The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2010: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA

2010 Official Photo Media Kit of Pritzker Prize-Sejima/Nishizawa

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Impeccable Taste - 2009 AIA/LA Restaurant Design Awards

Restaurateurs serve as contemporary patrons facilitating award-winning design

By Michael Webb
Image: Benny Chan/www.fotoworks.ccJudging a restaurant can be challenging because success depends on intangible factors—from the warmth of the welcome to the attentiveness of the servers and the consistency of the cooking. The experience draws people in and keeps them coming back; however, design plays an essential supporting role. It takes skill to calibrate the flow of traffic, the quality of the lighting, and the acoustics, in order to achieve intimacy and comfort. Too many new restaurants are overcrowded and noisy with conversation amplified by hard surfaces; a few are as still as the grave. Eating out should be an event, and restaurants are struggling to play on that sense of occasion as a strategy for survival. Architects can help their patrons by developing frugal solutions that impart character and strengthen the identity of a talented chef. The 2009 AIA/LA Restaurant Design Awards jury considered nearly a hundred national
projects in three categories—restaurants, cafes and bars, lounges and clubs—and chose six winners based on criteria of function, ambiance, and visual impact. The public selected three by popular vote. The five winners serve as elegant examples. Review them in Workbook under Folios.

2010 AIA/LA Restaurant Design Awards
Call for Entries

Update on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 3:38PM by Admin

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, APRIL 16

2010 AIA/LA Restaurant Design Awards - Call for Entries

Updated on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 3:44PM by Admin

2010 AIA|LA 6th annual Restaurant Design Awards Call for Entries is now available.

The AIA|LA’s Restaurant Design Awards (RDA) honor excellence in restaurant design. The competition is open to all individuals and practices with both restaurant owners and architects/designers invited to submit. Either the project itself must be located in the United States or the submitting individual/firm must be US-based. Submissions are accepted in three main categories: restaurants, cafés/bars and lounges/nightclubs. The annual RDA Ceremony recognizes both Jury Award Winners as well as People’s
Choice Award Winners, as selected by votes collected from the general public on the AIA|LA website.

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