With a new year brings a time for reflection. Looking back at the 2017 year; we could not be more proud as a company. This was a great year for BRW Architects and we know that great things would not be possible without great people. We wanted to share just a few of our achievements, awards, and causes for celebration throughout the past year.
In 2017, we were fortunate enough to add twenty-six new members to our BRW family!
It is with great pleasure that we would like to introduce those new team members:
Aaron Farabee
Sarah Fletcher
Leticia Villarreal
Brendan Cooper
Antonia Nickleberry
Matthew Duggan
Sionnis Pierre
Damon Stich
Sania Parekh
Leslie Tijerina
Justin Zumel
Aaron Fisher
Micaela Fangue
Ryan Lawrence
Julie Nobre
Oscar Hernandez
Brittney Castro
Carmen Madden
Daniel Ramos
Alfonso Garcia
Len Freeman
Kendal Pope
David Worley
Jasmine Tong
Thai Tia
We also had the honor of receiving multiple awards. Here are a few of our most notable:
2017 F.I.E.R.O. FIRE STATION DESIGN MERIT AWARD
Aldine Fire Station No. 21
2017 F.I.E.R.O. FIRE STATION DESIGN RECOGNITION AWARD
Ponderosa Fire Station No. 63
2017 FIREHOUSE MAGAZINE STATION DESIGN | SHARED FACILITY BRONZE AWARD
Coppell Life Safety Park
2017 FIREHOUSE MAGAZINE STATION DESIGN | VOLUNTEER/COMBINATION SILVER AWARD
Ponderosa Fire Station No. 63
2017 FIREHOUSE MAGAZINE STATION DESIGN | SATELLITE SILVER AWARD
Montgomery County Fire Station No. 94
2017 FIREHOUSE MAGAZINE STATION DESIGN | CAREER BRONZE AWARD
Brownwood Central Fire Station No. 1
2017 FIREHOUSE MAGAZINE STATION DESIGN | SATELLITE BRONZE AWARD
Aldine Fire & Rescue Station No. 21
2017 TASA/TASB STARS OF DISTINCTION PLANNING AWARD
Workman Junior High School
2017 TASA/TASB STARS OF DISTINCTION DESIGN AWARD
Coppell Life Safety Park
2017 TASA/TASB STARS OF DISTINCTION COMMUNITY AWARD
Coppell Life Safety Park
2017 HISTORIC FORT WORTH INC. PRESERVATION PROJECT AWARD
USPS Downtown Fort Worth Restoration
Not only were our projects successful, but the people that make BRW great had many reasons to celebrate:
Lisa W. Lamkin, FAIA–Elevated to the AIA National College of Fellows
Anne Hildenbrand, AIA–Awarded the 2017 A4LE North Texas Chapter Distinguished Service Award for Leadership of the UTA Schools Studio Program
Sonya Shah–Graduated through the AIA Emerging Leaders Program Class of 2017
New Licensed Architects–Marcus Gibbon, Taylor Jackson, Nathan Brandt, Jennifer Bettiol
Edison Calvopina–first completed marathon, Dallas BMW Marathon
Looking back at the year brings us great joy, and looking ahead to 2018 brings us great excitement!
The BRW Creative 