2011 ACADIA Awards of Excellence - Call for Nominations

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

ACADIA invites you to nominate one or more individuals or academic programs for an ACADIA Award of Excellence. In making your nomination decision identify individuals or academic programs that have significantly impacted our field or have clear potential to significantly impact our field and those that exhibit exceptional and innovative achievment in one ore more of the categories listed below..

HISTORY

Inaugurated in 1998, the ACADIA Award of Excellence represents recognition, by colleagues worldwide, of consistent contributions and impact on the field of architectural computing.

Originally given in just three categories: Teaching, Service, and Research, in 2006 the awards were reorganized, adding a category for Emerging Digital Practice and renaming as shown below. In 2007, an additional award for an innovative academic program was added to recognize individual or collective efforts in the establishment of an innovative academic program that contributes to the education of students in the field of digital design.

At most one award is presented each year in each category, to an individual or academic program that, in the eyes of the review committee, exhibits "evidence of exceptional and innovative achievement."

For a listing of the award recipients from the previous year and a gallery of their work, please consult the Awards Gallery

For a comprehensive listing of all award recipients since the awards were conceived, please consult The Award Recipients Page

ACADIA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE CATEGORIES

  • ACADIA AWARD for EMERGING DIGITAL PRACTICE
    This award recognizes creative design work that advances the discipline of architecture through development and use of digital media. The award honors extraordinary individuals at the beginning of their careers.
  • ACADIA AWARD for INNOVATIVE RESEARCH
    This award recognizes innovative research that contributes to the field of digital design in architecture. The award distinguishes research with the potential to transform contemporary architecture.
  • ACADIA AWARD for INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAM
    This award recognizes an innovative academic program that contributes to the education of students in the field of digital design. The award distinguishes one or more individuals responsible for the establishment, success, growth, or management of the academic program.
  • ACADIA AWARD for TEACHING EXCELLENCE
    This award recognizes innovative teaching in the field of digital architecture. Teaching approaches that can be adopted by other educators are recognized in particular.
  • ACADIA SOCIETY AWARD
    This award recognizes extraordinary contributions and service to the ACADIA community.

THE SELECTION PROCESS

Awards are determined each year by the ACADIA Awards Committee with final selections approved by the ACADIA Steering Committee. Selection involves two stages of review. In the first stage, nominations are invited and nomination letters are received by the Awards Committee. A group of candidates are selected for a second stage of review. The selected candidates are contacted along with their nominators, and additional reference letters and supporting material may be requested. Final selection is made through review of reference letters and accompanying documentation.

NOMINATION PROCEDURES AND AWARD RULES

  • A nomination should be presented in the form of a letter indicating the name of the nominee, the award for which they are being nominated and a description of why the candidate is being nominated. The letter can include supporting material and links to online information demonstrating the merits of the nomination. Send your nomination letter via e-mail to Loukas Kalisperis, lnk@psu.edu.
  • A nominee does not have to be an ACADIA member.
  • A nomination requires the support of at least one ACADIA member.
  • The current President, immediate Past President, members of the ACADIA Steering Committee and members of the Awards committee are not eligible for an award.
  • Officers of ACADIA other than the President, the immediate Past President, members of the ACADIA Steering Committee and members of the Awards committee are eligible for an award.
  • A maximum of one award in each category will be issued per year.
  • The awards committee may submit 0, 1 or more nominations to the ACADIA Steering Committee.
  • The ACADIA Steering Committee may ask the Awards Committee only once to reconsider its decision and re-submit a different nomination. The awards committee is free to accept or reject this request.
  • The ACADIA Steering Committee has final authority to issue an award to 0 or 1 nominee as selected by the Awards Committee.
  • The ACADIA Steering Committee may not issue an award to a nominee not selected by the Awards Committee.
  • Award recipients will be announced and honored during a ceremony at the ACADIA annual conference.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Deadline for receipt of nomination letters & supporting material: July 30, 2010
  • Notification to nominees: August 30, 2010
  • Public announcement of results: at the ACADIA'11 Conference

AWARDS COMMITTEE

The members of the 2010 Awards Committee are:

  • Chair: Loukas Kalisperis, Penn State University
  • Nancy Cheng, University of Oregon
  • Michael Fox, Foxlin and Cal Poly Pomona
  • Aron Temkin, Norwich University

To contact the Awards Committee, please send an e-mail message to lnk@psu.edu..