By Daily Press staff
The Board of Directors of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced that Patrick J. Tighe AIA is one of six recipients of the 2006 AIA Young Architects Award. The award is bestowed upon individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession of architecture at an early stage of their career. The award marks the fourth National AIA Award that Tighe has received since opening the doors of his namesake firm, Tighe Architecture in 2000.
“It is an absolute privilege to receive this award,” Tighe said. “I am humbled to be in the company of the other recipients and of those who have received this honor in the past.”
The firm’s work in retail, commercial, mixed-use, public-sector and residential arenas has gained considerable recognition from the Architecture and Design community over the past few years — last summer the office won a competition to design and build an installation for Santa Monica’s Clover Park. Tighe Architecture has earned several National AIA Honors: The Collins Gallery (2003) received a National AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture as did the Jacobs Subterranean project (2001), a 1,200-square-foot gallery beneath an existing post-and-beam structure on a severe hillside site. The firm received a 2005 Small Project Award for a residence named The Black Box.
Tighe Architecture also has received local AIA awards for projects such as an affordable housing project in Norwalk, Conn. and for the Live Oak Studio in Hollywood. The firm won American Architecture Awards two consecutive years in 2003 and 2004.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 16, 2006. Read the original PDF.