“For Gould Evans + Canary, it’s about a collective approach. It’s not about a single person, a single hand, or a single pen. It’s about a process. It’s an open process that tries to make an impact in a community at all scales.” said Trudi Hummel, AIA, while accepting the award. The firm thanked Edmundo Soltero, FAIA, for his nomination along with all of their forward-thinking clients that share in the desire to build great work together. Notable award-winning and current projects include the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community Justice Center, the reimagining of Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium, The Biodesign Institute A+B at Arizona State University, the City of Phoenix 7^th Avenue Streetscape, Maricopa County South Court Tower, the South-Central Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Business Assistance and Land Use Planning Grant (City of Phoenix), and the Phoenix Central Station Transit and Mixed-Use Redevelopment currently in design. The studio’s multidisciplinary approach to design links the city form with architecture, interior, graphics and art. Behind each project is a process which debates to discover the best outcome or solution. Each designed response is site specific, establishing new spatial connections between environments and societies. This adaptive approach is intentional, creating spaces, moments and experiences to be enjoyed by local communities. Gould Evans + Canary represent an engaged design expertise with a reputation founded upon creativity and capability to tackle the complex, the socially embedded and the aspirational. For more details and information about Gould Evans, visit the Gould Evans + Canary website. Media Contact
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World renowned architectural photographer Hélène Binet found a subject in the Justice Center (images above), capturing its spatial and contextual dimensions on black and white film.  The shadows and depth implicit in the photographs reflect the center’s architectural intent with respect to the landscape in which it stands.

Reflecting on the role of the Justice Center in tribal life, SRPMIC Senior Manager of Construction Daniel Angulo aptly noted:

“A certain formality is needed to respond to the small community where everyone knows everyone else. The Justice Center provides a unique but familiar place in the desert suitable for privacy, flexibility and retreat.”

The AIA AAJ Facilities award is focused on design strategies that thoughtfully depict the latest trends in construction of justice facilities in the United States, including sustainable justice principles. The awarded projects demonstrate quality of form, functionality and current architectural responses to complex justice design issues.

The AIA AAJ Jury commented that the SRPMIC Justice Center is “a timeless building with incredible attention to craft and execution, with the use of materials that are important to climate and sustainability.”

Melissa Farling, FAIA, principal at Gould Evans and former chair of the AAJ leadership group, accepted the award at the AIA/AAJ Fall Conference in San Diego last month. The jury for the 2019 AIA AAJ Justice Facility Citation Award was Frank J. Green, FAIA (Chair), RicciGreene Associates; Tedd Howard, Tedd Howard Strategic Project Leaders; Mehrdad Yazdani, Assoc. AIA, Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design; Barbara Marcille, Multnomah County Circuit Court; Mark Cavagnero, FAIA, Mark Cavagnero Associate Architects; Melanie Bevan, Ed.D., Bradenton Police Department and Elizabeth McDonald, AIA, Bjarke Ingels Group. For interested parties, a full list of 2019 winning projects can be viewed here.

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Gould Evans architectural staff are available to discuss how the SRPMIC Justice Center represents the tribe’s approach to the judiciary system on tribal land. Images from Hélène Binet are also available upon request. For more details and information about the SRPMIC Justice Center, visit the Gould Evans website.

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Gould Evans believes that design enriches life and elevates the human spirit. We continue to rigorously reimagine our practice focusing our work on people and place, innovations and outcomes. We strive to exceed client expectations, integrate symbiotically with the earth and the environment, and promote discovery and diversity.  To learn more, visit www.gouldevans.com.

About Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Center (SRPMIC) is a sovereign tribe located in the metropolitan Phoenix area. Established by Executive Order on June 14, 1879, the Community operates as a full-service government and oversees departments, programs, projects and facilities. The Community is located in Maricopa County and is bounded by the cities of Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa and Fountain Hills. The Community encompasses 52,600 acres, with 19,000 held as a natural preserve.

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