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Individual members of the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region who have consistently demonstrated excellence in design, the practice of Architecture, Architectural education, or service to the profession that has promoted public understanding of Architects and Architecture and who have made notable contributions unique to the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region.
Design
leadership holds the key to community. This deeply held conviction inspires
and motivates Bruce E. Blackmer, FAIA, recipient of the AIA Northwest and
Pacific Region 2007 Medal of Honor, in both his efforts to advance the profession
and in his leadership in the practice of architecture. Bruce, who is president
and CEO of NAC|Architecture, has been a leader in the profession throughout
his career.
Born and raised in Minnesota, Bruce was educated and steeped in the traditional values of the upper Midwest. Bruce received his architectural education at North Dakota State University, where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree, graduating first in his architectural class, and earned recognition through membership in four honor societies. His leadership was recognized by peers even then as president of the NDSU AIAS chapter. He was awarded a Master’s in Business Administration from Gonzaga University.
Bruce’s career began in the design studio of RTKL in Baltimore, Md., where the focus of his efforts was on commercial, university and office facilities. He shifted roles and became a civilian architect for the U.S. Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, focusing on base facility programming, design and construction. He was one of the youngest ever to be advanced to a GS-11 position. In 1976 he joined TSG Architects in Spokane, Wash., filling roles as designer, project architect and project manager. With the merger of TSG and TBK Architects in 1983, Bruce became a founding principal in the newly formed firm of Northwest Architectural Company, which expanded from its Spokane roots with offices in Seattle, Wash., and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. His roles have encompassed being principal-in-charge of a wide variety of project types with core specialties in the design of complex higher-education and technology facilities. Leadership roles within the firm have included human resources, operations and technology management, chief financial officer, management committee leader, and President-CEO. He led the firm in its 2006 merger with a Los Angeles-based architectural firm and re-branded the combined organization as NAC|Architecture with expansion outside of the Northwest with a local California presence and a total staff of more than 150 professionals. Bruce is NCARB-certified and licensed in five states.
Bruce has been a longtime leader in the profession, holding positions as AIA Spokane President, AIA Washington Director, AIA NW&P Regional Director, AIA National Vice President, AIA College of Fellows Regional Representative, American Architectural Foundation (AAF) Regent, National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Director, and NAAB 2007-2008 President. He chaired multiple regional committees, led the multi-regional and international Summit 2000, and ultimately as Senior Director of the NW&P Region led the reorganization and development of the region's focused vision that we have today. He chaired the AIA Professional Interest Area (PIA) Executive Committee and led its consolidation with the PIA Council and their transformation to the AIA Board Knowledge Committee along with the re-visioning of the PIAs, creating the AIA’s Knowledge Communities and raising the recognition of architecture as a knowledge-based profession nationally and internationally. In addition to his leadership for the AIA, AAF and NAAB, Bruce is on the advisory board of the Washington State University School of Architecture in Pullman, Wash., and the Interdisciplinary Design Institute in Spokane. He is frequently an awards juror, speaks nationally and is a lecturer at several universities.
Bruce and his wife Candy have two sons, Trevor and Aaron, and two grandchildren,
Peter and Annabelle, children of Aaron and Rachelle. Bruce and Candy have
lived in Minnesota, North Dakota, Maryland, Texas and Washington, and traveled
extensively throughout the world. Home has been Spokane for over 30 years.
Donald
J. Stastny, recipient of the 2006 AIA Northwest and Pacific Region Medal of
Honor, has been a practicing architect and urbanist for over three decades,
rebuilding communities, physically, economically and culturally. Using design
as a comprehensive and strategic tool, he works toward elevating the public’s
understanding and expectations of design. His work, as an architect, as an
urban designer and strategic planner, and as a design process innovator has
impacted communities locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Born and reared on a family farm in Southern Oregon, Stastny learned “community” within the small Czech community of Malin. He later attended Oregon State University (B.S. Business Administration), University of Washington (B. Arch) and the University of Pennsylvania (M. Arch/M.C.P. in Urban Design). He concluded his education as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Ekistics in Athens, Greece.
In 1973, he returned to Oregon and founded his current firm in 1975. StastnyBrun Architects’ practice is international in scope and experience. His projects have included work in Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, Germany, France, the Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania. In all endeavors of the firm, Don set high standards not only for his own work, but has also taken equal care in creating environments for other designers to excel. His commitment to design excellence and quality of place throughout his professional career has earned him many well-deserved titles.
ARCHITECT AND PLACE-MAKER: Don is committed to designing buildings and spaces that make a difference. His architectural work focuses on projects that reflect the values of a community and impact the community in which they are located, including housing for special need populations, large mixed-use developments, civic and cultural facilities, historic restorations, and designing and planning for Native American and First Nations Peoples.
URBAN DESIGNER AND STRATEGIC PLANNER: Don’s urban design and planning work guides communities in the creation of special places that reflect community ownership and identity. He has completed over 50 urban design and planning assignments for communities across the United States and Canada, integrating design as a part of economic, cultural and social initiatives.
DESIGN PROCESS INNOVATOR: Don is recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent competition advisors. Providing a stewardship role in design competitions, he "designs" opportunities for architects to create outstanding architecture. In 1980, he conducted his first Design Competition for Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square, creating a process which was published in the 1988 AIA Guidebook for Architectural Competitions. He authored GSA’s “Design Excellence Guide—Creating a Legacy”. He has evolved design and design/build competition processes into an art form that protect the participants from exploitation, initiating collaboration between architects, landscape architects and artists, and creating opportunities for “emerging talent”.
MENTOR AND EDUCATOR: Don recognizes the need to educate individuals and communities about design. He has initiated processes for the elderly to participate in ongoing learning. He has worked with street gangs to evolve their “warring” structure to an economic cooperation. His interpretive centers and museums are buildings and sites that “tell stories” to future generations. In addition to his commitment to raising the public’s understanding and expectation of design, Don also contributes to the advancement of design through higher education. He, in collaboration with Clark Llewellyn AIA and Charles Gordon AIA, founded the Oregon School of Design, a unique architectural/planning laboratory that brought formal architectural education to Portland. Don has been a guest lecturer at colleges and universities throughout the nation. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Portland State University’s College of Urban Affairs. His collaborators at StastnyBrun asked that Don write a Mission Statement that encapsulated his personal philosophy for the firm. This Statement guides the work of the firm and the individuals who contribute to the making of the work:
"Our mission is civic reconstruction through design of constructs that are visionary, yet functionally and technically appropriate. Through our commitment to learn about and understand institutions, cultural principles and natural phenomena that give form to communities, we strive to create structures and spatial experiences that speak to the human spirit. Our goal for every undertaking is to create an environment that fosters design excellence -- through programming, process, planning, and building."
A
native Montanan, Marty grew up in the Bozeman area and because of a love for
drawing, chose to enroll in the School of Architecture at Montana State University,
graduating in 1957. He apprenticed in a Great Falls firm, was licensed to
practice in 1960 and in 1964, entered into a partnership with Joe Campeau
in Helena. Marty retired from the firm in 1994 and continues to live in Helena.
Marty was elected to the Board of the Montana Chapter in 1965 and served as president of the Chapter in 1969. During this time, he became "hooked" on the annual regional conference and has attended many in the ensuing years, and chaired the conference twice in Montana.
Appointed to Montana's licensing board in 1973, he served on the NCARB exam committee for nine years and as a design exam juror until 1991. During this time he was also elected as a director of NCARB's Region 5 which includes the states of Nebraska, North Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, and South Dakota and served 3 years in that capacity.
Following nearly 20 years of involvement with Montana's Board of Architects and NCARB, Marty once again became active with AIA.
He was elected to the AIA College of Fellows in 1988.
In 1994 Marty was elected a Northwest / Pacific Regional Director in 1994 for a three term on the national AIA Board of Directors representing architects in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam..
Other professional activities include service on the Montana Governor's Council on State Building and Construction, consisting of representatives of various segments of the construction community, and resulting in the enactment of nine new laws affecting the construction industry in Montana.
Marty is currently serving on the Montana State University School of Architecture's Advisory Council, a group dedicated to maintaining positive relations between the school and the profession.
On the personal side, Marty is married to Margaret (Marg) and together they are parents of two grown sons and grand-parents of three grand-children. Marty served in the U.S. Navy for four years during the Korean war. Locally, he has been active in a number of organizations. Though retired, he does small project consulting and assists with plan reviews and permitting at the City of Helena Building Division.
The American Institute of Architects’ Northwest and Pacific Region has awarded its 2004 Medal of Honor to James Martin Harris, FAIA Emeritus, of Tacoma, Washington.
The Medal is the Region’s highest honor, recognizing an individual who has consistently demonstrated excellence in design, the practice of architecture, architectural education, or service to the profession. Through that demonstrated excellence, the person must have promoted public understanding of architects and architecture, and made notable contributions unique to the region, which geographically consists of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and Hong Kong.
The award was juried by three architects who are Fellows in the AIA. Don Lutes, FAIA, who chaired this year’s jury as the recipient of the 2003 Medal, commented “Jim was such a logical choice with his lifelong commitment to architectural excellence and the profession, as well as his dedicated service to the local, regional, and worldwide community.”
Following service in the Navy Air Corp, Jim attended the University of Oregon, graduating in Architecture in 1954. After interning in Tacoma with Robert Billsborough Price FAIA, he established his architectural practice in 1960. Over time his partners were Ben Wilson AIA, Bill Reed FAIA, Ted Litzenberger AIA and Jim Tsang AIA. He was involved with educational, commercial, residential, and medical projects; meriting many design awards. The successor firm is ARCHITECTS BCRA of Tacoma, a 70-person multi discipline organization.
Jim’s service to the American Institute of Architects began in 1957. His leadership path blossomed as President of the AIA Southwestern Washington in1973, and three years later he was elected a National Director, representing the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region for three years. In 1979 he served as a National Vice President followed by a nomination for President Elect, and was elected to the College of Fellows
Included in his professional experiences are architectural involvements to China, Australia, New Zealand, a NW Regional Conference in Helsinki, Finland, and UIA Congresses in Cairo, Egypt and Brighton, England.
Jim has been a community activist in Tacoma. He was founding co-chair of the Downtown Area Revitalization Task Force (DART), which resulted in spectacular changes in Tacoma. His leadership role included Presidency of the Downtown Association in 1984. He was also active in serving on planning committees for the Tacoma Schools and was the founding chair of the Advisory Committee for PBS Channel 62 TV. In recognition of his years of service, he received from his AIA Chapter the first Charles T. Pearson, FAIA Community Service award in 1996.
In 1987, he returned to the U of Oregon, School of Architecture and Allied Arts as founding chair in the creation of the first Board of Visitors.
More recently, Jim broadened the base of his community involvement, serving in 1993-94 as President of the 420 member Tacoma Rotary Club # 8, and then, in 1997-98, was chosen as Governor of Rotary District 5020, which consisted of 79 Clubs in Western Washington and all of Vancouver Island, Canada. Traveling extensively in Rotary service, his overseas trips include Russia, Vietnam and, most recently, Ethiopia on a Polio Eradication mission.
Jim and his wife, Enid, live in Tacoma, and have two grown daughters and two grandchildren.
Awarding the Medal to Don this year was a joy, commented Jane Hastings,
FAIA, chair of the jury and last year's medal winner. He has provided consistent
and dedicated service to the profession of architecture and the American Institute
of Architects at local, regional, and national levels for over forty-two years.
His past and current contributions continue to impact how architects learn,
practice, and participate in After graduating from the School of Architecture
at the University of Oregon in 1950, and serving in two Korean War campaigns,
Don interned in Eugene, and in 1956 opened his own practice in Springfield,
Oregon, designing Springfield's first public library. In 1958, Lutes'
firm was joined by John Amundson and became Lutes and Amundson, Architects
and Community Planners, the first practice in Oregon to combine city planning
with architectural services.
During the 1960s, the firm designed numerous community related facilities,
including over 500 multi-family housing units for the elderly and low-income
families. Lutes' involvement with the American Institute of Architects
began as an intern, serving on the AIA Southwestern Oregon Internship Committee
in 1953. Later, as chapter president, he prepared and presented for the chapter
the keynote presentation at the AIA Convention in 1962.
Shortly thereafter, he was appointed to the National Urban Design Committee
on which he served for five years and as chair in 1966. He also served on
the National Design Award Jury in 1965, and as chair of the AIA Urban Design
and Development Corporation for three years.
Following retirement from active practice in 1986, Lutes represented the AIA
Northwest and Pacific Region for three years as a national director and was
elected a vice president of the Institute in 1991. In this capacity, he chaired
the Lifelong Learning Committee, which developed the profession's first mandatory
continuing education program. For the next seven years, he served on the National
Documents Committee, and concurrently the AIA/ACSA Research Council, chairing
its awards program in 1995.Lutes has served as a critic and guest lecturer
at the School of Architecture, University of Oregon, since 1964 and as an
Adjunct Associate Professor taught Architectural Practice there from 1989
until 2000. Active in the Springfield community since 1954, Lutes served on
the Planning Commission for 17 years (was President from 1956-65) and has
served on various municipal committees ever since.
The
Region’s First Medal of Honor was presented to L. Jane Hastings, FAIA, at
the AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Conference held in Tacoma on August
10, 2002.
When Jane received the AIA Seattle Medal in 1995, her citation noted: "Jane Hastings FAIA has sustained an unusually active and extensive commitment to AIA, since her first involvement in 1953 when Seattle hosted the AIA Convention. Her accomplishments over more than four decades of AIA activism include major initiative in the development of AIA’s international policies and programs – especially through the AIA International Committee (1989-91) and her faithful attendance at International conferences such as those of the Paris-based International Union of Women Architects. Principal of Washington’s oldest woman-owned firm (The Hastings Group – Architects, 1959), she has produced prize-winning residential projects in Seattle and the Puget Sound region."
Jane received her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Washington in 1953 She was the first woman to serve as AIA Seattle President in 1975. She was elected to Fellowship in 1980, served as Region director twice from 1982-84 and again in 1986. She has served as Chancellor to the College of Fellows and remains its historian. She has actively lead committees on the National Council of Architectural Registration Board, and the International Union of Women Architects. Additionally, Jane has been honored with a litany of academic and industry awards both in and out of the architect profession.
With her husband, Dr. Norman J. Johnston, FAIA, Jane has attended thousands
of AIA meetings, including most if not all Region conference and National
conventions. From AIA activities locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally,
architects around the world know and admire Jane and Norm, and benefit from
their wisdom, good humor, and knowledgeable "insider" connections
regarding significant events in the advancement of the architectural profession
and the AIA spanning the second half of the 20th century.
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