AIA announces film challenge winners

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Four short documentaries were selected as the winners of the AIA Film Challenge 2021.

Published: October 22, 2021 11:49 AM MDT|Updated: 6 hours ago

WASHINGTON, October 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced the winners of the AIA Film Challenge 2021.

AIA Film Challenge

Judges picked POP dishes! – from the filmmaker Brodie Kerst and Lamar Johnson Collaborative – as this year’s Grand Prize Winner. POP dishes! provides much-needed outdoor space in the heart of Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood. The film receives a $ 5,000 Cash bonus and other prizes.

This year’s runner-up is Listen. from the filmmaker Francisco Lopez de Arenosa. The film introduces the restorative efforts that have been made to Chicago’s Big Marsh Park aims to put the park on a new course where industry, nature and culture can safely coexist, including the Ford Calumet Environmental Center – designed by Valerio Dewalt train – at the entrance of the park. The film receives a $ 3,000 Price.

Two pieces of plywood, from the filmmaker Kevin Moravec, is third. This film tells the story of a campaign: Curbside Notary in Kansas City, Missouri. Designed and built by Hufft Architects, two simple pieces of plywood were used to create portable notary stations for polling stations during the 2020 general election. The film receives a $ 2,000 Price.

The People’s Choice Award — A Jewel in Appalachia — from filmmaker Alex Michl — shows us the renovated Lawrence County Public Library in Louisa, Kentucky, designed by OPN Architects. The library is now a jewel in the community – a place where a love of learning is expressed and where residents show that they deserve to strive for better things. The film received nearly 10,000 votes from the audience during the voting period that ended Oct. 3, and receives a $ 2,000 Price.

The grand prize, second and third place winners were selected by a jury, while the People’s Choice Award was selected through online public votes. Jurors for the AIA Film Challenge 2021 were AIA 2021 First Vice President / 2022 President Dan Hart, FAIA; Filmmaker and 2020 Grand Prize Winner John Gordon; Construction Manager of Midland Architecture Greg Dutton, Assoc. AIA; and Perkins & Will Principal and Director of Global Diversity Gabrielle Bullock, FAIA.

The AIA Film Challenge, which is celebrating its seventh anniversary in 2021, is an annual crowdsourcing creative competition sponsored by AIA. The challenge brings architects, filmmakers and storytellers together to produce short films that show how architects are making a positive impact in communities around the world.

Visit AIAFilmChallenge.org to find out more about this year’s winners and see dozen of 2021 short films that creatively explore architecture and the built environment. Follow @AIANational and use #AIAFilmChallenge to join the conversation on social media.

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