I am honored to have been awarded the AIA San Antonio 2024 Trailblazer People Award!
Thanks to the nominator, letters of support (all mentioned below) and to Lake|Flato for the continued support, providing the opportunities, challenges, and platform to engage and make a noticeable difference in our industry!
Thanks so much for the recognition by the selection committee and AIA San Antonio, which supports and promotes architecture in the seventh-largest city in the USA!
I am grateful for the nomination by UTSA architecture professor and Texas Society of Architects (TxA) COTE member at the State level, Maryam Singery, Ph.D.
I am also humbled by the amazing letters of support from:
- Joseph Benjamin, AIA, Lake|Flato Partner
- Michelle Amt, FAIA, AIA COTE Chair & Director of Sustainability at VMDO
- Stephanie Phillips, Circular Economy & Deconstruction at City of San Antonio
Award Description
The Trailblazer Award recognizes an AIA San Antonio member who, at mid-career, has made significant contributions to the profession of Architecture. This individual’s endeavor, whether specific or broad in nature, will have identified them as a Trailblazer willing to take risk and focused on exceeding all expectations to make an impact.
Elegiability
- AIA Member licensed 10 or more years
Criteria
- High qualities of leadership in a specific or broad area of the profession
- Service to AIA San Antonio
- Evidence of exceptional leadership and contributions to the AIA San Antonio Chapter and/or the architectural community
Photos
After being nominated, I was asked to share supporting material. Below are a few photos included in the award submission.
A photo of me presenting at a 3-hour workshop on early energy modeling at the AIA San Antonio Center for Architecture.
I photo of me presenting about the City of Sanantonio's deconstruction ordinance at the 2024 AIA national conference in the AIA COTE Open Forum.
A photo of me presenting to my graduate architecture students at NDSU.
And finally, a photo of the national AIA COTE Leadership Group, of which I am a little over halfway through my 3-year appointment.
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