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Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners Receives The 2006 Architecture Firm Award From The American Institute of Architects
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For Immediate Release |
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Washington, D.C., December 8,
2005 — The Board of Directors of The American Institute of Architects
(AIA) is pleased to announce that Moore Ruble Yudell Architects
& Planners, a California firm, is the recipient of the 2006 AIA
Architecture Firm Award.
The AIA Architecture Firm Award, given annually, is the highest
honor the AIA bestows on an architecture firm. The AIA Architecture
Firm Award recognizes a practice that has consistently produced
distinguished architecture for at least 10 years. The award will be
presented at the American Architectural Foundation Accent on
Architecture Gala, February 10, 2006 at the National Building
Museum in Washington, D.C. Previous recipients include Murphy/Jahn
(2005), Lake/Flato Architects (2004), and The Miller/Hull
Partnership (2003).
“This is a wonderful honor, which we share with our colleagues
and clients,” said Moore Ruble Yudell founding partners, Buzz
Yudell, FAIA, and John Ruble, FAIA, when notified by AIA President
Douglas L Steidl, FAIA, MRAIC, that their firm had been
selected for the award. “We hope to do more and do better as
we go forward.”
The firm’s leadership includes principals Krista Becker, AIA,
LEED® AP, Jeanne Chen, AIA, Michael S. Martin, AIA, Neal
Matsuno, AIA, LEED® AP, James Mary O’Connor, AIA, and
Mario Violich, ASLA, who each share in the design and management of
the office with the partners. Tina Beebe continues her recognized
leadership as a colorist, and Stanley Anderson, AIA, IIDA heads the
interior design team. Moore Ruble Yudell, in practice for 28 years,
employs a staff of more than 60 people. The firm’s primary
work began with residential designs and has since evolved to a
broad spectrum of public and private projects, as well as
institutional and cultural spaces.
In nominating the firm, Michael Franklin Ross, Chair, AIA’s
Committee on Design, praised the firm by explaining, “the firm
has consistently produced an outstanding body of work rooted in a
deep commitment to humanistic architecture. Their work is widely
admired for its spirited celebration of habitation at many scales
and its respect for people, context, and place.” Mr. Ross
added, “the firm continues to evolve in response to new
challenges and opportunities while remaining true to the
fundamental principles of humanism.”
Moore Ruble Yudell declares that architecture is inherently the act
of habitation, part of a continuum that seeks connections between
people, place and culture. Its vision, centered on careful
examination of site and climate, qualities of light, and the human
experience, is credited in its development of spaces and buildings
of every scale. The firm has become a major influence in the
integration of light and color in design. This can be seen in its
design of the United States Embassy in Berlin, Tango Housing at the
Bo01 Exhibition in Malmö, Sweden, and the Joseph A. Steger
Student Life Center at the University of Cincinnati. Moore Ruble
Yudell’s work in the international arena is credited with
bringing to the foreground issues in sustainability, social
housing, construction practices, and the need to work
collaboratively with diverse civic groups, clients, and consultants
throughout the lifecycle of a project.
Moore Ruble Yudell is widely acclaimed as a regional, national and
international design leader. In the 28 years since its inception,
the firm has received numerous awards including two AIA Committee
on Architecture for Education Merit Awards (2005), the AIA
California Council Merit Award (2005, 2004), the AIA Los Angeles
Merit Award (2005), the AIA Los Angeles NextLA Citation Award
(2004), the Westside Urban Forum Westside Prize (2005, 2004), the
National AIA Honor Award for Architecture (2003), the Council for
New Urbanism Charter Award (2002), and the National AIA Honor Award
for Urban Design (1999).
About The American Institute of Architects
For almost 150 years, members of The American Institute of
Architects have worked with each other and their communities to
create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings
and cityscapes. AIA members have access to the right people,
knowledge, and tools to create better design, and through such
resources and access, they help clients and communities make their
visions real. www.aia.org
Note to Editors: High-resolution images and a fact
sheet are available for download, please contact Cara Battaglini in
the AIA media relations office at 202.626.7462 or email carab@aia.org for more
information
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