AIA Collaborative Achievement Goes to AAO Member Again!

AAO members have always made a strong showing in the AIA's Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement, from national outfits like the American Architectural Foundation to devoted individual members like design educator Anna Sanko and the Architecture Resource Center.

This year, the AIA honored DiscoverDesign.org, an education project of the Chicago Architecture Foundation for the 2013 Collaborative Achievement Award. This marks the fifth consecutive year that an AAO Member has recieved the award! Here's a look back at past Collaborative Achievement Award recipients that are AAO members, starting at the founding of AAO in 2009:

2013 - DiscoverDesign.org (Chicago Architecture Foundation)

2012 - Rice Design Alliance

2011 - Active Design Guidelines (AIA NY)

2011 - Dallas Architecture Forum

2010 - Alaska Design Forum

2009 - The Architecture Handbook: A Student Guide to Understanding Buildings (Chicago Architecture Foundation)

The purpose of the award is  "to recognize and encourage distinguished achievements of allied professionals, clients, organizations, architect teams, knowledge communities, and others who have had a beneficial influence on or advanced the architectural profession." Watch for details this summer on how to nominate your peers for the 2014 award.

Posted by aao on January 3, 2013 - 11:23am