10,000 Friends Commonwealth Awards, celebrated in December 2021, honored projects, plans, and initiatives that demonstrate smart growth, community resilience, and equity principles in action. The awards annually recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations with the vision to find new uses for vacant and underutilized land, increase opportunities and access for all in communities on the rise, and breathe new life into older neighborhoods.
Congratulations to the following AIA Pennsylvania members and affiliated firms that were honored for their contributions across the Commonwealth to healthy, resilient, and vibrant communities for all.
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION // VISIONARY AWARDS
LaSalle Neighborhood Revitalization
Berwick, Columbia County
Upstreet Architects
ADAPTIVE REUSE – LARGE SCALE // VISIONARY AWARDS
AlA Pennsylvania Allied Member, Wohlsen Construction
PLANS & POLICY INITIATIVES AWARDS
New Cumberland Revitalization Strategy
New Cumberland, Cumberland County
Borough of New Cumberland
Gannett Fleming, Inc. & the AIA Pennsylvania “Design for Better” project team, spearheaded on the ground by leadership and staff with Chris Dawson Architect (CDA).
New Cumberland, Cumberland County
Borough of New Cumberland
Gannett Fleming, Inc. & the AIA Pennsylvania “Design for Better” project team, spearheaded on the ground by leadership and staff with Chris Dawson Architect (CDA).
PROJECT AWARDS
Bellefonte, Centre County
UpStreet Architects, Inc.
UpStreet Architects, Inc.
The BenMar Apartments
Harrisburg, Dauphin County
byDesign Consultants, inc.
AlA Pennsylvania Allied Member, Mowery
Harrisburg, Dauphin County
byDesign Consultants, inc.
AlA Pennsylvania Allied Member, Mowery
Capitol Theatre at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts
York, York County
The Appell Center for the Performing Arts
Warehaus
York, York County
The Appell Center for the Performing Arts
Warehaus
McCartney Street Housing, Phase 1
Easton, Northampton County
Lafayette College
Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Easton, Northampton County
Lafayette College
Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
AlA Pennsylvania Allied Member, Wohlsen Construction
Oxford Multi-Modal Transportation Center
Oxford, Chester County
Krug Architects
AlA Pennsylvania Allied Member, The Harman Group
Oxford, Chester County
Krug Architects
AlA Pennsylvania Allied Member, The Harman Group