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County Honors Exceptional Architectural and Site Design

Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935, FAX 703-324-2010

July 13, 2005

 

County Honors Exceptional Architectural and Site Design

The design committee for the 21st annual Fairfax County Exceptional Design Awards selected seven winners of architectural achievement for a building or site in the county. The awards will be presented at the Board of Supervisors meeting Oct. 17. This year’s award recipients are:

Honor Award
Charlie Chiang’s Restaurant (Commercial, Retail; Built 2004)
Architect: Division One Architects (Silver Spring, Md.)
Owner/Developer: CTC Inc.

Merit Award
Robin Residence (Residential, Single Family Detached; Built 2004)
Architect: Amestudio (Alexandria)
Owner/Developer: Mark Robin

Merit Award
The Madeira School Student Center (Institutional; Built 2004)
Architect: cox graae + spack architects (Washington, D.C.)
Owner/Developer: The Madeira School

Merit Award
Cub Run RECenter (Recreational; Built 2005)
Architect: Grimm + Parker Architects (McLean)
Owner/Developer: Fairfax County Park Authority in conjunction with Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services

Honorable Mention Award
Private Residence (Residential, Single Family Detached; Built 2003)
Architect: Envision Design, PLLC (Washington, D.C.)
Owner/Developer: Sally Wilson

Honorable Mention Award
Beverly Pediatric Dentistry (Commercial, Retail; Built 2003)
Architect: FORMA Design (Washington, D.C.)
Owner/Developer: Marayam Mohammadi

Honorable Mention Award
Burke Volunteer Fire Station No. 14 (Institutional; Built 2002)
Architect: LeMay Erickson Architects (Reston)
Owner/Developer: Burke Volunteer Fire Station No. 14 in conjunction with Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services

Twenty-seven entries were judged by a review committee composed of representatives of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Potomac Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association, the Engineers and Surveyors Institute, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, the Fairfax County History Commission and the Fairfax County Architectural Review Board.

The design awards program is sponsored by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and administered by the Department of Planning and Zoning, in cooperation with the Architectural Review Board and the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

For more information, call Sheng Leu of the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-324-1272, TTY 711.

Fairfax County is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all county programs, services and activities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. To request special accommodations, call 703-324-3187, TTY 703-324-2935. Please allow five working days in advance of events in order to make the necessary arrangements.