Pub. 3 2020 Directory

29 BY MAGGIE WILL, AIANN EMERGING PROFESSIONALS DIRECTOR | DRIVE-IN THEATER EVENT COORDINATOR A s with most events in 2020, this year's AIA Northern Nevada Awards Gala was thrown a curveball. What would traditionally have been a night of food and fellowship in a restaurant like the Wild River Grille or Twisted Fork, took a new take on what it means to gather. Not to be deterred, this year's awards were still presented "in-person"... as long as a 50' tall projection of the award presenters counts! This November we celebrated the achievements of the local design community at the West Wind Drive-In Movie Theater. AIAMembers were able to enjoy a hearty Hawaiian dinner from Kenji's Food truck at no cost: compliments of the chapter! Nearly 70 members of the community came out to celebrate this year's distinguished projects and designers. With the help of Shanna Anderson, of Crest Architectural Resources, the AIANN was able to produce a short film that starred the AIANN Board Members announcing this year's award-winning submissions. Following the breakout performance by the board members, attendees were given a chance to reflect on some brutalist architecture in the feature film, Blade Runner 2049. Congratulations to this year's award recipients and thank you for joining our socially distanced celebration! b 2020 AIANN Annual Design Awards Event  — continued on page 30