Awards & Publications

Adams Group has been honored to receive many awards over the past 34 years. In addition to awards, our firm has been featured in publications, magazines and journals worldwide.

 

Awards

 

US Department of Education      First Ward Elementary School

 

NC AIA Award                                First Ward Elementary School

 

NC AIA Award                                NC State University, Scott Hall

 

Historic Preservation Award       Charlotte Historic Commission - The Foundry

 

NC Department of Energy           Passive Solar Design

 

Hillier Memorial Lecturer            Cornell University

 

Progressive Architecture             Progressive Architecture Magazine

 

Design Share                                 Davidson Elementary School - Design and POE Award

 

Design Share                                 Millis Road Elementary School - Citation Award

 

American School & University    Jamestown Middle School - Outstanding Building

 

American School & University    Myers Park Traditional Elementary - Outstanding Building

 

Historic Charlotte                         Myers Park Traditional Elementary School - Renovation & Modernization

 

American School & University    Southwest High School

 

NC AIA Award                                North Carolina School of the Arts

 

American School & University    North Carolina School of the Arts

 

American School & University    Forest Hills High School - Outstanding Building

 

American School & University    Monroe High School Stadium - Specialty Use

 

 

Publications

 

Published by the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities:

Schools Designed with Community Participation, Sanoff (p. 8 - 35)

School Building Assessment Methods, Sanoff

 

Published by North Carolina State University:

Creating Environments for Young Children, Sanoff (p. 78 - 84)

Energy & Behavior Workbook, Sanoff & Adams

 

Published by Van Nostrad Reinhold Company:

Programming the Built Environment, Preiser (p. 107 - 127)

School Design, Sanoff

 

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.:

Community Participation Methods in Design & Planning, Sanoff (p. 122 - 131)

 

Published by Avebury:

Integrating Programming, Evaluation and Participation in Design, Sanoff (p. 16 - 28)

 

Published by Butterworth & Co. Ltd.:

Participatory Programming for Digital Equipment Corporation, Inc., Adams (Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 14 - 24)

 

Cantra Capa Livraria Ltda.:

Projeto Do Lugar - COLABORACAO ENTRE PSICOLOGIA< ARQUITETURA E URBANISMO, del Rio (p. 45 - 58)

 

Published by Maryland State Department of Education, 2005:

Facility Guidelines for General Classroom Design (p. 66)

 

Published by the Singapore Institute of Architects:

Singapore Architect 241, Desiging Responsive Schools, Sanoff (p. 165 - 169) Oct/Nov 2007

 

Architectural Record:

School Standards and Designs Advance, January 2014, Garinger High School

 

School Planning and Management:

Learning at the Lowest Level? July 2014, Myers Park Traditional Elementary School (Basement Conversion to Cafeteria Space)

 

Published by Architects for Peace:

Reflections on School and Schooling: Bringing Appreciative Inquiry to Ethical Design Practices, Dr. Ashraf Salama, June 2010

 

Worship Facilities Magazine:

Worship Facilities - The Changing Role of Master Planning (pgs 28 - 31) Fall 2013

 

Worship Facilities Magazine:

Worship Facilities - Architects' Roundtable Discussion of Ministry Facilities, Spring 2014

 

Graham Foundation:

Where If Not Us? Participatory Design and Its Radical Approaches, Exhibition Winner and Public Discussion Exhibit June 27 – August 24 2013: Mathias Heyden & Ines Schaber, Davidson Elementary School

 

North Carolina State Energy Conference:

Adams Group's Heron's Nest Project featured in a presentation by North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives illustrating Smart Neighborhoods.