Schwennsen Announced as Inform Awards Jury Chair

Kate Schwennsen, FAIA
Kate Schwennsen, FAIA

Kate Schwennsen, FAIA, will chair the jury of the 23rd annual Inform Awards. The Inform Awards recognize and encourage outstanding landscape architecture, interior design, and object design. Award winners in both the Honor and Merit categories will be featured in a special section of Inform magazine, on readinform.com, and announced to the public.

Prof. Kate Schwennsen, FAIA, is the Chair of the Clemson University School of Architecture. Her teaching and research focus on issues of diversity, leadership, and evolving education and practice  models in architecture. Recent publications/presentations include: “You Can’t Just Add Women and Stir,” “Sustainable Education Sustainable Profession,” and “The Architect at Mid- (21st) Century.” She has held many leadership positions in professional organizations and is currently a Co-Chair of the Education Commission of the International Union of Architects (UIA). Schwennsen was 2006 President of the American Institute of Architects. She was formerly (2001-2010) Associate Dean for Academic Programs of the College of Design, Iowa State University and is licensed to practice architecture in Iowa and South Carolina.

The Inform Awards are open to anyone in Inform magazine’s [adrotate banner=”52″]primary circulation area—architects, interior designers, landscape architects, furniture designers, industrial designers, students, and faculty. Your business address must be located in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, or North Carolina. All work submitted must have been completed after January 1, 2008.

Read the fine print or submit an entry>>

2014 SCHEDULE

March 21, 2014: Registration closes

March 28, 2014: Project submissions must be received by 4 p.m.

April 18, 2014: Winners will be announced by Inform Magazine and readinform.com

May 16, 2014: Winners appear in a special section of Inform Magazine.

2014 FEES

Virginia Society AIA Rate: $140 per project

*All Others: $185 per project

*Interested in qualifying for the member rate? Contact Shanelle Calvin or call (804) 237-1772 or see our membership page for details.

CALL for ENTRIES: 2014 Inform Awards

Inform Awards 2014 PosterInform Magazine announces the call for entries to the 23rd annual Inform Awards. The program is intended to recognize and encourage outstanding LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN, and OBJECT DESIGN. Award winners in both the Honor and Merit categories will be featured in a special section of Inform magazine and announced to the public.

The Inform Awards are open to anyone in Inform magazine’s primary circulation area—architects, interior designers, landscape architects, furniture designers, industrial designers, students, and faculty. Your business address must be located in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, or North Carolina. All work submitted must have been completed after January 1, 2008.

Read the fine print or enter online. After entering, you can upload your project submittal here.

2014 SCHEDULE

March 21, 2014: Registration closes

March 28, 2014: Project submissions must be received by 4 p.m.

April 18, 2014: Winners will be announced by Inform Magazine and readinform.com

May 16, 2014: Winners appear in a special section of Inform Magazine.

2014 FEES

Virginia Society AIA Member Rate: $140 per project

*All Others: $185 per project

*Interested in qualifying for the member rate? Contact Shanelle Calvin or call (804) 237-1772 or see our membership page for details.

Inform Awards Deadlines Extended

To accommodate requests for a little more time to submit registrations for the 2013 Inform Awards, the deadline for registration is extended to March 15, 2013. In fairness to those who have already registered, the deadline for project submission is also extended to March 22. Both days fall on Fridays.

In other news, 2013 Inform Awards Jury Chair L. William Chapin, FAIA, has selected a jury. He will be joined in April by Graham Gund, FAIA; Susan Maxman, FAIA; Bing Thom, AIA, to select the projects highlighted this year in the categories of Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Object Design.

The Inform Awards recognize design excellence beyond the more strictly defined realm of whole-building design. Specifically they highlight LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN, and OBJECT DESIGN.

The Inform Awards are open to anyone in the Inform magazine primary circulation area (Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and the District of Columbia). The program recognizes the work of  architects, interior designers, landscape architects, furniture designers, industrial designers, students, faculty, and clients.

Position your award-worthy talents for publication in Inform and in news releases to Mid-Atlantic publications and get your work before the eyes of your clients, potential clients, colleagues, and the public.

Entrants must have a business address in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, or North Carolina, and submitted work must have been completed after January 1, 2008. For members of the Virginia Society AIA, there is a special entry-fee discount.

Award winners in both the Honor and Merit categories will be featured in a special section of Inform magazine and announced to the public. The registration deadline is now March 15, 2013, and you can enter online or via email, fax, or mail using the PDF registration form.

The Inform Awards fee structure for 2013 is $135 per project for members of the Virginia Society AIA, and $175 per project for entrants who are not members of the Virginia Society AIA. Note that the fees are due upon registration, non-refundable, and non-transferable.

As a clarification, the Object Design category covers furniture, appliances, fixtures, and building components and systems, as opposed to full-building design. For more details, click on one of the registration links above.

Inform Awards Jury Chair Announced

Inform magazine announced that Michael J. Crosbie, Ph.D., FAIA, will head the 2012 Inform Awards jury.

Crosbie is Chair of the Department of Architecture and an associate professor at the University of Hartford. He has been involved in architectural education for more than 20 years, and has lectured at architecture schools across the U.S. and abroad. He has been an editor for a number of national architectural magazines, and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Faith & Form, a journal on religious art and architecture. He is the author of more than a 20 books on architecture (including 5 books for children). He is also a frequent contributor to Architectural Record and writes about architecture and design for the Hartford Courant. A licensed architect, Crosbie previously practiced with Centerbrook Architects  and consults with Steven Winter Associates. He studied architecture at Catholic University.

The Inform Awards recognize outstanding work in landscape architecture, interior design, and object design. The program is open to anyone in the Inform magazine primary circulation area, including architects, interior designers, landscape architects, furniture designers, industrial designers, students, and faculty.

Entrants must have a business address in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, or North Carolina, and submitted work must have been completed after January 1, 2007.  More>>

Registration Open for 21st Annual Inform Awards

As the markets begin to thaw, now is the time to position your award-winning talents before the eyes of your clients, potential clients, colleagues, and public through the 2012 Inform Awards, which recognize outstanding work in landscape architecture, interior design, and object design. The program is open to anyone in the Inform magazine primary circulation area, including architects, interior designers, landscape architects, furniture designers, industrial designers, students, and faculty.

Entrants must have a business address in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, or North Carolina, and submitted work must have been completed after January 1, 2007. And for members of the Virginia Society AIA, there is a special entry-fee discount.

Award winners in both the Honor and Merit categories will be featured in a special section of Inform magazine and announced to the public. The registration deadline is March 9, 2012, and you can enter online or via email, fax, or mail using the PDF registration form.

The Inform Awards fee structure for 2012 is $135 per project for members of the Virginia Society AIA, and $175 per project for entrants who are not members of the Virginia Society AIA. Note that the fees are due upon registration, non-refundable, and non-transferable.

As a clarification, the Object Design category covers furniture, appliances, fixtures, and building components and systems, as opposed to full-building design. For more details, click on one of the registration links above.