Twenty-eight projects representing work from 14 architecture firms in Florida and Puerto Rico, along with 11 individuals, have been selected to receive an AIA Florida/Caribbean Honor and Design Award.  

The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida) annually hosts the Florida/Caribbean Honor and Design Awards to celebrate outstanding achievements in architecture and design. This program recognizes the work of architects in the Florida and Caribbean region who contribute globally to the framework of the built environment and is the region’s most prestigious awards program for the architectural profession.

Honor Award of Excellence for New Work

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Spencer House- Guy Peterson OFA, Inc. 

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Sarasota Beach Pavilions- Sweet Sparkman Architects

Merit Award of Excellence for New Work

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Biscayne Bay Residence-Max Strang Architecture

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FIU Science Classroom Complex- Perkins+Will

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Streamsong Resort Lodge- Alfonso Architects

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Streamsong Resort Club House-Alfonso Architects

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Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras, San Andreas Courthouse-DLR Group

Honor Award of Excellence for Renovation

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La Mina Ecological Preschool Annex Building- Diaz Paunetto Arquitectos, PSC

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Miami Center for Architecture and Design (MCAD)- Shulman + Associates in association with Forbes Architecture

Merit Award of Excellence for Renovations

Bay Front Addition- Halflants + Pichette Architects

Standhus- Sweet Sparkman Architects

Miami Regional Airport Hangar- Shulman + Associates

Honor Award of Excellence for Historic Preservation

Trinity Cathedral-R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A.

University of Miami Historic Administration Building- R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A.

Merit Award of Excellence for Historic Preservation

Vizcaya East and West Gate Lodge- R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A.

Honor Award of Excellence for Interior Architecture*

Baumann Cosmetic & Research Institute- Shulman + Associates 

Honor Award for Sustainable Design

University of Florida Clinical and Translational Research Building- Perkins+Will

Merit Award for Masonry

William R. Hough Hall, Univeristy of Florida- Rowe Architects, Inc.

Honor Award for The Test of Time 

2424 Building-Mateu Architecture

Merit Award for The Test of Time 

Villa Cedra-Carl Abbott, FAIA 

Honor Award for Theoretical and Research Design

Origins- Sweet Sparkman Architects

Honor Award for Unbuilt Design

E-Lodge- Diaz Paunetto Arquitectos, PSC

Greater Accra Regional Hospital- Perkins+Will

North Beach Tactical Revitalization- Shulman + Associates

Merit Award for Unbuilt Design 

FIU Student Academic Support Center- Gould Evans

Case Study House- Brillhart Architecture

Miami Billboard Building- Shulman + Associates

Verandah House- Halflants + Pichette Architects

2014 People’s Choice Winner

Smokey Hollow Commemoration at Cascades Park- Lewis+Whitlock

2014 Honor Award Winners

Gold Medal 

Michael Lingerfelt, FAIA

Silver Medal

Martin Diaz-Yabor, FAIA

Firm of the Year

Mateu Architecture

Anthony "Tony" Pullara Individual Honor Award

Natividad Soto, AIA

William G. McMinn, FAIA Award for Outstanding Architectural Education Contributions

Anthony Abbatte, AIA

Charles W. Clary, FAIA Government Service Award

David Bailey, AIA

Allied Member of the Year Award

CGI Windows and Doors

Builder of the Year

Hedrick Brothers Construction 

Photographer of the Year

Joshua Fisher

Object Award*

World Trade Center Memorial- Wilder Architecture

Infinite City- Billhart Architecture 

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