For more than 44 years the American Institute of Architects’ AIA Georgia Design Awards program has recognized design excellence for private and public projects created by Georgia architects. Perkins + Will’s Atlanta office has won numerous AIA awards throughout the years, and for the second year in a row has taken the top honor: the institute’s Excellence Award. The Jr. / Sr. Academies Building for Charles R. Drew Charter School in Atlanta was recognized as one of the top designs in Georgia on all levels of analysis.  The winning project team from Perkins + Will included:

Principal in Charge:          Barbara Crum

Design Principal:               Manuel Cadrecha

Project Manager:             John Poelker

Project Designer:             Chad Stacy

Project Architect:             Neda Ghani

Project Team:                    Joe Jamgochian, Matt Finn, Marcia Knight, Denise Procida and Sumegha Shah                                             

Landscape Principal:        Leo Alvarez

Landscape Team:             Justin Cooper, Micah Lipscomb and Valdis Zusmanis

BE Principal:                      Keith Curtis

BE Team:                           Yancy Wilkinson, Korinna Hirsch and Christine King                                                                                            

Perkins + Will was also awarded a 2016 Merit Award for its work on Atlanta Dairies, an adaptive reuse project. The Atlanta Dairies redevelopment transforms a historic icon into a hub of commercial activity including unique office space and apartments, specialty shopping, dining and entertainment. The team included project manager Allen Post, project designer David Rogers and project team members Erika Morgan, Clara Winston, Steve Summerford and Allen Pratt.