PRO AV Spotlight Award Winner 2008
September 16, 2008
Ann Seltz
Hanley Wood
aseltz@hanleywood.com
202.736.3414
PRO AV Announces 11 Winners of First Annual Spotlight Awards
Washington, D.C., July 25, 2008—PRO AV, published by Hanley Wood LLC, today announced 11 winners of the first annual PRO AV Spotlight Awards. The program recognizes the best professional audio/video installations designed for corporate, educational and other non-residential applications.
“We’re extremely proud of the Spotlight Awards program,” said Brad Grimes, Editor of PRO AV. “The response from the AV community was greater than we anticipated in our inaugural year and we expect to see good growth in the coming years. This program is our way of recognizing the fantastic work in professional audio/video integration that to date has gone largely unrewarded.”
Entries came into PRO AV from the United States and Canada, in vertical market categories including Corporate, Retail, Education, House of Worship, Government, Health Care, Entertainment/Arts, and Hospitality/Restaurant. Entered projects varied in scope from corporate boardrooms to university buildings, with AV budgets ranging from $25,000 to $4 million.
“It wasn’t until after the judging that we realized the geographic breadth of the winners,” said Grimes. “Almost every PRO AV Spotlight Award winner is from a different state, showing that great work is happening everywhere.”
The first annual PRO AV Spotlight Award winners are:
Best Corporate AV Project
One Haworth Center (Holland, Mich.)
AV Integrator: AVI-SPL, Tampa, Fla.
Architect: Perkins + Will | Eva Maddox Branded Environments, Chicago
Best Education AV Project
Santa Clara University Learning Commons (Santa Clara, Calif.)
AV Integrator: Riverview Systems Group, San Jose, Calif.
AV Consultant: The Sextant Group, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Architect: Pfeiffer Partners Architects, Los Angeles
Best Entertainment/Arts AV Project
The Newseum (Washington, D.C.)
AV Integrator: Communications Engineering, Newington, Va.
AV Consultant: SH Acoustics LLC, Milford, Conn.
Architect: Polshek Partnership Architects LLC, New York
Best Government AV Project (Federal)
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Headquarters Command Operations Center (Honolulu)
AV Integrator: Audio Video Systems, Chantilly, Va.
Best Government AV Project (State & Local)
Illinois House and Senate Chambers (Springfield, Ill.)
AV Integrator: Bennett Electronics, Pontiac, Ill.
AV Consultant: Lipp A/V Design, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Architect: Vinci Hamp Architects, Chicago
Best Health Care AV Project
Thomas Jefferson University Dorrance Hamilton Building (Philadelphia)
AV Integrator: AVSG, Broomall, Pa.
AV Consultant: RJC Designs, Glen Burnie, Md.
Architect: Burt Hill, Philadelphia
Best Hospitality/Restaurant AV Project
STATS Sports Restaurant (Atlanta)
AV Integrator: AVI-SPL, Tampa, Fla.
Architect: ASD, Atlanta
Best House of Worship AV Project
First Baptist Church of Glenarden (Upper Marlboro, Md.)
AV Integrator: Communications Engineering, Newington, Va.
AV Consultant: RLC Designs, Glen Burnie, Md.
Architect: HH Architects, Dallas
Best Retail AV Project
Harley Davidson High Desert (Meridian, Idaho)
AV Integrator: AATronics, Boise
PRO AV Spotlight Judges’ Award
Adopt-a-Room/University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital (Minneapolis)
AV Integrator: Graybow Communications Group, Golden Valley, Minn.
Architect: Perkins and Will, Minneapolis
PRO AV Spotlight Judges’ Award
One World Lounge (Los Angeles)
AV Integrator: Pro Sound CA, North Hollywood, Calif.
AV Consultant: Veneklasen Associates, Santa Monica, Calif.
Architect: Gensler, Santa Monica, Calif.
“The PRO AV Spotlight Awards recognize the most outstanding AV projects,” said Jon Yoffie, associate publisher of PRO AV. “Our goal is to recognize excellence in AV design and also to inspire the entire AV community. These award-winning projects set the bar for quality and innovation.”
Winning projects will be featured in the September 2008 issue of PRO AV magazine and in a specially produced photo gallery on PRO AV’s Web site (www.proavmagazine.com). They will also appear in Hanley Wood’s ARCHITECT magazine, which is read by 65,000 practicing architects and design professionals working on non-residential projects.
About PRO AV
PRO AV is the fastest growing magazine in the commercial and residential audio/video industry. A BPA-audited publication, it’s read by 20,000 professional AV integrators, contractors, consultants, resellers, and their end users. Its editorial coverage focuses on the day-to-day information needs of readers, including professional advice, how-to information, tips, strategies and tactics for working with audio, video, IT and emerging technologies.
About Hanley Wood
Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media and information company serving housing and construction. Through four operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North America’s leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Business Media (Washington, D.C.), publishes 36 award-winning residential and commercial construction titles, including BUILDER, REMODELING, CUSTOM HOME, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION and residential architect. Hanley Wood Business Media also offers the construction industry’s foremost collection of Web sites, including BUILDER ONLINE, REMODELING ONLINE, and ebuild, the comprehensive online guide to building products, as well as the largest collection of house plans online through eplans.com and Dream Home Source.
Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is a $250 million company owned by affiliates of JPMorgan Partners, LLC. CCMP Capital Advisors manages the Hanley Wood investment for JPMorgan Partners.