Edward Mazria honored with 2021 AIA Gold Medal, Moody Nolan receives AIA Architecture Firm Award
The American Institute of Architects has revealed the recipient of this year's top accolades. The 2021 AIA Gold Medal goes to architect, educator, and sustainability pioneer Edward Mazria, FAIA, FRAIC. In a statement, the AIA points out that Mazria is being recognized for "his work sounding the alarm on climate change and motivating the profession to take action." In 1979, Mazria published the groundbreaking The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse and Building Design and continued to apply these principles in a number of passive solar and highly contextual buildings, such as the Stockebrand Residence, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and Georgia O’Keefe's estate, Sol y Sambra. Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Photo: Robert Reck © Mazria, Inc.Mazria helped found the AIA's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in the 1990s and initiated the nonprofit organization Architecture 2030 dedicated to fighting climate c...
The American Institute of Architects has revealed the recipient of this year's top accolades.
The 2021 AIA Gold Medal goes to architect, educator, and sustainability pioneer Edward Mazria, FAIA, FRAIC. In a statement, the AIA points out that Mazria is being recognized for "his work sounding the alarm on climate change and motivating the profession to take action."
In 1979, Mazria published the groundbreaking The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse and Building Design and continued to apply these principles in a number of passive solar and highly contextual buildings, such as the Stockebrand Residence, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and Georgia O’Keefe's estate, Sol y Sambra.
Mazria helped found the AIA's Committee on the Environment (COTE) in the 1990s and initiated the nonprofit organization Architecture 2030 dedicated to fighting climate c...
