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Exhibition Opening and Panel Discussion

Thursday, March 7, 2013, 6:30 – 8 pm

Washington, DC traditionally has been considered a laggard in the design world—a city whose architecture tended toward safe, mediocre, and just-plain-boring work. The architects who serve on AIA|DC’s awards juries—brilliant practitioners who come from elsewhere in the country—might arrive here with that old image in mind. They leave, however, realizing how outdated it is, given the beautiful design work now being done by DC-area architects.

Explore more than 20 award-winning projects from recipients of the 2012 AIA|DC Chapter Design Awards in this annual exhibition at the District Architecture Center’s SIGAL Gallery through March. The exhibition features designs honored for excellence in architecture, historic resources, and interior architecture, as well as designs recognized for citations in sustainable design and urban design. Over 200 projects were submitted and reviewed by jurors. Neither the juries nor the President of AIA|DC knew which firms were responsible for the submissions rendering their judgment on architectural merit alone.

Credits

Organized by AIA|DC for the SIGAL Gallery and generously supported by ABC Imaging.