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How Can the Profession Recognize Small Firm Design Excellence?

  • 1.  How Can the Profession Recognize Small Firm Design Excellence?

    Posted 10-18-2025 12:01 PM

    Join a free virtual panel discussion Monday night at 6:30pm!

    This panel, moderated by Janet Bloomberg (Former SFx National Chair), features Rusty Bienvenue (Executive Director, AIA Houston), John Michael Day (Co-chair, AIA|DC Design Excellence Committee), and Bart Shaw (AIA SFx National Board Member). Panelists will discuss the relevance of awards in the age of social media, the need for a dedicated Small Firm Design and/or Firm Award, and strategies for implementing a small firm awards program.

    Learning Objectives: 

    • Discuss the relevance of design awards within today's social media landscape.
    • Explore the benefits and concerns of a Small Firm design award program.
    • Review the impacts of the Framework for Design Excellence on Small Firm design awards submissions.
    • Layout strategies for implementing a Small Firms design award program.

    How Can the Profession Recognize Small Firm Design Excellence? | DAC

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    How Can the Profession Recognize Small Firm Design Excellence? | DAC
    Small firms make up nearly 75% of all architecture practices, yet often lack the resources for comprehensive awards submissions, such as research, performance evaluation, energy modeling, and marketing support.
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    Will Teass AIA
    Teass\Warren Architects
    Washington DC
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