3+1=4

Dake Wells Architecture has been presented with 4, count 'em, four, awards for design excellence from AIA Springfield in its bi-annual awards competition DA08. Three from the program's prestigious professional jury from Seattle, including Jon Wagner, AIA, Eric Lagerberg, AIA and chaired by Eric Cobb, AIA and one granted by the public jury of local community leaders.

The System, A Paul Mitchell Partner School received a Citation Award from the professional jury,



Stoutland School Addition received a Merit Award from the professional jury,



And Joel E. Barber Elementary School received the professional jury's highest honor- Honor Award.



And then the public jury, chaired by Nancy Brown-Dornan, saw fit to grant Joel E. Barber with yet another award- Public Recognition Award for Small School.

These are the fruits of our labor.

This recognition is a huge thrill for us and validates our efforts. We see awards granted by our peers in the profession, especially ones we have such admiration for in their own right, as encouragement to continue our efforts to constantly push our designs to a higher level.

There is no question that it takes exceptionally supportive clients, consultants and contractors to make these kinds of projects possible. We extend our sincerest thanks to all those we've worked with on these three projects in particular.

But wait, there's more! We have some truly exciting projects currently on the boards in our office, several of which are our largest projects to date. They each present their own unique design challenges and look to be equally exciting design solutions that we hope to share with you all in the near future. Check out our website for some previews and of course - stay tuned.