A&I wins AIA Honor Award

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Summary

The Arts and Industries Building is chosen as the winner of the 1980 Honor Award of the American Institute of Architects. The award is presented for projects such as restoration, renovation, and reconstruction [extended use projects]. The jury called the Smithsonian project the "best interpretation of extended use that we received." The restoration project was overseen by Hugh Newell Jacobsen and William L. Thomas (Engineering and Design Branch).

Subject

Arts and Industries Building)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," July 1980, p. 4.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1980

Topic

  • Awards
  • Architecture
  • Buildings

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