February 1, 2006—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the six recipients of the 2006 AIA Young Architects Award. Young Architects are defined as professionals who have been licensed 10 years or fewer regardless of their age. This award honors individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers.
The winners are:
- Michael Arad, AIA, a partner at Handel Architects, LLP in New York City. Following the attacks of September 11, he developed a landscape art project that eventually led to his design for the Memorial at Ground Zero titled “Reflecting Absence.”
- James Dayton, AIA, founder of James Dayton Design in Minneapolis, who works to combine innovative forms, curves, industrial materials, and use of daylight.
- John Sangki Hong, Hong and his wife Jinhee Park, are principals of Cambridge-based SINGLE speed DESIGN, where their “Big Dig Building” proposal calls for reuse of the Digs materials as building components.
- Shannon Kraus, AIA, an associate with HKS, Inc., in Dallas, who specializes in health-care planning and design.
- Soren Simonsen, AIA, an architect, certified planner, and managing principal at Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architecture (CRSA) in Salt Lake City, the AIA Utah 2000 Firm of the Year.
- Patrick Tighe, AIA. As the founder of Tighe Architecture, in Santa Monica, California, Tighe has gained recognition for projects that transform substandard conditions into functional spaces.
For almost 150 years, members of the AIA have worked with each other and their communities to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings and cityscapes. For more on the Institute and the award winners, visit the AIA Web site.
