On Saturday, A.I.A. Peconic, the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, announced its annual awards during an evening Zoom presentation.
Bates Masi Architects of East Hampton and Oza Sabbath Architects in Bridgehampton each took home two awards, the highest number of honors amassed this year by a firm. Paul Masi was recognized with honor awards in architecture for his Sagg Farm project and in adaptive reuse and historic preservation for his work on ASSET, a restaurant in New York City.
Nilay Oza received merit awards in architecture for a project called Pike & Pond and in adaptive reuse for his Brick Kiln project, both residences.
The awards recognize achievement in four categories: architecture, historic preservation and adaptive reuse, unbuilt projects, and emerging architects. Additionally, the professional organization bestows three types of awards. The juror's award recognizes excellence in specific areas of focus. The honor award acknowledges excellence in architectural design from concept to completion. The merit award honors exemplary execution of design principles and presentation. This year there were no juror's awards given.
Other awards given on Saturday included an honor award in architecture for Brian Mac of Birdseye Design for Lathhouse, a wooden-clad house that instead of classic shingles uses siding in unusual ways. Will Goethe of We+ Architects received an honor award as an emerging architect for his project Brookhaven. Viola Rouhani of Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects was given a merit award in architecture for Pond View House. Blaze Makoid of Sag Harbor received a merit award for an unbuilt project, and Sean Madigan received a merit award as an emerging architect for his Amagansett House.
The four-person jury was composed of Brian Carter, Katherine Chia, David Businelli, and Illya Azaroff. Mr. Carter is an architect and professor at the University of Buffalo. Ms. Chia is a founding principal of Desai Chia Architecture, which was ranked 19th in the nation for design by Architect magazine in 2018. Mr. Businelli is the founder of Studio 16 Architecture on Staten Island, and Mr. Azaroff is a founding principal of +LAB, an architecture and design firm, and an associate professor at New York City College of Technology.
