AIA/LA announces Restaurant Design Award winners

The American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles announced the winners of its 2008 Restaurant Design Awards. Design firm Tag Front was behind two of the winners (and another of the finalists). The honorees are:

Restaurant, winner: Blue Velvet, designed by Tag Front (left).

The other finalists in that category were: Comme Ça, designed by KAA Design Group; Katsuya Glendale, designed by Starck Network/DesignARC; Luckyfish, designed by Tag Front; Osteria Mozza, designed by Kelly Architects; and R+D Kitchen, designed by stenforS/Associates and Hillstone Restaurant Group.

Cafe/Bar, winner: LA Mill, designed by Formation Assn. and Rubbish Interiors (below).

Other finalists in this category: FOOD, designed by Fleetwood Fernandez Architecture; Kitchen 24, designed by Spacecraft/Torres Architects; and Monsieur Marcel, designed by New Theme.

Lounge/Nightclub, winner: Elevate Lounge, by Tag Front (not pictured).

The other finalist: Oneworld Lounge at LAX, designed by Gensler.

-- Betty Hallock

Photo of Blue Velvet by Peter Wintersteller / for The Times

photo of LA Mill by Carlos Chavez/Los Angeles Times.

Comments

[George Kelly]

Thank you for the mention, but can we get a hot link to our web page Kelly Architects? www.kelly-architects.com, the next time we are mentioned?

[David Poffenberger]

There were several jury awards given for the restaurant category.

2008 Los Angeles AIA award list:

JURIED WINNERS
Restaurant:
Blue Velvet by Tag Front
Katsuya Glendale by Starck Network/DesignARC
Osteria Mozza by Kelly Architects, Inc. (interior designer: Lisa Eaton)

Cafe/Bar:
LA MILL by Formation Association/Rubbish Interiors
FOOD by Fleetwood Fernandez Architecture added

Club/Lounge: Elevate Lounge by Tag Front

PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Restaurant: Osteria Mozza by Kelly Architects, Inc. (interior designer: Lisa Eaton)
Cafe/Bar: Kitchen 24 by Spacecraft/Torres Architects
Club/Lounge: One World Lounge at LAX by Gensler