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Brian Vitale, AIA
Brian Vitale, AIA LEED AP, Wins the 2009 Dubin Family Young Architect Award
While you may not have met Brian Vitale, you have likely seen his work. Notably, he is responsible for the Barney's New York store, completed this year, that graces the corner of Rush and Oak in Chicago's Gold Coast. The six-story building consists of punched pre-cast concrete and limestone with a curved glass corner outfitted with perforated metal panels. Vitale's other projects include Johnson Controls Headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis. (2009); FFSB in Mishawaka, Ind. (2008), and an award winning conceptual design for a pedestrian bridge, "Glow," in Pittsburgh.
Jurors selected Vitale as the winner of the Dubin Family Young Architect Award from a field of nine applicants. The AIA Chicago Foundation hosts the annual competition and administers the funds donated by the Dubin family in honor of M. David Dubin, FAIA. This distinction is awarded to an architect between the ages of 25 and 39 who demonstrates exceptional ability and has made significant contributions to the profession. The award includes a cash prize of $2,000. Jurors described Vitale's experience and achievements as "perfectly well-rounded. From his current work to work on the boards—to research, teaching and giving back to the community—he has the fullest range of [the nine] applicants and is clearly the most outstanding in all the categories."
"It is humbling to receive an award in recognition of your work, but especially one that puts further expectations, as this one most certainly does, on your future," Vitale said. The 38-year-old Vitale is the design director at Gensler's Chicago office. Prior to joining Gensler in 2006, Vitale worked at Booth | Hansen, von Weise Associates, and 4240 Architecture, all in Chicago. His pro bono work includes founding the program, "VOLUME: Creating New Libraries for Chicago Public Schools," that matches designers with builders and corporate partners to redesign school libraries at no cost to the school.
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