by Jonathan McGaha | December 11, 2012 12:00 am
The Board of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) named Robert Greenstreet, Intl. Assoc. AIA, as 2013 recipient of the Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education. In his more than 35-year career, Greenstreet has taught at five schools of architecture in the United Kingdom and the United States. He has spent the last 20 years as dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), making him one of the longest-serving architecture deans in North America.
The AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion honors an individual who has been intensely involved in architecture education for more than a decade and whose teaching has influenced a broad range of students.
The AIA Board of Directors elected John D. Anderson, FAIA, as the 2013 recipient of the Edward C. Kemper Award in recognition of his many leadership roles within the AIA at the state and national levels, particularly in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that horrifically re-envisioned architecture and the built environment into symbolic targets of hatred and intolerance.
Named in honor of the AIA’s first executive director, the award recognizes individuals who contribute significantly to the profession of architecture through service to the Institute. Anderson will be honored at the 2013 AIA National Convention in Denver. His firm, Anderson Mason Dale Architects, has received more than 100 design awards from the AIA and other groups.
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