Awards (1 Grand Honor Award, 5 Honor Awards, 6 Merit Awards, and 9 Citations) were presented at the Chapter's Year-End Party and Design Awards Banquet in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 9, 2006.

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Grand Honor Award 1247 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC Architect: McInturff Architects Contractor: Kadcon Photographer: Julia Heine Jury Comments: "One of the most challenging building types, beautifully arranged on a dense urban site; spaces, massing and details show restraint and clarity. Exemplary in every respect."

Honor Award Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Architect: Design Collective, Inc. Contractor: Miller-Valantine Group Photographer: Brad Feinknopf / Feinknopf Jury Comments: "The architect exposed the beautiful bones of this tough industrial building, inserting circulation and graphic systems to complement the existing structure. An excellent example of adaptive reuse, to give us a building that is both old and new."

Honor Award Towson University - Center for the Arts, Towson, MD Architect: Design Collective, Inc. with Wilson Butler Architects Contractor: Gilbane Building Company Photographer: Patrick Ross/Brad Feinknopf/Robert Benson Jury Comments: "Complicated and functionally demanding addition to an existing building; circulation and flow of spaces are compelling. We especially commend the central atrium."

Honor Award Clerestory House, Baltimore, MD Architect: McInturff Architects Contractor: Design Alternatives Photographer: Julia Heine Jury Comments: "Masterly play of planes and light in a sylvan setting. A modest existing house has been transformed into an extraordinary play of indoor and outdoor spaces; an architecture of delight poised in nature."

Honor Award Tulip Hill Residence, Bethesda, MD Architect: Wiedemann Architects, LLC Contractor: Lifecraft, Inc. Photographer: Anice Hoachlander Jury Comments: "Develops the potential of a sloping, wooded site overlooking the river. Complex yet well resolved distribution of function and spaces. Materials and detailing are commendable for their warmth and sense of craft."

Honor Award The Foundation School, Largo, MD Architect: Walton Madden Cooper Robinson Poness, Inc. Contractor: Edge Construction, Inc. Photographer: Kenneth M. Wyner Jury Comments: "Clarity and the masterly use of common building materials characterized this school; one of the most challenging buildings to do well in the current educational environment. Many of us have wrestled with this building type and can appreciate the architect's accomplishment. A learning environment pervaded with order and purpose."

Merit Award Jill Bruno Orthodontics, Chevy Chase, MD Architect: Forma Design Contractor: Kfoury Construction Group Photographer: Goeffrey Hodgdon Jury Comments: "A refreshing approach to the design of an office we often associate with pain. We admire the planning decisions with the most important space in the corner, bathed in light with views of the sky."

Merit Award Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals, Washington, DC Architect: HSMM Contractor: Grunley - Walsh Photographer: Jury Comments: "We acknowledge the dramatic improvement the architect has made in the existing building, and applaud the integration of exhibit structure, lighting and critter content in this well resolved interior. An integrated approach to architecture and exhibit design that should serve as a standard for both professions."

Merit Award Gates Greene House, Bethesda, MD Architect: McInturff Architects Contractor: MT Puskar Construction Photographer: Julia Heine Jury Comments: "Some truly lovely spaces filled with light and color. The composition of colored planes on the outside is drawn to the interior, especially in the kitchen and master bedroom. A thoroughbred."

Merit Award Stoll Apartment, Washington, DC Architect: McInturff Architects Contractor: MT Puskar Construction Photographer: Julia Heine Jury Comments: "Proportion, scale and color beautifully combined. By treating walls as screens, the architect creates a fluid and gracious space that appears larger than its dimensions. Details have great integrity and craft. Outstanding."

Merit Award Oxford Residence, Oxford, MD Architect: Muse Architects Contractor: West River Builders Photographer: Robert C. Lautman Jury Comments: "A long, thin plan gives excellent daylight and views to this waterfront house. Spacious, well lighted interiors; spare yet textured details."

Merit Award Chabad at Seven Locks. Potomac, MD Architect: Shinberg Levinas Architects Contractor: BECO Construction Photographer: Jury Comments: "Clarity of structure and plan, together with variety and contrast of fenestration. Small but powerful."

Citation C.W. Bill Young Center, Bethesda, MD Architect: CUH2A Contractor: Whiting Turner Photographer: Tom Crane Photography, Inc. Jury Comments: "A large and well organized building that creates a new urban space by its placement on the site. Exterior building materials respond to the site context. We need more large projects done this well."

Citation The Mather Building, Washington, DC Architect: Cunningham | Quill Architects, PLLC Contractor: Gilford Corporation Photographer: Maxwell MacKenzie/Paul Burk Jury Comments: "The architect showed great care and respect for this historic building. The new canopy has the same clarity of structure and support that the original building displays, yet the canopy is clearly of our time. Bravo."

Citation Quarry House, Bethesda, MD Architect: Cunningham | Quill Architects, PLLC Contractor: Acadia Contractors Photographer: Maxwell MacKenzie Jury Comments: "Intelligent use of corner lot to accommodate the owners' way of life. Shows economy in materials and structure to create open, livable spaces; open to nature."

Citation Center for Aquatic Life and Conservation, Baltimore, MD (Unbuilt) Architect: Design Collective, Inc. Contractor: Photographer: Jury Comments: "We commend the reuse of existing light industrial structures for a worthy environmental goal. Great promise for landscape and architectural spaces. We would love to see it built."

Citation Meadow House, Great Falls, VA Architect: McInturff Architects Contractor: Bowa Builders Photographer: Julia Heine Jury Comments: "Some captivating elements: pools, a screened pavilion and a glass ceiling create a rich and diverse environment."

Citation Kahler Larson Residence, Bethesda, MD Architect: McInturff Architects Contractor: Timber Ridge Builders Photographer: Julia Heine Jury Comments: "An intriguing musical practice room becomes the signature feature of this residential renovation. Piano, harpsichord and pipe organ in one bold, irregular and glassy space - brilliant form, bright sound."

Citation Margolis Residence, Lewes, DE Architect: McInturff Architects Contractor: Lighthouse Construction Photographer: Julia Heine Jury Comments: "A modernist house in a costal community that imposed restrictive design covenants. Within these restrictions, the architect has created admirable spaces suffused with light. We could almost smell the sea breeze in the great room facing the open water. Delightful."

Citation Georgetown Square, Washington, DC Architect: Shinberg Levinas Architects Contractor: Renovation Unlimited Photographer: Wouter Van Der Tol/Eric Luignel Jury Comments: "Some absolutely gorgeous spaces embedded in this major renovation. We particularly enjoyed the pool-living room- canopy sequence, and the spatial interplay of the dining area, "gathering" area and the terrace garden. It captured our imaginations."

Citation The Visio, Washington, DC Architect: Sorg and Associates, P.C. Contractor: Robertson Development Photographer: Roger Foley Photography Jury Comments: "We respect the architect's accomplishment: creating a modern building using traditional masonry construction. The window patterns and implied wall thickness complement the nearby older buildings. A worthy addition to an older neighborhood, one we'd like to see repeated more often."

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