McKinney York Architects Wins Four Design Awards

21 May 2007 in Civic Involvement, Green News

The firm had an exciting day, receiving four design awards at the annual AIA Austin Gala. The evening ceremony was held at the Texas Memorial Museum on the University of Texas at Austin campus. In addition, the firm was awarded AIA Austin’s highest honor, the Firm Acheivement Award, which is awarded in recognition of overall achievement.  The four projects that received design awards were the Leander Park & Ride, Austin City Loft, Constant Springs Residence, and the Waco Residence.

“A very simple space. A very economical house you could tell. There were interesting spatial relationships, especially diagonal relationships. You could see from space to space to space as you looked through the house diagonally. It was very interesting.” – Dror Baldinger, Jury Member

The AIA Austin design competition seeks to recognize outstanding architectural projects by members and to promote public interest in architectural excellence. The jury met on February 17th at the Chapter office and reviewed sixty-nine entries from local firms. The Design Award jury was made up of: Frank Harmon, FAIA of Raleigh, N. Carolina; Dror Baldinger, AIA of San Antonio, Texas; and, Maryann Thompson, AIA of Cambridge, Massachusetts.