By Daily Press staff
The Santa Monica-based architecture firm responsible for the design of the new Main Library has received top recognition for their work.
The board of directors of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced that Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners is the recipient of the 2006 AIA architecture firm award.
The annual award is the highest honor the AIA bestows on an architectural firm. The award will be presented at the American Architectural Foundation accent on architecture gala, Feb. 10, 2006, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
“This is a wonderful honor, which we share with our colleagues and clients,” said Moore Ruble Yudell founding partners, Buzz Yudell and John Ruble, when notified by AIA president Douglas L Steidl, that their firm had been selected for the award.
The firm’s leadership includes principals Krista Becker, Jeanne Chen, Michael S. Martin, Neal Matsuno, James Mary O’Connor, and Mario Violich, who each share in the design and management of the office with the partners. Tina Beebe continues her recognized leadership as a colorist, and Stanley Anderson heads the interior design team. The firm’s primary work began with residential designs and has since evolved to a broad spectrum of public and private projects.
Michael Franklin Ross, chair of AIA’s committee on design, praised the firm by explaining, “the firm has consistently produced an outstanding body of work rooted in a deep commitment to humanistic architecture.” Mr. Ross added, “the firm continues to evolve in response to new challenges and opportunities while remaining true to the fundamental principles of humanism.”
Moore Ruble Yudell’s has become a major influence in the integration of light and color in design. The firm’s work in the international arena is credited with bringing to the foreground issues in sustainability, social housing, construction practices and the need to work collaboratively with diverse civic groups, clients and consultants throughout the lifecycle of a project. Donate your car, get a tax break
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 15, 2005. Read the original PDF.