The Criteria

Facility of Merit entries are evaluated according to several criteria, including:

Functional Planning

Functional relationships, zoning, control points, plan efficiency, building entry, circulation/traffic flow, use of space.

Design

Interior finishes, detailing and color schemes; use of natural and artificial lighting; building materials; and mechanical systems. Where applicable, integration of the design with the surrounding area or buildings; exterior finishes, images and color schemes; building materials; solutions to massing problems.

Site

Solutions to site constraints or other problems encountered, integration with existing natural elements.

Cost

Funding or cost-saving measures utilized; innovative capital and operations financing and funding strategies employed; energy-conservation measures used; cost of construction for value received.

 

The Judges

		DAVE HAMMEL BARKER RINKER SEACAT ARCHITECTURE DENVER
		TOM BETTI ANKENY KELL ARCHITECTS P.A. MINNEAPOLIS
		ERIK KOCHER HASTINGS AND CHIVETTA ARCHITECTS ST. LOUIS
		JAMES MEYER OPSIS ARCHITECTURE LLP PORTLAND, ORE.
		DAVID BODY CANNON DESIGN LOS ANGELES
		JOHN LINSTAEDT BROWNING DAY MULLINS DIERDORF INDIANAPOLIS
		TOM SCARLATA BARGMANN HENDRIE + ARCHETYPE INC. BOSTON