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By Dan Heinfeld, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Let's discuss a subject that is often talked
about ­ and at times questioned ­ by the
public and the construction and design
industry: Are design awards important?
I believe it is a simple answer: Yes, design
awards are important because they celebrate
a collective dream that becomes a reality.
A district's board dreams of an environment
that promotes lifelong learning, a community
dreams of a home to showcase a local artist's
collection or students dream of a space that is
centeredontheirhealthandwell-being.Each
of these dreams, when translated into physical
form, illustrates that a built environment has
the power to change lives.
Whenthesebuiltdreamsarerecognizedand
held up as examples in our communities,
they inspire and enrich us all. What could be
more important than that?
On September 19, at the 2013 AIA Orange
County (AIAOC) award program LPA was
Architecture + Engineering + Landscape Architecture
+ Interiors + Graphics + Lighting + Sustainability
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honored with six design awards. This marks
the 37th consecutive year that LPA has been
recognizedwithadesignawardfromtheAIAOC
Chapter, and we are pleased and honored to
announce this year's winners as follows:
citation award: Riverside Community
College District, Center for Social Justice
and Civil Liberties
merit award: Coastline Community
College,NewportBeachCampus
cote award: Coastline Community
College,NewportBeachCampus
cote award:CaliforiaStateUniversity,
Northridge,StudentRecreationCenter
cote award:LongBeachUnifiedSchool
District, McBride High School
Savings by Design award: Long Beach
UnifiedSchoolDistrict,McBrideHighSchool
We share these recent awards and all of our
previous recognition with a remarkable group of
clients who have entrusted us with their projects
and help us to turn their dreams into realities.
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