Explore 594 illustrated award cases: actual buildings and architectural honours, with the programme, year and official evidence stated separately.
Built-project awards and career honours recognise different subjects. Award year, building completion and photography date are distinct; a personal honour does not transfer to every building by its recipient. Photographs open at a larger size with creator and licence references.
The 1997 AIA Gold Medal recipient record names Richard Meier, FAIA. Richard Meier established his independent practice in 1963, beginning with a house for his parents. The Smith House in Connecticut followed in 1965. His biography places these early residential commissions within a continuing dialogue with modernist and historical architectural influences.
Richard Meier, recipient of 1997 AIA Gold Medal. This is a portrait, not a photograph of the award ceremony.
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