2025 CRANawards

Submissions for the 2025 CRANawards will open in winter 2025, with a ceremony to follow. Stay tuned for guidelines and deadlines to submit your work.

2024 CRANawards

Meet the 2024 Jury

Chair: Kristine Anderson, Associate AIA

Managing Principal / Designer
PKA Architecture

For Kristine, architecture is storytelling. Whether she is designing a stunning organic modern home in Arizona, a luxurious condominium overlooking the Mississippi River or a cozy family cabin in northern Wisconsin, Kristine always creates a profound and beautiful connection between the homeowners and the natural environment. Kristine has received numerous awards for her designs and her projects have been showcased on the AIA MN Homes by Architects Tour and in local, regional and national publications.

Kristine is a native of Arizona and California. She received her B.A. and a Master of Architecture from the University of Minnesota, where she also served as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Architecture within the College of Design for more than a decade. Kristine joined PKA Architecture in 2009 and was named a partner in 2014 and managing principal in 2020. A natural leader and mentor, her deep technical expertise, creativity and warmth have shaped the PKA studio. She mentors and nurtures her colleagues while fostering a dynamic culture of collaboration with clients, builders, interior designers, landscape architects and other partners.

Jurors:

Kevin Alter

Partner
alterstudio architecture

Kevin Alter is a graduate of Bennington College and of Harvard University.  He is the Sid W. Richardson Centennial Professor of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin, where he served as Academic Director for Architecture Programs & Associate Dean for Graduate Programs from 2001 – 2014.  His professional practice, alterstudio architecture, has received more than two hundred design awards, including twelve National AIA Awards.

Daniel Joseph Chenin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Founding Principal
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.

Daniel Joseph Chenin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C is an award-winning designer and Founding Principal of namesake firm, Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd. Licensed in multiple states, his two-decade long career has encompassed architecture, interiors, and furniture design. An active member of the AIA, his accolades include 2022 AIA Nevada Silver Medal, AIA Western Mountain Region (WMR) Young Architect Award in 2014, the AIA Nevada Young Architect Award in 2012, and the AIA Nevada Distinguished Service Associate Award in 2010.

Jackie Millea, AIA, ASID, NCARB

Founding Partner & President
Shelter Architecture

Jackie Millea, AIA, ASID, NCARB is a founding partner and president of Shelter Architecture. After 15+ years of interior design practice, Jackie earned her Master of Architecture from the University of Minnesota to grow in her influence as a designer. Throughout her career, Jackie had pursued a greater understanding of how design can better our wellness and our overall health, relationships, and communities. In 2016, Jackie founded Millea Living, an assistive furnishings company that designs and manufactures home products that offer comfort and assistance paired with elevated design.

Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors

AIA Cincinnati and the CRANawards Committee are deeply grateful to the following sponsors for supporting the 2024 CRANawards event.

Presenting Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Advantage Structural Engineers
Bench Made
Bona Decorative Hardware
Brand Construction
Bromwell's Fireplace
Custom Electronic Designs
Evans Landscaping
Hyde Park Lumber
Koetter Woodworking
Louisville Tile
Ludowici / Engineered Systems
Meyer Brothers & Sons
Riffle and Associates/Lutron
Schaefer
Shafer Heating & Cooling, LLC
Stewart Ironworks
Tira Builders LLC
The V Collective

Bronze Sponsors

A Searp Custom Homes
Abercrombie & Assoc. Inc.
Alluring Glass
Alt & Witzig Engineering, Inc.
Brick Tec Inc
Division 4, Inc
Green Building Consulting
Hueber Homes
Kendrick & O'Dell Landscaping Inc.
Mid-American Pools
New Vision Custom Remodeling
NK Stone Design, Inc.
Priority Insulation
Reading Rock Inc
Sol design + consulting
Stephen A Smith Assoc
Stride Studio
Unilock Ohio
Whitewater Forest Products

Learn more about the CRANawards sponsors and the services they provide.