Programs & Events

Design Awards Celebration

The Excellence in Design Awards promotes and publicizes the work of AIA Baltimore members throughout our region and recognizes Baltimore Architecture Foundation Golden Griffin and Roger Redden Award recipients.

This year’s Excellence in Design Awards celebration will take place Friday, October 17 at the Engineers Club at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion.

Support this event

Interested in sponsoring the Design Awards celebration? Please review the sponsorship package and email Lauren Hill with any questions.

Meet the Jury

The 2025 jury is made up of members of AIA Cincinnati.

Jessica Glorius-Dangelo
MA Design

Jessica, a globally experienced architect and accredited professional with LEED, WELL, and LFA, is dedicated to sustainable design and advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion through her work with the Cincinnati AIA’s Action Team and mentorship of K-12 students. Her leadership has solidified MA’s role in the Cincinnati 2030 District and earned her recognition as a 2021 Cincy Next Graduate.

Jeremiah Hahn
Luminaut

Jeremiah Hahn leads multidisciplinary teams on projects spanning hospitality, historic restoration, workplace, senior living, and mixed-use developments. With over 18 years of architectural experience, he brings a collaborative and visionary approach to design, grounded in a passion for creating meaningful spaces.

Angela Mazzi
GBBN

Angela is a medical planner and wellness advocate who integrates her passion for yoga, feng shui, and salutogenic design to create healing environments that support both patients and practitioners. Drawing on research in psychology, biophilia, and LEAN strategies, she has led projects like TriHealth’s Thomas Comprehensive Care Center and Cincinnati Children’s College Hill Behavioral Health Center, while regularly sharing her expertise through publications and speaking engagements.

Michael McInturf
MMA

Michael McInturf is an accomplished architect and educator who founded his own practice in 1995 and currently serves as a full-time professor and director of architecture programs at the University of Cincinnati. With a career spanning global projects at firms like Eisenman Architects and SOM, he continues to shape the built environment through his design work, academic leadership, and role on UC’s Design Review Committee.

Vince Terry
Moody Nolan

As Regional Director of Business Development at Moody Nolan, Vince combines architectural insight with a commitment to community impact, leading client relationships and innovative design initiatives in Greater Cincinnati. He also champions the firm’s investment in HBCUs and is an active member of AIA, NCARB, and NOMA.

 

Local Juries

Residential Design Award

AIA Baltimore (The Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects) sponsors this design competition to promote and publicize excellence in residential architecture throughout Central Maryland.

Rob Brennan, AIA, Principal, brennan + company architects

Kelly Cantley, Senior Vice President, Bozzuto Construction Company

Brent Sturlaugson, Assistant Professor and BEAR Lab Director, Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning

 

Good Design = Good Business

The Good Design = Good Business Award was launched in 2006 to honor architects and clients who best utilize good design to achieve important outcomes for organizations.

Caroline Moore, Senior Vice President, SE Region Executive, Wexford Science + Technology

Laura Thul Penza, AIA Member Emeritus, retired, Penza Bailey Architects, a studio of Prime AE

Jennifer Vey, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Greater Baltimore Committee

 

Social Equity

The Social Equity Design Award was launched in 2018 in partnership with the Neighborhood Design Center and in honor of their 50th anniversary.

Arjun Hosakere, Associate Director of Real Estate Development, ReBUILD Metro

Kathy Speicher Melluish, AIA, Associate Principal, GWWO Architects

 

 

 

Thank you to our Design Awards sponsors:

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