Practicing ArchitectureAwards

2010 HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

Executive Director of AIA Cincinnati, Patricia Daugherty, Hon. AIA, has a passion for increasing the public’s awareness of the value of architecture and the arts. Her efforts and success in this area are particularly evident in the number of AIA Cincinnati programs that engage the public in substantial ways. She has played a critical role in the growth of one of the component’s most successful ongoing educational programs, “Architecture by Children”, which is a highly anticipated event now in its 15th year. Over 2,000 area school children participate and create a themed design with the assistance of hundreds of young architects and interns. The schools are happy to make room in their schedule each year and many consider it a highlight of their arts program. The early exposure to design of this broad cross-section of the Cincinnati population makes a valuable contribution to the AIA’s focus on promoting diversity within the profession.

In nominating Pat for this honor, Paul Muller, AIA, states, “Ms. Daugherty’s contributions extend far beyond our local component. She has taken an active role in many of the national issues facing the AIA. Her service as Society of Design Administrators Liaison to the National AIA Board of Directors in 1992 earned her a Richard Upjohn Fellowship. In addition, Pat is a steady and skillful advocate of the AIA’s values. As new members join the organization and move into leadership roles, she helps keep these values at the forefront of discussions. The continuity and context she is able to provide has been of great value on a state and local level. We are grateful for her service to the Cincinnati component and proud of her service to the AIA on a national level.”

Cincinnati’s AIA150 Celebration project, “Greening the Gap - A Public Vision for Fort Washington Way Deck Covers,” was an outstanding success due in large part to Pat’s organizational leadership. The public was engaged in a charrette that focused on decking over an interstate and reconnecting downtown to the riverfront. As a direct result of the project, both the city and county adopted the project into master plans for the area, representing but one of the many examples of Pat’s commitment to public involvement in architecture and the arts.

Pat also provided distinguished service to the Institute in her work on the transition to electronic documents. The implementation of this major change in the character and format of AIA’s Contract Documents was critical to the effectiveness of the Institute. She served as the Council of Architectural Component Executives (CACE) representative on the Contract Document Education Subcommittee & Electronic Format Task Force. In 2003, in recognition of her significant contributions to this effort, she was granted a National AIA Distinguished Service Award for “…her commitment and dedication to ensuring the smooth transition and implementation of the EF contract documents. Her extraordinary vision and insight, along with her enthusiasm in serving CACE, helped guarantee the success of the process.”

In his letter of recommendation, David Collins, FAIA, shares that “Pat has never been content to simply manage the activities of the Cincinnati chapter, she has developed programs, constantly striven to increase membership, and done whatever has been asked of her by the boards of directors she has served throughout her fifteen year tenure. No project is too large, no detail too small for Pat to dedicate her efforts to. But this can be said of anyone with excellent management skills. It is Pat’s understanding of architects and architecture, her total and absolute commitment to what we as architects do on a day-to-day basis, and her never-ending desire to go beyond what might be expected of her that makes her such an integral part of the chapter’s management team, a stellar example of commitment and dedication that we should all aspire to, and a walking/talking encyclopedia and resource for all things architecture in Cincinnati.”

Patricia Daugherty, Hon. AIA

2010 JURY FOR HONORARY MEMBERS

James H. Eley, FAIA
(Chair)
Eley Associates Architect
Jackson, Miss.

Mary Fitch, Hon. AIA
AIA Washington DC
Washington, D.C.

Leslie J. Thomas, AIA
Thomas Bracy Architects,
PLLC
Concord, N.H.