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The American Institute
of Architects, California Council, Recognizes the Firm of Hart Howerton as
the Recipient of the Prestigious Nathaniel A. Owings Award
The architectural firm
Hart Howerton has been recognized by The American Institute of Architects,
California Council (AIACC), as the recipient of the prestigious Nathaniel
A. Owings Award for their work on the Santa Lucia Preserve. This award is
given to those who have demonstrated an outstanding accomplishment in the
preservation of nature in relation to California's built environment.
While working with the
Rancho San Carlos Partnership in 1990, the firm created a master plan for
conservation of the Partnership's historic 20,000-acre Mexican land grant
parcel property in Monterey, Calif. The plan acknowledges the land and its
wildlife as the primary assets and establishes conservation goals that
determine the character of its development. Two thousand acres of this
private development consists of 350 sites for homes. This includes housing
for the Preserve's employees, an 18-hole golf course, a clubhouse, an
equestrian center and recreational facility. The remaining 18,000 acres
have been placed in a trust with the Santa Lucia Conservancy, which was
incorporated in 1995 to preserve, monitor and restore the land as a
natural resource.
The Santa Lucia Preserve
is a significantly large-scale example of limited development being used
as an unconventional conservation tool. The plan creates an ownership
opportunity for individuals to directly participate in the stewardship of
a unique resource which typically would be lost to conventional thinking
or restrictive entitlement battles.
The AIACC represents the
interests of nearly 11,000 architects and allied professionals in
California. Founded in 1944, The AIACC's mission supports architects in
their endeavors to improve the quality of life for all Californians by
creating more livable communities, sustainable designs and quality work
environments. Today, The AIACC is the largest component of the national
AIA organization. For more information, visit
www.aiacc.org..
