George Rafferty, FAIA, is the 2012 recipient of the
Edward S. Frey Award. The award is given to an architect and member of the AIA who has demonstrated passion for and dedication to quality worship and sacred spaces, fostered spiritual values, and promoted cross-denominational community focused on religious arts and architecture.
Rafferty, 94, is a founding principal of Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindeke Architects in Minnesota. In the 51 years since, Rafferty and his partners have been the recipients of 10 IFRAA Design Awards. Considered one of the founders of modernism in Minnesota, he was the 6th recipient of the AIA Minnesota Gold Medal.
The award was presented on May 18 during the AIA's National Convention in Washington, DC.