The 2006 Jury of Fellows from The American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated 82 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Additionally, the jury chose 13 individuals to receive the designation of honorary fellow.
They will receive their Fellowship medal during the Investitutre of Fellows Ceremony at the AIA 2006 National Convention and Design Expo in Los Angeles. The Investiture Ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2006, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by architect Frank Gehry, FAIA.
The Fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have made a signficant 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 contributionto architecture and society on a national level.
Out of a total AIA membership of nearly 78,000, there are fewer than 2,500 distinguished with the honor of fellowship. The elevation to fellowship is conferred on architects with at least 10 years of membership in the AIA who have made significant contributions in one or more of the following nomination categories:
- Promoted the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession.
- Advanced the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education, training and practice
- Coordinated the building industry and the profession of architecture through leadership in the AIA and other related professional organizations
- Advanced the living standards of people through an improved environment
- Made the profession of ever-increasing service to society
2006 Jury of Fellows
This year’s candidates a for fellowship in the AIA were reviewed and selected by a jury of seven fellows:
- Mark Reddington, FAIA (Chair), Seattle
- Lee Hewlett Askew III, FAIA Memphis, Tenn.
- Louis D. Astorino, FAIA, Pittsburgh
- Rebecca G. Barnes, FAIA Providence, R.I.
- Daniel S. Friedman, FAIA, Chicago
- Carol Shen, FAIA, Berkeley, California
Lorri D. Sipes, FAIA, Ann Arbor, MI.
2006 Fellows
The following is a completee list of the 82 AIA members who are being elevated to fellowship in 2006. The number following each fellow’s’ name indicates which category he or she is being honored for and following that is the recipient’s local, state or regional AIA component.
- Thomas Anglewicz (5) AIA San Diego
- James Baird (1) AIA Chicago
- James Putnam Batchelor (2) Boston Society of Architects/AIA
- Joseph Bilello (2) AIA Central Southern Indiana
- William Braham (2) AIA Philadelphia
- David Brems (1) AIA Utah
- Michael Broshar (3) AIA Iowa
- G.Z. Brown (2) AIA Southwestern Oregon
- Randy Brown (1) AIA Omaha
- Frederick Butters (3) AIA Detroit
- Segundo Cardona (1) AIA Puerto Rico
- Alan Cobb (1) AIA Detroit
- Tim Culvahouse (2) AIA San Francisco
- Kip Daniel (2) AIA Dallas
- Marlene Kay Davis (2) AIA East Tennessee
- J. Peter Devereaux (2) AIA Los Angeles
- David Eljadi (2) AIA Minnesota
- Paul Florian (1) AIA Chicago
- Mario Gandelsonas (2) AIA New York
- Holly Gerberding (4) AIA Chicago
- William Gilchrist (4) AIA Bermingham
- Mark Ginsberg (3) AIA New York
- Jan Gleason (5) AIA Seattle
- Marvin Goodman (1) AIA Miami
- Lisa Gould (2) AIA New York
- Mary Griffin (1) AIA San Francisco
- Todd Gritch (2) AIA Dallas
- Robin Genther (2) AIA New York
- Frank Guillot (3) AIA Vermont
- Robert Hale (2) AIA Los Angeles
- Philip Hamp (1) AIA Chicago
- Oscar Harris (5) AIA Atlanta
- Pamela Hawkes (1) Boston Society of Architects/AIA
- Craig Hodetts (1) AIA Los Angeles
- Thomas Hoepf (1) AIA Chicago
- Michelle Honey (4) AIA DC
- Edward Jakmauh (2) AIA Philadelphia
- Helen Kessler (2) AIA Chicago
- Wade Killefer (4) AIA Los Angeles
- Rena Klein (3) AIA Seattle
- Charles Mell Lawrence (1) AIA Austin
- Jeffrey Lee (1) AIA North Carolina
- John Loomis (2) AIA San Francisco
- Emma Macari (4) AIA New York
- Patrick MacLeamy (2) AIA San Francisco
- Michael Manfredi (1) AIA New York
- Peter Marino (1) AIA New York
- Steve McConnell (1) AIA Seattle
- Zack McKown (1) AIA New York
- Dan Meis (1) AIA Los Angeles
- Nancy Merryman (4) AIA Portland
- Thomas Meyer (1) AIA Minnesota
- Robert Miller (5) AIA Orlando
- Matthew Morris (1) AIA San Antonio
- Hal Munger (3) AIA Toledo
- Joyce Noe (2) AIA Honolulu
- William Edward Odell (2) AIA St. Louis
- C. Stan Peterson (3) AIA Kansas
- Jean Parker Phifer (4) AIA New York
- David Piscuskas (1) AIA New York
- Raymond Plumey (5) AIA New York
- John Prokos (1) Boston Society of Architects/AIA
- Jack Pyburn (1) AIA Atlanta
- Craig Reynolds (5) AIA Dallas
- Donna Robertson (2) AIA Chicago
- Gilbert Rosenthal (2) AIA Philadelphia
- Michael Franklin Ross (3) AIA Los Angeles
- Dennis Rupert (1) AIA Chicago
- Nick Seierup (1) AIA Los Angeles
- Mark Sexton (1) AIA Chicago
- Robert Shemwell (1) AIA San Antonio
- Harris Steinberg (2) AIA Philadelphia
- Peter Steinbrueck (4) AIA Seattle
- Carl Strona (2) AIA San Diego
- Abby Patricia Suckle (1) AIA New York
- Dorwin Thomas (3) AIA Miami
- Victor Trahan, III (1) AIA Baton Rouge
- Benjamin Vargas (3) AIA Puerto Rico
- Richard Varda (2) AIA Minneapolis
- James von Klemperer (1) AIA New York
- Roberta Washington (5) AIA New York
- Darrel Williams, Sr. (4) AIA North Carolina
2006 Honorary Fellows
Honorary fellowship is bestowed on architects of esteemed character and distinguished achievements who are neither US citizens nor US residents, and who do not primarily practice architecture within the domain of the Institute. Honorary fellows are chosen by the jury of fellows with the addition of Laurinda Spear, FAIA (Chair), Miami, and Thomas Vonier FAIA, Washington, representatives from the international committee. Listed below are the 13 architects chosen this year to receive this designation:
- Sung Jung Chough, Hon. FAIA Seoul, Korea
- Eric Dubosc, Hon. FAIA Issey Les Moulineaux, France
- Itsuko Hasegawa, Hon. FAIA Tokyo, Japan
- Eva Magdalena Jirincna, Hon. FAIA London
- Hyun Sik Min, Hon. FAIA Seoul, Korea
- Takanobu Ota, JIA, Hon. FAIA Osaka, Japan
- Wolfe Prix, Hon. FAIA Vienna, Austria
- David Reznik, Hon. FAIA Jerusalem, Israel
- Guslun Saolamer, Hon. FAIA Istanbul, Turkey
- Rogelio Salmona, Hon. FAIA Bogota, Colombia