Architect, Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA, Receives the Coveted Maybeck Award for Architectural Design.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Organized in 1857, the Institute conducts various activities and programs to support the profession and enhance its public image, including periodically awarding the AIA , California Council, (AIACC) announces Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA FAIA Florida Association of Insurance Agents FAIA Food Additives and Ingredients Association (Kent, UK) FAIA Fellow, American Institute of Architects (honorary position) , as recipient of the 2005 Maybeck Award. The Maybeck Award honors individual California architects for outstanding achievement in producing consistent, distinguished building design. Quigley, a native Californian, served as a Peace Corps architect in Chile after his graduation from the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. in 1969. He founded his own firm in San Diego in 1978 and opened a branch office in the Bay Area in 1994. Starting with small, single family residences in the 1970s, Quigley's pioneering work in passive solar design attracted worldwide media attention. As a design architect concerned about energy conservation, he has lectured locally, nationally, and internationally. In 1981, his Shukugawa Energy Demonstration House was built in Japan as summation of American efforts in this field. Current sustainable efforts include the Leslie Shao-Ming Sun Field Station at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve is a 1,200 acre (5 km²) plot of land owned by Stanford University, located on Sand Hill Rd near Interstate 280 in Portola Valley, California. for Stanford University, which recently won the AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture Committee on the Environments Top Ten Green Projects for 2005, the Sustainable San Mateo County Green Building Award, and the West Valley Branch Library, San Jose's first LEED-certified civic building. Quigley's work has focused on a pressing social issue -- housing the working poor. He has worked with private developers and city officials to modify codes and rewrite ordinances to make privately financed, low-income housing possible. He is particularly concerned about the erosion of public confidence in the design process. Quigley also focuses on the unique possibilities of his particular region. He was named a fellow to the American Institute of Architects in 1991 and received the AIACC Firm Award in 1995. He was appointed adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal and at the University of California, San Diego UCSD is consistently ranked among the top ten public universities for undergraduate education in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[3] It is a Public Ivy. [1] For graduate studies, most of UCSD's Ph.D. . In addition, he is a visiting design professor at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas , the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. and several others. The awards jury stated, "Quigley has done an amazing amount of work in general and is very intense about his work. His house is wonderful! His projects are serious and his level of commitment is admirable. His work adds to urban awareness and he has a great social consciousness. He celebrates urban living and design and creates buildings in a cooperative way." The AIACC congratulates Rob Quigley for a body of work that demonstrates integrity of ideas and a consistent high level of design quality. The AIACC represents the interests of 10,000 architects and allied professionals in California. Founded in 1944, AIACC's mission supports architects in their endeavor to improve the quality of life for all Californians by creating more livable communities, sustainable designs and quality work environments. Today the AIACC is the largest component of the national AIA organization. For more information, visit www.aiacc.org. |
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