The Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture is now accepting submissions for the annual award. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 by 4:30 p.m.
This prestigious prize honors of the late Jeff Harnar, well known for his groundbreaking design in contemporary architecture in Santa Fe. The 2015 winner of the Jeff Harnar Award receives a $10,000 cash prize.
For the fifth year, the Thornburg Foundation, sponsor for the Harnar prize and program, collaborates with the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning in all aspects of the competition process and selection of the award recipient.
Submissions for the Jeff Harnar Award must be from an architect or architectural firm for a singular work of architecture built in New Mexico and completed since January 1, 2009. There is no limit to the number of entries per firm or architect. The work must be a permanent structure, rather than temporary or moveable construction, and should draw inspiration from the regional context; demonstrating creative sensitivity to climate, site, geology, vegetation and the unique quality of light. Architectural solutions are also expected to demonstrate appropriate and artistic responses to the challenges of the user needs and budget, as well as innovative utilization of available materials and technology, while carefully adhering to established principles and best practices in seeking sustainability.
A panel consisting of distinguished architects and educators – including a member of the faculty of the UNM School of Architecture and Planning as well as a graduate student from the UNM architecture program – select the Jeff Harnar Award recipient.
The awards presentation and celebration is set for Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 at the auditorium and gallery in George Pearl Hall on the UNM campus. Virgin Galactic Terminal Hanger at Spaceport America, designed by Norman Foster and SMPC, was honored last year with the Harnar Award.
Details for the submission requirements may be viewed at www.jeffharnaraward.com. For more information, contact Roger Schluntz, FAIA, former dean of UNM School of Architecture and Planning, who serves as coordinator for the program.