Six University of Maryland studio projects were recognized for sustainable, community-centered design at this year’s AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards, sweeping each category at both the undergraduate and graduate level for the second year in a row. A jury of established practitioners, industry leaders and educators from AIA South Carolina recognized 12 architecture students and recent graduates for their thoughtful and innovative work with student winner and citation awards. UMD alumni also had an outstanding showing, earning professional accolades in the jury citation, merit and honor categories. Winners were celebrated at a ceremony in Baltimore on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
“We are thrilled to see the creativity and thoughtful vision of our students celebrated by the AIA,” said Architecture Director Mohammad Gharipour. “The projects recognized this year offer a window into the sustainably-minded, community-driven design education imprinted on every student, and with every project.”
UMD’s 2022 AIA Maryland Design Excellence Student Winners:
Graduate, Upper-Level Design
Winner: Eric Resnick: Beyond the Barrier: The Resilience of Connecting People to Place (Faculty advisor: Michael Ezban)
Jury Citation: Nicholas DiBella, Yan Konan: The Village (Faculty advisors: Amy Gardner, Julie Gabrielli, Kevin Storm, Ming Hu, Mike Binder)
Graduate, Beginning Design
Winner: Joseph Edwards, Marcelino Defngin: Stack Alley (Faculty advisor: Peter Noonan)
Jury Citation: Samantha Jamero, Jihee Lee: Eco/nnection (Faculty advisors: Amy Gardner, Julie Gabrielli, Kevin Storm, Ming Hu, Mike Binder, Jana VanderGoot, Michael Ezban)
Undergraduate, Upper-Level Design
Winner: Jon Morris, Ruddy Bel Hantier, Miranda Donovan: Marshland (Faculty Advisor: Marcus Cross)
Jury Citation: Glen Alejandro De Los Santos, Adrian Mora: Canopy (Faculty Advisor: Brittany Williams)
This annual awards program provides member architects an avenue for peer recognition and honors the architects, clients and consultants who work together to improve Maryland’s built environment. UMD’s six winning projects were selected from student entries across the region and featured engaging schemes for timber-framed urban housing, public facilities for Maryland’s Assateague State Park and a resilient coastal enclave in Atlantic City. Submitted as a package of drawings and a brief narrative, the projects must be able to speak for themselves and convey a clear and compelling approach to the design objective or challenge. Beyond beautiful design, the students’ attention to community impact and sustainability—two metrics integral to this year’s awards program—won accolades with the jury.
“The entries at the graduate and undergraduate level showed a notably sensitive approach, in many cases well-resolved and sophisticated in clarity and restraint,” said Jury Chair Jennifer Charzewski, AIA.
Alumni Recognized for Extraordinary Design Work
UMD alumni also had an outstanding showing this year, with jury citations, merit and honor awards recognizing a variety of projects, from higher education to single-family homes:
Institutional Architecture, Honor Award
Stephen M. Pasquerello, B.S. Architecture ’15, M.ARCH ’17; Timothy S. Shook, M.ARCH ’18; Allison Wilson, B.S. Architecture ’09, M.ARCH ’11: Case Western Reserve University Fribley Commons Dining Facility by Ayers Saint Gross and Van Auken Aikens Architects
Institutional Architecture, Honor Award
Ina L. Kovacheva, B.S. Architecture ’09; Max Kimbrough Asare, B.S. Architecture ’02: Walter P. Carter/ Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle Schools by Newman Architects and Penza Bailey Architects, a studio of Prime AE
Mixed-Use Development, Honor Award + 2022 Public Building of the Year
Matthew T. Herbert, B.S. Architecture ’98, M.ARCH ’00; Rachel L. Federline, B.S. Architecture ’14; Jennifer A. Chorosevic, M.ARCH/M.RED ’17: College Park City Hall by Design Collective, Inc.
Residential Architecture, Single family, Honor Award
David Mogensen, AIA, M.ARCH ’03; Mark McInturff, FAIA, B.ARCH ’72: ADU Crestwood by McInturff Architects
Historic Preservation Architecture, Merit Award
Katherine M. LePage, BS Architecture ’02; Christopher L. Brown, B.A. Architecture ’19: Annapolis Post Office Restoration & Adaptive Reuse by Ziger|Snead Architects
Institutional Architecture, Merit Award
Scott Whitehead, B.S. Architecture ’94; Karen L. Martin, B.S. Architecture ’13: Sheppard Pratt Behavioral Health Facility, Baltimore/Washington Campus by CannonDesign
Institutional Architecture, Merit Award
Katherine M. LePage BS Architecture ’02: C&O Canal National Historic Park Headquarters by Ziger|Snead Architects
Institutional Architecture, Merit Award + 2022 Vision Award
Monica Pascatore, AIA, LEED AP, M.ARCH ’02; Lacey L. Anthony, B.S. Architecture ’10: Cahill Fitness & Wellness Center by GWWO Architects
Interior Architecture, Merit Award
Adam W. Louie, B.S. Architecture ’14, M.ARCH ’16: Towson University Science Complex by CannonDesign
Residential Architecture, Single family, Merit Award
Jeffrey A. McInturff, M.ARCH ’14; Mark C. McInturff, FAIA, B.ARCH ’72: House on Tilghman Creek by McInturff Architects
Historic Preservation Architecture, Jury Citation
Thomas C. Jester, FAIA, M.ARCH ’99; Kathryn S. Irwin, AIA, B.S. Architecture ’99, M.ARCH ’01; Anne C. Kopf, AIA, M.ARCH/HISP Certificate ’14: Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall by Quinn Evans
Institutional Architecture, Jury Citation
Amy C. Upton, B.S. Architecture ’98; Linda Clark, M.ARCH ’12; Kat Schooley, M.ARCH ’07: Graceland Park-O’Donnell Heights ES/MS and Holabird Academy by Grimm + Parker Architects
Institutional Architecture, Jury Citation
Antonio R. Rebelo, AIA IIDA, B.S. Architecture ’96, M.ARCH ’98; Richard J. Watt, M.ARCH ’15; Qiansen Yang, M.ARCH ’15: Tucker Road Ice Rink by Grimm + Parker Architects
Residential Architecture, Multi-Family, Jury Citation
Matthew T. Herbert, B.S. Architecture ’98, M.ARCH ’00; Mike Goodwin, B.S. Architecture ’90, M.ARCH ’92; Nicholas Mansperger, B.S. Architecture ’02, M.ARCH ’04; Ryan David Kautz, M.ARCH ‘ 04: – Arrowwood by Design Collective, Inc.
Unbuilt Architecture, Jury Citation
Matthew J. Fitzsimmons, M.ARCH/M.C.P. ’04; Emma I. Weber, B.S. Architecture ’17, M.ARCH ’19: Perkins Homes Redevelopment by Hord Coplan Macht
See images from this year’s winning designs.