Patrick J. Tighe Receives 2006 AIA Young Architects Award

The board of directors of the American Institute of Architects has selected Patrick J. Tighe AIA, as one of six recipients of the 2006 AIA Young Architects Award. The award is given for exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the profession of architecture at an early stage of a recipient's career. The award marks the fourth national AIA award that Tighe has received since opening the doors of his Santa Monica-based firm, Tighe Architecture, in 2000.

"It is an absolute privilege to receive this award," Tighe said. "I am humbled to be in the company of the other recipients and of those who have received this honor in the past."

The firm's recent work in retail, commercial, mixed-use, public sector and residential arenas has gained considerable recognition from the architecture and design community.

Tighe provided pro bono services to design and build a community center for a non-profit organization in South Central, Los Angeles. The design process has proved a catalyst for the organization to raise money and to ultimately realize their dream, a new building. Last summer the office won a competition to design and build an installation for Santa Monica's Clover Park.

Sustainable design, exemplified in the Trahan Ranch project, is also an important aspect of Tighe's work.

"Tighe] is capable of offering unique, practical, and beautiful solutions to complex problems and overcoming obstacles that might otherwise lead to the predictable and the tried," said Michael Collins, president of the Collins Gallery.