Jury Comments

Navae Vitae: Active Life

• Ambitiously successful project from a technological point of view.

• Appreciated how the systems are celebrated in the facade and not buried away.

• Clear section shows how the different systems work relative to the environment.

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Restoring Light Memorial

• The way that the façade glows at night makes you think about what the project is celebrating.

• Accessible from the street and how it integrates with the life of the city.

• Expands beyond the site to the neighborhood and provides much needed shade to the area.

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Meditation Center

• Powerful and bold move with a sense of abstraction.

• Natural light coming through the screen would make for an interesting Interior space.

• Good procession from entry into the main spaces.

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Health Park

• Very clear and well executed building diagram.

• Detailed and thoughtful craftmanship.

• Successful use of familiar form that cantilevers reaching out into the landscape

• The transparency of the façade lets you see how the connecting spaces work.

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Lakeland Regional Health Carol Jenkins Pavilion

• Tapering of the façade engages the landscape and grounds the building

• Public space and circulation have a sense of articulation and modulation that make the interior space wonderful for this type of building typology.

• Appreciated the way natural and artificial light were integrated into the public spaces.

• Attention to even small details such as the terrazzo flooring wrapping up into the bench by the stair or the ACT ceiling integrating lighting and mechanical systems in a successful manner.

• Very well carried out from the big moves to the fine details.

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Orlando Health Freestanding Emergency Dep

• Craft and composition of the exterior resonated with jury.

• Organization is clearly reflected in the façade.

• Organization is simple in plan but rich with the simple moves along the public space.

• Drop off canopy makes a striking front door to the building.

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Signature Flight Support Headquarters

• Clearly defined concept and design drivers were carried out throughout the entire project.

• Had a sense of openness that visually and spatially allowed the interior to feel as part of the landscape.

• Craftsmanship and composition of the interior space was nicely executed.

• Good variety of spaces with cubicles, offices and various collaboration areas throughout.

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Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

• Appreciate the layering of cladding materials to emphasize the different massing.

• Materiality of the building transforms it from an impersonal project typology into a personal and accessible one, feeling more like a home than an institution.

• Coloration of façade and screening help break down the scale of the building.

• Geometry of the building allowed for all sides to be responsive to the environment.

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Private Residence: House in the Woods

• Appreciated how the building was sited and how it engaged the landscape.

• Folds in the plan create successful interior and exterior spaces

• Roof forms and the use of natural light emphasize connection to the landscape from the interior.

• Depth of rooms in plan allow for good access to natural light and ventilation.

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