ARCHI-TECH Names Winners of 2010 ARCHI-TECH AV Awards

By InfoComm International, June 9, 2010

Las Vegas, NV - June 9, 2010 - ARCHI-TECH and InfoComm International® announced that six projects have been named as 2010 ARCHI-TECH AV Award winners. The ARCHI-TECH AV Awards honor the best audiovisual architectural projects in the industry. Two grand prizes, three winners, and one honorable mention were named.

"It's an outstanding accomplishment and speaks highly about a firm's talents when their projects were chosen from so many outstanding audiovisual projects to receive an ARCHI-TECH AV Award," said Leah Garris, editor of ARCHI-TECH.

The awards were presented on June 9 at InfoComm's annual tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada. The award-winning projects will also be featured in AT Weekly, ARCHI-TECH's e-newsletter, in September and October.

The grand prizes and winners will be the focus of five webinars that educate architects and technology professionals about the best practices integrated into each project. The webinars will take place at 1 p.m. CDT on selected Thursdays from September 2 through October 28, 2010. Registration for the free one-hour webinars is available at http://www.architechweb.com  

The winning projects are:

Grand Prize Winners

  • Best Over $1 Million: Center for Connected Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Project team includes The Sextant Group, The Design Alliance Architects and SoundCom Systems.
  • Best Under $1 Million: Autodesk, Waltham, Massachusetts. Project team includes Office Environments of New England, KlingStubbins and ACT Associates.

Winners

  • Carolina Herrera Flagship Boutique at CityCenter, Las Vegas. Project team includes a+i design corp., Candela Controls and Essential Communications.
  • Fox News Network, New York City. Project team includes McCann Systems, Clickspring Design and Showman Fabricators.
  • Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, Dallas, Texas. Project team includes Engineering Harmonics, Clair Brothers and Foster + Partners.

Honorable Mentions

  • Kaust MPR, Saudi Arabia.

The awards program is judged by a group of six renowned industry professionals, including architects, consultants, and integrators. This year's judges were Ron Baker, HDR, Omaha, NE; Don Jones, EwingCole, Philadelphia, PA; Todd McCandless, CI Select, St. Louis, MO; Mark Temen, Audio Video Resources, Phoenix, AZ; Tim Lindstrom, Shen Milsom Wilke, Garland, TX; and Archie Lytle, JD, PE, CTS, CTS-I, Harrison Township, MI.

About ARCHI-TECH
ARCHI-TECH provides a targeted audience of architects and other specialty designers with cutting-edge information on the latest advances in the technology and building sectors. ARCHI-TECH focuses on integrating emerging technologies and systems into building design and architecture.

Architechweb.com includes product news and reviews, valuable case studies, industry contacts and networking channels, as well as resources and tips for locating qualified installers.

About InfoComm International
InfoComm International® is the international trade association of the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. Established in 1939, InfoComm's membership of more than 5,000 companies and individuals include manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, independent consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, end-users, and multimedia professionals from more than 80 countries. For more information on how building professionals can work effectively with AV professionals, visit http://www.ctsforav.com.

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