Design Awards 2024 Program

THE EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARDS

JURIED BY AIA BUFFALO

SouthwayBuilders

A W A R D S

Co-Chairs

Eric Lowe, AIA

Design Collective, Inc.

Kevin Miller, AIA

Ayers Saint Gross

Committee Members

Omar Calderon, AIA

Perkins Eastman

Gayatri Hedge, AIA

BCT Design Group

Malindi Lankatilleke

Southway Builders

Caitlin Mullett

Present Company

Leah Penza, AIA

Penza Bailey Architects

Robin Rodowsky, Assoc. AIA

Design Collective, Inc.

AIA Baltimore & BAF Staff

Lauren Bostic Hill, Assoc. AIA

Executive Director

Katherine Somerville

Associate Director

Ally Lancaster

Operations & Development Manager

Meghan Hudson

Membership & Communications Manager

I A B U F F A L O / W N Y J U R Y

M E E T T H E

Barbara Campagna FAIA

Barbara A. Campagna/ Architecture + Planning PLLC

Mark Nowaczyk AIA

CannonDesign Buffalo

Elev8 Architecture, Stephanie Goris

Seth Amman AIA

Arch&Type

A TASTE OF BUFFALO, NY

When you think of food from Buffalo, New York, you probably think of one thing. Tonight, we’ll introduce you to a few more tastes of Buffalo.

Synonymous with Buffalo, the chicken wing was invented in 1964 at the Anchor Bar. Tonight’s signature beverage, the Rockwool Renaissance, was inspired by a popular drink at Crystal Beach, an amusement park near Niagara Falls. The loganberry is a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry.

Beef on weck is a sandwich consisting of roast beef, horseradish, and a special kummelweck roll which is covered with salt and caraway seeds.

When storms loom in Buffalo, people stock up on the essentials: bread, milk, eggs, and Bison dip. Think French onion dip, but better.

Traditionally eaten with potato chips, Bison dip can be an accompaniment to so many things.

THE GUARANTY BUILDING

The Guaranty Building, inspiration for the event graphics, is a pioneering skyscraper in Buffalo, New York, designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler in 1896. The building’s ornate architecture and unique design have made it a revered example of American architecture.

The Guaranty Building features a rich program of floral terracotta ornament despite Sullivan’s stated belief that architects should refrain from ornamentation. Once slated for demolition, the Guaranty Building was saved and has undergone major renovations, most recently in 2008 to the distinctive terra cotta façade.

Western New York company Boston Valley Terra Cotta has provided tiles from their restoration efforts on the Guaranty Building for decor tonight. BVTC takes great pride in restoring the façades of the past. The City of Buffalo is home to some of the most historically significant American architecture, clad in ornate terra cotta façades. Architects such as Louis Sullivan, Henry Hobson Richardson, and James A. Johnson were able to make their mark on Western New York by designing buildings that have lasted well into the 21st century thanks to modern preservation techniques.