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News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2004

Contact: Courtney C. Wiercioch
(800) 556-3047 (pager)
(949) 252-5166 (office)

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT PRESENTS:
AN EXHIBITION OF WINNERS FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS’ANNUAL DESIGN COMPETITION
Display Features Award Winning Architectural Renderings And Photo Panels From Many Of Orange County’s Most Prestigious Architectural Firms

SANTA ANA, CA – John Wayne Airport Director Alan L. Murphy and the JWA Arts Commission are pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition showcasing the winners from the Orange County Chapter of the American Institute of Architects’(AIAOC) recent 2003 Design Competition.

The display features award winning architectural renderings and photo panels of projects constructed in Orange County by local architects from some of the county’s most prestigious architectural firms. It can be viewed in the Concourse Gallery of the Thomas F. Riley Terminal (visible across from Gates 1 thru 4 and 11 thru 14) through October 17, 2004.

“The AIAOC exhibition is unique in that it combines the functional aspects of architecture with the creative aspects of design,” said John Wayne Airport Director Alan L. Murphy. “It is an artistic snapshot of everyday buildings within Orange County that we utilize to educate our children, work within, and be entertained. The innovative designs make for an impressive exhibition.”

Honor Award winners featured include Lehrer Architects LA for the Temple Bat Yahm Torah Center; Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership and Henningson Durham & Richardson for the FDA Project at Irvine; Carter & Burgess, Inc. for the Medical Clinic at Davis Monthan Air Force Base; and Bauer and Wiley Architects for the Ocean Education Center.

Merit Award winners include Abramson Teiger Architects for the Knight Residence; LPA, Inc. for the Learning Resource Center at Southwestern College; and HMC Architects for The Learning Center. Honorable Mention winners include LPA, Inc. for both the Facility Support Buildings at Cypress College and The Premier Automotive Group Headquarters Facility, and Dougherty + Dougherty Architects, LLP for their Warren Lane Middle School project.

For more information regarding either the exhibit or the John Wayne Airport Arts Program, please call (949) 252-5200 or visit the JWA Web site at www.ocair.com.

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