California firms awarded the AIA Firm Award since it was first presented in 1962.
1960s Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons (’65); Jones & Emmons (’69)
1970s Ernest J. Kump Associates (’70)
1980s Esherick Homsey Dodge & Davis (’86)
1990s (no California firms)
2000s Gensler (’00); Moore Ruble Yudell (’06)
www.aia.org/awards_firmrecipients
Only firm to win the AIA Firm Award twice.
SOM, in 1962 and 1996.
www.aia.org/awards_firmrecipients
California Architects who have won the AIA Gold Medal since its inception in 1907.
Bernard Maybeck (’51)
William Wurster (’69)
Richard Neutra (’77)
Joseph Esherick (’89)
Frank Gehry (’99)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIA_Gold_Medal
Only father and son to both win the AIA Gold Medal.
Eliel Saarinen (’47)
Eero Saarinen (’62)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIA_Gold_Medal
Number of women to win the AIA Gold Medal.
None.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIA_Gold_Medal
Number of women awarded the Pritzker Prize since its establishment in 1979.
One: Zaha Hadid in 2004.
www.pritzkerprize.com
Architects with multiple ‘Record Houses’ published by Architectural Record over the past ten years (1998-2007).
(3 houses)
Jim Jennings Architecture, San Francisco (’04, ’03, ‘98)
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Atlanta (’04, 03, ‘98)
Shim Sutcliffe Architects, Canada (’02, ’02, ‘98)
(2 houses)
Cutler Anderson Architects, Seattle (’07, ’02)
Wendell Burnette Architects, Phoenix (’06, ’00)
Alvaro Siza, Portugal (’06, ’03)
Rick Joy Architects, Tucson (’05, ’01)
Brian MacKay-Lyons, Canada (’05, ’00)
Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Japan (’04, ’99)
Thomas Phifer and Partners, New York (’04, ’03)
Shigeru Ban Architects, Japan (’03, ’01)
www.archrecord.construction.com
Top ten award-winners, AIA National Honor Awards for Design, 1993-2006.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (22)
Richard Meier & Partners (9)
Polshek Partnership Architects (9)
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (8)
Elliot + Associates Architects (8)
William Rawn Associates (7)
Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture (7)
Morphosis (6)
Murphy / Jahn Architects (6)
Perkins + Will (6)
www.greenway.us
Multiple award-winners, AIACC Honor Awards for Design, 1993-2006.
Rob Wellington Quigley (5)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (5)
Ellerbe Becket, Inc. (4)
Koning Eizenberg Architecture (4)
Frank O. Gehry & Associates (3)
Tanner Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (3)
Turnbull Griffin Haesloop (3)
Morphosis (2)
Angelil / Graham Architecture (2)
EHDD (2)
CO Architects (formerly Anshen + Allen Los Angeles) (2)
Clive Wilkinson Architect (2)
Eric Owen Moss (2)
ROTO (Michael Rotondi (2)
Barton Myers (2)
Dworsky Associates (2)
Michael Willis Architects (2)
www.aiacc.org
Award with the most awkward name. Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning a Building.
www.greenway.us
Most over-restricted award category, proving that everybody can win something if they enter enough awards programs.
Award for a detached home on a small lot—lot size 3,200 to 4,500 square feet—for homes 2,300 square feet and over.
www.goldnuggetawards.com
Originally published 3rd Quarter 2007, in arcCA 07.3, “Comparing Awards.”
