2025
Ali C. Höcek
FAIA, NCARB
Object Five
Integrating his work across community engagement, teaching, and practice, Ali C. Höcek’s collaborations with non-profits, creatives, students, and professionals at local and international levels create transformative, uplifting environments and initiatives, particularly benefiting underserved communities.
2021
Illya Azaroff
FAIA
Object Five
Illya Azaroff, AIA, pioneers resilience planning initiatives with US and foreign governments, non-profit agencies, and local communities, demonstrating that public service, design, and community engagement can effectively address natural hazards, climate change, and disaster recovery.
Pascale M. Sablan
FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP
Object Five
2021 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award
2020
Andrew B. Knox
FAIA
Object Five
Andrew Knox has focused his practice on elevating the lives of the societally disadvantaged through innovative humanistic design. Knox's completed projects advanced the discussion and achievements of societally committed architecture.
2019
Sandra McKee
FAIA
Object Five
Sandra pursues the architect’s potential to create a better built environment. She combines this goal with practical, hands-on approaches, bringing positive change by leading, encouraging and motivating her community to contribute in shaping their city.
2016
Allen Swerdlowe
FAIA
Object Five
Allen Swerdlowe spent his career combining political participation, professional expertise and passion to work pro-bono with communities, municipalities and private developers to elevate the quality of their projects and public space for the public good.
2014
Robert Arthur A. King
FAIA
Object Five
A consummate advocate for the preservation of turn-of-the-century, Robert Arthur King, AIA captivates students, clients, and the public alike, helping them truly "see" the artisanship in their surroundings through his camera's telephoto lens.
2013
Kenneth D. Levien
FAIA
Object Five
Kenneth Levien’s project management method combines his training in and passion for architecture with his business acumen to create equilibrium among the owner, architect, and builder, enabling exceptional projects for the non-profit community.
2012
Umberto Dindo
FAIA, FAIA
Object Five
With his entrepreneurial advocacy for innovative design and urbanism, Umberto Dindo has elevated the architect’s role in society by energizing his community, colleagues, and the AIA through exhibitions, symposia, teaching and spirited community service.
2010
Bernard A. Marson
FAIA
Object Five
(deceased)
Bernard Marson was the key initiator of the 1970’s transformation of New York City’s SOHO from a derelict sweatshop district into an artist’s loft community, ultimately growing into ‘cast-iron historic district' status.
