Bulfinch Awards
Program Criteria
The New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art is pleased to announce its third annual Bulfinch Awards. Named for Boston’s own Charles Bulfinch, America’s first native-born architect and the designer of the Massachusetts State House, the awards program will recognize the best work of individuals and firms to preserve and advance the classical tradition in New England.
Eligibility
Individuals and firms with addresses within the six New England states: Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut (with the exception of Fairfield County, which falls under the chapter jurisdiction of the New York organization); submitted projects must also be geographically located within the same six states, also with the exception of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Built projects must have been completed within the past ten years (July 2002 on).
Categories
• Residential (Restoration, Renovation, or Addition)
• Residential (New Construction) >5,000 SF
• Residential (New Construction) <5,000 SF
• Architectural Interiors
• Interior Design
• Civic/Institutional/Ecclesiastic
• Commercial
• Landscape Architecture
• Artisanship
• Urban Design
Jury
This year’s jury will be comprised of three distinguished faculty members of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture:
Prof. Richard Economakis
Prof. Thomas Gordon Smith
Prof. Duncan Stroik
Award Ceremony
The winners of the Bulfinch Awards will be recognized at an evening ceremony and reception at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, November 7, 2012. The winners are expected to attend or send a representative to accept their award. Winners will also be asked to provide digital images of their winning entries to accompany the presentation of awards at the ceremony. Further details will be provided in August.
Exhibit
A week-long public exhibit of selected entries will be held in the Doric Hall of the Massachusetts State House in November.
Submission Requirements
Firms/individuals may submit up to three separate entries for consideration.
Each entry must include three parts:
I. (3) copies of an 8½ x 11” portfolio, including the following:
• Project Name
• Project location
• Date of completion
• Square footage (if applicable)
• Brief narrative (no more than 500 words) summarizing the principal aspects of the submitted project to convey its significance to the Awards jury
• For built projects, photographs along with scaled and captioned plan(s), elevation(s) and detail(s) and/or sections drawing(s), as necessary to thoroughly describe the project.
The name of the firm or individual submitting the project must not appear in the portfolio, but must be included, along with contact information, in a sealed envelope marked with the project name.
II. A single vertical format 24×36” foam-core-mounted board, including the Designer’s name and your choice of images to describe the project. This board is for potential inclusion in the exhibit at the Massachusetts State House in November and will not be seen by the jury.
III. A fee of $30 (per entry). Checks should be made payable to the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art.
Portfolios should be mailed to:
Bulfinch Awards 2012
University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
110 Bond Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Display boards and checks should be mailed to:
Aaron Helfand
Bulfinch Awards Committee
Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects
262 Washington Street, 2nd floor
Boston, MA 02108
All entries must be received no later than July 23, 2012.
All submittal-related questions should be directed to the chair of the Bulfinch Awards Committee, Aaron Helfand (AaronHelfand@gmail.com).