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RECOGNITION

As evidence of our artful practice, Bright Common Architecture & Design has been recognized by local and national institutions including the American Institute of Architects, Green Building United and Architectural Record. We have distinguished ourselves in the regional design community as a studio vested in readying the built environment for a climate change adapted present and resilient future.

AWARDS

 

2023

2023 Phius Passive Projects Design Competition: Source Zero Honorable Mention | Red Clay Passive

2022

AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence Honor Award | Riverside Row

AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence COTE Award | Red Clay Passive

The Architectural League of NY: Emerging Voices, Finalist

2021

Architectural Record Design Vanguard

AIA Pennsylvania Small Project Honor Award | Alone House

AIA Pennsylvania Architectural Excellence COTE Award | Outlet 

2020

AIA Philadelphia: Emerging Architecture Prize (PEAPrize)

AIA Philadelphia: Sustainability Award | Outlet

AIA Philadelphia: General Built, Merit Design Award | Alone House

AIA Philadelphia: Historic Pres/Adaptive Reuse, Merit Award | PlayArts

AIA Philadelphia: Unbuilt, Merit Design Award | Fronts

Green Building United: Groundbreaker Award, Finalist | Outlet

2019

AIA Pennsylvania: Architectural Excellence Award, Finalist | Alone House

Willard G. “Bill” Rouse III Awards for Excellence | MaKen North

2018

SARA: Professional, Silver Award | PlayArts

Green Building United: Groundbreaker Award | PlayArts

Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia: Achievement Award | PlayArts

Design Advocacy Group: 21st C. Rowhouse | Catalpa House

Best of Philly: Co-Working Place for Parents | PlayArts

PUBLICATIONS

2021

Architectural Record, June: Design Vanguard

Green Building Advisor: Deep-Energy Retrofit of a Centuries-Old Warehouse

Hidden City: The Greenest Building on the Block

2022

CONTEXT: Philadelphia Design Leaders Share Vision For Next Generation

Fine Home Building, February: Deep-Energy Retrofit for an Adaptive-Reuse Project

2020

Philadelphia Magazine: Creating a Zero-Energy House

DesignPhiladelphia: Passive Houses, Active Access

2019

CONTEXT: Design Profile: Play Arts

2018

Philadelphia Magazine: Who's Building Philly: Jeremy Avellino

CONTEXT: Certified: The Case for Passive House

2017

The Philadelphia Inquirer: A Fishtown rowhouse refitted to fight climate change

Remodeling.com: Pickle Factory

Warehouse Home: Pickle Factory

Philadelphia Magazine: Slough House

Curbed Philadelphia: Slough House

PlanPhilly: The Magic of Philly Stoops

The Philadelphia Inquirer: The Pickle Factory

Hidden City: Building A Better Future With Bright Common

2016

475.com: PlayArts

Inquirer.com: PlayArts

2015

Hidden City: PlayArts

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Casa Lattanzio

Philadelphia Magazine: The Real Dill: An Eco-Friendly Former Pickle Factory in Fishtown

PRESENTATIONS

2023

Fast Forward >> Philly | Constructing Catalpa: Building in Disrupted Time

Passive House Accelerator LIVE! Next Gen | A Bio-Based Approach to Multifamily in Philadelphia

2021

AIA Emerging Architects: Stories from an Architect - Bright Common

AIA Philadelphia Housing Committee: Bright Common + Future & Sons

2020

AIA Philadelphia COTE: Case Studies 2020 In Review | Outlet

AIA Philadelphia COTE: Net Zero Buildings | Red Clay Passive

Jumpstart Germantown : Energy Code & Deep Energy Retrofits

2019

New Gravity Housing Conference: Engaging the Climate Spectrum             

Passivhaus Maine: Historic Retrofits- A Path to Passive House

2018

AIA Philadelphia Forum on Architecture + Design: How We Can Do Better

Green Building United: Sustainability Symposium

2017

NESEA: Passive Deep Energy Retrofit of Rowhomes

Green Building United: Sustainability Symposium

2016

Moore College of Art and Design: Design For Social Change

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