIA Utah |
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Jeff Olson |
Category Two |
AIA Denver |
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Robert L. Ooley |
Category Four |
AIA Santa Barbara |
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Chad Oppenheim |
Category One |
AIA Miami |
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Gary S. Owens |
Category Two |
AIA Houston |
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Gary R. Payne |
Category Four |
AIA Utah |
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Patrick L. Pinnell |
Category Two |
AIA Connecticut |
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Joyce Polhamus |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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April D. Pottorff |
Category Two |
AIA East Kentucky |
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Richard R. (Toby) Pugh |
Category Two |
AIA Pasadena & Foothill |
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George Ranalli |
Category Two |
AIA New York |
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Jeffrey Raven |
Category Two |
AIA New York |
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Alicia Ravetto |
Category Two |
AIA Triangle |
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Pamela Lucas Rew |
Category One |
AIA New Jersey |
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Robert C. Ripley |
Category Four |
AIA Lincoln |
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Ron Rochon |
Category Two |
AIA Seattle |
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David Rockwell |
Category One |
AIA New York |
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William Roger |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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Charles Rose |
Category One |
Boston Society of Architects |
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Joan L. Saba |
Category Two |
AIA New York |
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Robert J. Schaeffner |
Category Two |
Boston Society of Architects |
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William J. Schmalz |
Category Two |
AIA Los Angeles |
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Jack Randall Seitsinger |
Category Two |
AIA North Central Oklahoma |
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Barbara A. Sestak |
Category Two |
AIA Portland |
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Adam M. Shalleck |
Category Five |
AIA San Francisco |
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Gracia Maria Shiffrin |
Category Four |
AIA Chicago |
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Thomas Stewart Shiner |
Category Five |
AIA DC |
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Steven M. Shiver |
Category Two |
AIA Seattle |
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Soren Dahl Simonsen |
Category One |
AIA Utah |
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James Marion Singleton IV |
Category Five |
AIA Brazos Chapter |
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Gabriel Smith |
Category One |
AIA New York |
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Anne Kolman Smith |
Category Three |
AIA Savannah |
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Natividad (Nati) Soto |
Category Three |
AIA Miami |
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John Sparano |
Category One |
AIA Utah |
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Jonathan C. Spodek |
Category Two |
AIA Indianapolis |
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Boris Srdar |
Category One |
AIA Seattle |
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Keat C. Tan |
Category One |
AIA Denver |
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Joseph Gabriele Tattoni |
Category One |
AIA Central New Jersey |
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Kirk Teske |
Category Two |
AIA Dallas |
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Cory M. Ticktin |
Category One |
AIA Los Angeles |
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Steven Land Tillotson |
Category One |
AIA San Antonio |
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Joel A. Tomei |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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Charles Leroy Travis, III |
Category Two |
AIA Charlotte |
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David F. Trevino |
Category Four |
AIA Dallas |
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Alyosha G. Verzhbinsky |
Category Two |
AIA San Francisco |
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Alfred Vidaurri, Jr. |
Category Three |
AIA Fort Worth |
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Jonathan R. Ward |
Category One |
AIA Los Angeles |
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John Weekes |
Category Two |
AIA Portland |
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Stephen A. Weinryb |
Category Two |
AIA New York |
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James Walter Wentling |
Category Two |
AIA Philadelphia |
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Elissa Winzelberg |
Category Four |
AIA New York |
2015 Honorary Fellows
The 2015 Jury of Fellows in conjunction with the 2015 Jury of Honorary Fellows also elevated 5 individuals to become Honorary Fellows of the Institute. Honorary Fellowship was developed as the international counterpart to the Fellowship program. It recognizes the achievements foreign architects as individuals, but also elevates before the global public and the profession, model architects who have significantly contributed to the profession on an international level.
Jury of Honorary Fellows
Steven W. Miller, FAIA (Chair); John Castellana, FAIA, TMP Architecture, Inc.; Steve Crane, FAIA, VCBO; Brian Dougherty, FAIA, Dougherty + Dougherty Architects, LLP; Diane Georgopulos, FAIA, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency; Mary Katherine Lanzillotta, FAIA, Hartman Cox Architects; George Miller, FAIA, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP; Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA, Tulane University and Donald T. Yoshino, FAIA, Yoshino Architecture, PA.
You can see the list of newly elevated Honorary Fellows below or you can follow this link to view the list online which includes images:
www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2015/honorary-fellows/index.htm
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Name |
Country |
Firm |
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Pedro Gubbins Foxley |
Santiago, Chile |
Gubbins Arquitectos Consultores |
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Hongyuan Mei |
Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China |
The Architectural Design and Research Institute of HIT |
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Fuensanta Nieto |
Madrid, Spain |
NIETO SOBEJANO ARQUITECTOS S.L.P. |
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Jo Noero |
Cape Town, South Africa, |
Noero Architects |
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Enrique Sobejano |
Madrid, Spain |
NIETO SOBEJANO ARQUITECTOS S.L.P. |
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