Wow, I had no idea just how much work I was getting myself in when I suggested to my friend Rhea that we do a “Special Edition Newsletter” for the AIA Design Awards this year. The design awards are one of the biggest things AIA Birmingham does each year (well, they really do a lot, but awards ceremonies are popular). They have a jury of outside experts review submissions of area architects (there were 37 submissions) and give awards in several areas, including residential and commercial. One submission was an alpaca shed–fun stuff.
Anyway, we finished up the section of the website this morning. It managed to grow dramatically. From what I imagined as a one page event, the section turned into a separate slideshow for each entry along with a slideshow of winners and another slideshow of the event itself. Huge…
Cool stuff, though. Check it out at http://www.aiabham.org/2008designawards.html