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| RLF receiving firm of the year award |
This award recognizes outstanding achievement in design, community service, education, the profession and AIA by a Central Florida architectural firm. This year the chapter recognized RLF.
After careful review and discussion the Jury made its selection and stated the following comments pertaining to this year’s recipient:
- Well documented commitment to client service
- High level of professionalism & ethics
- Strong commitment to the profession noting that 5 of their architects teach in local community college architectural programs.
- The overall submittal was reflective of the firms attitude towards quality
This firm has demonstrated sustainability throughout it’s 75 years, a career of doing things right domestically and internationally.
Jack Rogers, FAIA, retired President/CEO, said he was amazed by what the company has accomplished since his father established the firm in 1935.
“We are thrilled to be given such an esteemed award. It is humbling and exciting to be recognized by our peers,” said Ronald Lowry, AIA, and RLF Chairman. “We accept this honor on behalf of our valued clients and partner companies that contribute immensely to our success year after year.”
During the past year, RLF has been working on high-profile projects throughout Central Florida and beyond, including the new Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus located at Lake Nona’s “Medical City” in Orlando, the Women’s Services Expansion for Florida Hospital’s Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park, the new Harriett Coleman Center for the Arts at Lake Highland Preparatory School, a new Hospital/Clinic for the U.S. Army in Vicenza, Italy, and the expansion of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park. These projects, well received by clients, are starting to earn their own design recognition.
With a staff of 127 design professionals, RLF has been providing client-focused services on major projects in the healthcare, religious, education and federal markets for the past 75 years.