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Michael Davis receives 2021 AIA Young Architects Award
Michael Davis, AIA is one of 20 nationwide recipients to be recognized with the 2021 AIA Young Architects Award. The AIA Young Architects Award honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers.
Michael Davis, AIA is a Project Architect and a Lead Designer at Sanders Pace Architecture. He is a dedicated professional committed to creating innovative and responsive design solutions that are inspired by a sense of place. His desire to meaningfully engage the region in which he lives and works has led Michael to become a leader in the profession and sought-after mentor in the design community. In total Michael’s work has been recognized with over 30 awards for design excellence at the local, regional, and national level and has directly contributed to establishing Sanders Pace Architecture as a leading practice in the Southeastern United States.
He is the current President of AIA East Tennessee. Learn more about Michael’s accomplishments here.
Short Mountain House featured on Dezeen. Click HERE to check it out online.
Governor Bill Lee, Mayor Indya Kincannon, Mayor Glenn Jacobs among others attending the groundbreaking at the Dogan Gaither Flats, an important building in Knoxville’s black history that will be converted to housing for formerly incarcerated men returning to Knoxville. Coverage can be found at these locations:
WBIR ‘Historic Motel to provide affordable, supportive housing for former inmates’
French Broad House featured on Dezeen. Click HERE to check it out online.
Short Mountain House featured on ArchDaily. Click HERE to check it out online.
Brandon Pace delivers Keynote Address at AIA Ohio Virtual Annual Meeting
The AIA Ohio Annual Meeting will take place virtually on Friday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will be immediately followed by a design keynote presented by the 2020 AIA Ohio Design Awards Jury Chair, Brandon Pace, FAIA. Brandon will present In Context, a lecture that will explore how the varied historic, social, and cultural circumstances of Knoxville, TN, have helped to establish the foundation and framework for his firm’s design process. Brandon will share the stories of several active and recently completed projects to illustrate how this process plays out in ways which challenge local convention, raise expectations within our urban neighborhoods, and heighten awareness of important issues within the City.
You can watch the full lecture by clicking HERE.
Loghaven Artist Residency featured in Architect Magazine
The Gateway Building at the Loghaven Artist Residency was featured in the Architectural Lighting section of the October issue of Architect Magazine. in an article titled How to Keep Skies Dark at Night, lighting designer Francesca Bastianini with Brooklyn-based Sighte Studio explains how the weathered wood surfaces of the Gateway Building subtly glow without creating unnecessary light trespass.
Read the full article HERE.
Brandon Pace serves as Design Awards Jury chair for 2020 AIA Ohio Design Awards Program.
Brandon served as chair of the regional jury which included Brian Bell of BLDGS in Atlanta, David Bailey of Hastings in Nashville, Erin Sterling Lewis of openstudio in Raleigh, and Matt Seltzer of Archimania in Memphis. Awards were presented via ZOOM at AIA Ohio’s Virtual Awards Gala.
Sanders Pace Architecture receives top honors at the 2020 AIA Tennessee Design Awards.
Dominion Development received an Award of Excellence at this year’s design awards celebration. This project has now received top honors at the Local, State, and Regional levels. We’re proud of our wonderful clients and our entire project team!
Sanders Pace Architecture receives 2 awards at 2020 AIA Gulf States Awards Ceremony
The Artist Cabins at the Loghaven Artist Residency received a Merit Award, and Dominion Group received an Honor Award. The Los Angeles based jury selected 16 award winners from projects submitted by firms practicing in Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. We’re honored to receive the awards and humbled to be in such good company!