AIACC Design Awards Juror Guide 2015

July 9-10, 2015 Allsteel 4 Maritime Plaza San Francisco, CA 94111Staff: Jury Members:Nicki Dennis Stephens, Hon.AIACC / Laurie BeckelmanSenior Director James Jennings,AIAShannon Calder / Communications Casey JonesDirector Sheila Kennedy, FAIAStephen Warren / Design Awards Hraztan Zeitlian,AIACoordinator David Kaneda, FAIAMarian Clark / Marketing Assistant

JURY RESPONSIBILITIESThe Design Awards Jury is responsible for selecting the Honor and Merit Awards forArchitecture, Interior Architecture, Small Projects, and the Maybeck Award.AWARD TYPESThe jury selects two types of awards, Honor and Merit. No other award types may be createdwithout approval by the AIACC Board of Directors.1. Honor Award:AIACC’s highest award for exemplary single projects. No other name,abbreviation or category may be instituted by the jury to rename or replace this award.2. Merit Award: May be given at the jury’s discretion for meritorious projects deserving ofrecognition, but failing to meet the exacting standards for an Honor Award. No other name,category or award may be substituted for this purpose.AWARDS GIVENThe jury selects as many or as few awards as necessary. On average, there are 20 awards given,with less Honor Awards as the highest distinction.

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY• All licensed California AIA architects may submit built projects located anywhere in the world.• AIA Architects licensed in other states and non-AIA members may only submit built projects located in California.• All entries must be submitted by an architect licensed in the United States.• Entries in all categories must be built projects completed on or after January 1, 2006.• Entries must include sustainability goals for each project in the narrative and the optional Energy,Water, and Resource Efficient Design Metrics worksheet.

PROJECT CATEGORIESEntrants are asked to select one of the following specific categories for each project en-tered.The jury is not required to award projects in every subcategory. Architecture• Adaptive-Reuse• Commercial• Historic Preservations / Renovation• Institutional / Educational• Large Civic Projects• Mixed-Use• Residential (Single Family and Multi-Family)• Other (Projects that may not fit into the above categories)Interior ArchitectureSmall Projects• Objects• StructuresThe Small Project category may include Small Objects (under $50,000 fabrication andinstallation budget); and Small Structures (Under $350,000 construction budget).WHAT THE JURY LOOKS FORThe jury seeks out entries that exhibit:• Design Quality• Stewardship of the Environment: Energy,Water, and Resource Efficient Design• Success in resolution of the project program or concept• Thoughtful innovation in practice and technique• Execution of the required materials

REQUIRED ENTRY MATERIALS• First page with a two-sentence summary of the project, one graphic, and basic project information (category, completion date, budget (if available) and location• Project narrative that contains information about project, including:- Program requirements- Cost data and the distinguishing aspects of their resolution- Sustainability factors- Special challenges- Solution/design of the project- Explanation of design achievement which demonstrates exemplary skill and creativityin the resolution and integration of formal, functional and technical requirements• Supporting images that include interior and exterior photographs that clearly illustrate the complete project, including relationship to its surroundings• Site and floor plans that are clear• Historic Preservation/Restoration entries must have a before and after photo• Submittal guidelines include metrics for resource-efficiency and resilience.Though not all projects may include the new Energy,Water, and Resource Efficient Design Metrics worksheet, each entry should clearly explain any sustainable features of the project.• With the exception of the Maybeck Award, there should be no mention of the architect/ firm name. Historical Preservation may mention original architect of the project.

EARLY VOTING PROCEDURESThis year we are using a new platform called Cadmium. This new platform allows the Jurorto view the submittals and vote at the same time. As a member of the jury you were sent viaemail your Access Key, which provides you access to the submittals for reviewing. Once youlogin you will see the following page.Should you need assistance on how to begin click on

This is an example of what you’ll see on your screen once you begin the reviewing processPlease note there should be no mention of the architect or firm on this screen and in theuploaded submittalDue to the large number of entries received, the AIACC request that the jury make an effortto review all submitted entries prior to the Jury Meeting, this will assist in a smooth andefficient reviewing process. If however, due to time constraints, and a jury member is unableto complete the reviewing process prior to the meeting, those remaining to be reviewed willdone so at the meeting.

SCORINGThe jury is to vote using a YES, NO or MAYBE scale where:• YES refers to exceptional projects that must be moved forward to the second round of voting• NO refers to projects that should be eliminated from contention without further review• MAYBE refers to projects that are not exceptional, but warrant further discussion with the juryFor early voting, entries receiving three or more NO votes will be removed from contention,with one exception: if the entry receives a strong YES vote, it will remain in the pool ofentries to be reviewed during the jury meeting.During the Jury Meeting in San Francisco, the same scoring will apply to categories reviewedfor the first time.  FINAL SELECTION Day 1 - entries must be culled down to no more than 50 finalists. Day 2 – Finalists will be further culled down and award recipients chosen. For final award selection, there must be an agreement of four-fifths of the jury.