Greenline Park: Community Impact Award
Designed by Beaty Palmer Architects, the 42-acre park transformed underutilized flood land and drainage channels into a much-needed green space that links Brooks to the San Antonio River. The award recognizes publicly funded projects that promote social equity.
An East Side performing arts center, a greenbelt near Brooks, a home in Santa Fe and Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium were a few of the buildings recognized for awards by the San Antonio chapter of the American Institute of Architects during a ceremony Tuesday evening at the McNay Art Museum.
The 2019 AIA San Antonio Design Awards also were the first in the country to more highly rate projects with a sense of environmental sustainability through a new application form.
“We now have other chapters ready to follow in (AIA San Antonio’s) footsteps,” said Anne Schopf, design partner with Mahlum Architects in Seattle and a member of the AIA’s National Committee on the Environment Advisory Group.
The 2019 AIA San Antonio Design Awards also were the first in the country to more highly rate projects with a sense of environmental sustainability through a new application form.
“We now have other chapters ready to follow in (AIA San Antonio’s) footsteps,” said Anne Schopf, design partner with Mahlum Architects in Seattle and a member of the AIA’s National Committee on the Environment Advisory Group.
In addition to recognizing buildings and other developments, the event also recognized the contributions of several individuals, including Stephen R. Souter of Marmon Mok Architecture, who was given the Legacy Award for a lifetime of distinguished leadership and dedication to architecture.
Article originally published here: The best San Antonio architecture in 2019
