Each year, AIA Indiana Chapters and members are invited to submit nominations for the AIA Indiana Service Awards. Named for three of Indiana’s significant architects these awards have a strong history and importance to the architectural community of Indiana. Edward Pierre, Juliet Peddle and Walter Blackburn each affected Indiana architects in their own special way and are recognized for those special contributions.

ABOUT THE EDWARD D. PIERRE AWARD

Awarded annually by the Board of Directors of AIA Indiana, the Edward D. Pierre Award is named in honor Edward D. Pierre, FAIA (1890–1971). He was a crusader for the welfare of children, decent housing for all, peace and progressive urban planning. He was honored repeatedly for his outstanding service to the architectural profession and the public. Born in Fort Wayne May 22, 1890, he received his BS in architecture from the Institute of Technology in 1915 after studying one year at Valparaiso University. He worked in the office of Albert Kahn in Detroit three years before serving in the Army Corps of Engineers in World War I. Following the war, Pierre established a private practice in Indianapolis and associated with George Caleb Wright from 1926-1944. He was the head of his own firm from 1944 until he retired.

A 41 year member of the American Institute of Architects, he received many honors for his architectural work, including first awards in competitions for the Indiana State Library and Historical Building at Tech High School. In 1951 he was advanced to the rank of Fellow by the AIA for achievement in design. Recipient of Indiana Society awards from 1925 through 1930, Pierre was awarded the society’s gold metal in 1928 and 1937. An ardent advocate of community planning, he was the founder of the Long Rangers, Inc., an organization of volunteers working for the local, state and national betterment. His other public service activities included consultant to the local National Resources Planning Board, membership of the Civic Affairs, Traffic, and Parking Committees of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the American Legion Peace Symbol Foundation, member of the Marion County Juvenile Court advisory committee, and the Booth Tarkington Civic League. He also served on the Indianapolis Christmas Committee, Child Guidance Clinic, and was the Indianapolis member of the Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission.

Pierre was a past president of AIA Indiana, and served on various State and National AIA Committees. He was the former president of the Architect’s Association and the Construction League of Indianapolis, and served as director of the Indiana Society of Architects. A League of Indianapolis author of several magazine and newspaper articles, Pierre was listed in the 1970 edition of Who’s Who in America. Edward D. Pierre exemplifies the architect as civil leader and advocate of the architectural profession in public affairs; as such the award was created in his honor in 1971.

Past Recipients:
1971 Richard C. Lennox, AIA
1972 Charles J. Betts, FAIA
1973 Arthur L. Burns, FAIA
1974 William G. Rammel, AIA
1975 James L. Walker, Jr., AIA
1976 Alfred J. Porteous, AIA
1977 Robert N. Kennedy, FAIA
1978 James J. Schenkel, AIA
1979 James M, Turner, AIA
1980 Henry G. Meier, AIA
1981 Gordon Gibbs, AIA
1982 Wayne Schmidt, AIA
1983 John Jelliffe, AIA
1984 Joseph McGuire, AIA
1985 William C. Moe, AIA
1986 Lynn H. Molzan, FAIA
1987 Bob Book, AIA (posthumous)
1988 Ray Thompson, FAIA
1989 Horace Cantrell, FAIA
1990 Barbara Siemens, AIA
1991 Ray Kirchoff, AIA
1992 Don Sporleder, FAIA
1993 – No Recipient
1994 Charles M. Sappenfield, FAIA
1995 Raymond W. Casati, AIA
1996 Lee J. Brockway, AIA
1997 Anthony Costello, AIA
1998 Walter S. Blackburn, FAIA
1999 Susan Allen, FAIA
2000 Nolan G. Bingham, AIA
2001 John H. Shoaff, AIA
2002 Dean L. Upshaw, AIA
2003 Michael A. Mckay, AIA
2004 Shelia K. Snider, FAIA
2005 James T. Kienle, FAIA
2006 Dean Illingworth, FAIA
2007 James Douglas Smith, AIA
2008

Award Protocol:

Any AIA Indiana member in good standing with the association and the profession of architecture is eligible for consideration. Their service to the profession and to the public, and their advocacy for architect as civic and community leader must be evident as compared with Edward D. Pierre.

With assistance from the AIA member/nominator, the nominee should submit information for review and consideration by the AIA Indiana Awards Committee and Awards Jury. The submission may take any form the nominee chooses a portfolio, book, or paper but should include at least a resume and personal vita. The submission should address the reasons why that individual best represents the qualities espoused by the award. Three identical copies must be submitted. The submission must be delivered to AIA Indiana by July 27, 2008. The Awards Jury will review all nominees and recommend winners to the Awards Committee. The Committee will make recommendation to the AIA Indiana Board of Directors who will approve the decision at their August Meeting.

A representative for the recipient’s “home” Chapter will make the presentation, and serve as host for the recipient at the Award Banquet. The recipient and their spouse or significant other or appropriate representative(s) of the organization are guests of AIA Indiana at the Award Banquet.

Award:

The Award is a black engraved plaque with meadow green infill.

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