Washington, D.C. - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the recipients of the 2005 AIA/HUD Secretary's Housing and Community Design Awards. The 2005 AIA/HUD Secretary's Awards honor two projects for excellence in housing and community design. The joint program, created by the AIA Center for Communities by Design and the AIA Housing Committee Knowledge Community in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reflects the ongoing collaboration between the AIA and federal government agencies to highlight the best in affordable residential design and call attention to the importance of architecture in cities and communities nationwide. This year's jury recognized projects in the categories of Mixed-Use/Mixed-Income Development and Community Building by Design.

Mixed-Use/Mixed-Income Development Award Winner:

Main Street North

Boulder, Colo.

Wolff Lyon Architects For Main Street North LLC

This neighborhood center consists of 38,500 square feet of personal service, office, and residential spaces on two half-blocks that create the entrance to a new 330-home mixed-density neighborhood.

Community Building By Design Award Winner:

Linden Court and Chestnut Court

West Oakland, Calif.

David Baker and Partners, Architects and Michael Willis Architects For Bridge Housing

This project consists of two sites conceived as a single response yet designed by separate architects, and developed concurrently by a single sponsor in a neighborhood known for crime and poverty. For further information on the AIA and related projects, visit www.aia.org.