2024 Awards Jury Announced
AIA Richmond is pleased to announce the jury for the 2024 Design Awards program and Sunday Prize.
AIA Richmond’s Design Awards recognize outstanding design, built and unbuilt. Each entry will be judged on how successful the project is in meeting its individual requirements, with particular emphasis on design excellence. Consideration is given to aesthetics, social impact, innovation, context, performance, and stewardship of the natural environment.
The Alice Lehmen Sunday Prize was created to elevate the level of drawing and design thinking within the Richmond architectural community, by recognizing young talented individuals and the work they are doing in our profession.
About the jury
Jury Chair | Everald Colas AIA, NOMA
Everald Colas is an award-winning Haitian American architect, educator and storyteller and is the founder of Storyn Studio for Architecture. He has led a variety of internationally acclaimed projects during his time as an architect and specializes in projects that require a sensitive approach to integrating mixed-use buildings in a historical context. As a practitioner, he is committed to civic engagement and how design can promote stronger communities, create more inclusive spaces, foster place making to a neighborhood, and be identity affirming to individuals within a community and greater city. He is motivated to find solutions for designing equitable spaces for all voices and believes that design is a tool for social change.
Mark L. Gardner AIA, NOMA
Mark L. Gardner AIA, NOMA is a partner at Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects (J/GA). Located in New York City, J/GA is an award-winning design practice that works across scales from product design to interiors to buildings. Mark has led many of Jaklitsch / Gardner’s design initiatives, and works to best understand the role of design as a social practice. His firm has won an AIA National Honor Award and numerous AIANY, NOMA and Architizer design awards.
Edwin Harris, AIA
As Co-founder of EVOKE, Edwin believes remarkable architecture enriches the lives of its occupants. For over a decade, he has consistently generated exciting designs that are decisive, focused, and rooted in clear objectives and novel concepts. Edwin’s distinctive design abilities have been recognized throughout his career. His design aptitude and competitive spirit have resulted in several competition wins including the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. These striking achievements complement the over 50 design awards that Edwin’s projects have achieved.
Andre Johnson, AIA
Andre is the President and Design Principal with Andre Johnson Architects. He has over 27 years of experience in architecture, and started his practice based on the basic principles of design excellence, client service, collaboration, diversity, and mentoring. Andre’s background in engineering and architecture gives him a unique perspective in project design and development, with a keen eye for the practical and the conceptual. His leadership and rigorous design process have helped the firm achieve recognition for design excellence with various design awards, including multiple from the AIA at the local, state, and regional levels. His design leadership has also garnered the firm three national design awards with NOMA.
