HR 438 — Commending Quinn Evans architectural firm.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108916D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

438 IE Offered March 7, 2024 N Commending Quinn Evans Architects.

TN ––––––––––Agreed Patron––Carrto by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2024 R O WHEREAS, Quinn Evans Architects, an architectural firm based in Richmond, received the Oandrican American Institute of Architects' Architecture Firm Award, the organization's highest honor, foDfor 2024;

and WHEREAS, awarded to only one firm nationally each year, the Architecture Firm Award recognizes L firms that have consistently produced distinguished architecture for a period of more than 10 yCars;yearE;

and namesakes, Michael Quinn and David Evans, who have led the firm to emphasize scholarship of ED technical preservation, creativity, and an eager embrace of adaptive reuse;

and WHEREAS, Quinn Evans has developed some of the most recognized architectural projects in theDthe RichmondRicWHEREAS, region,as includingits thereputation recentfor restorationpreservation, design excellence, and expertise in the revitalization of Oldsignificant Cityplaces Hallhas grown over the years, Quinn Evans has led work on Capitolsome Square;of the nation's most Washington, D.C.;

andandh WHEREAS, as itsthe reputationMichigan forState preservation,Capitol designand excellence,the andEisenhower expertiseExecutive Office Building in WHEREAS, Quinn Evans promotes the revitalizationenvironmental benefits of iconicreuse buildings,through suchprojects asthat thecleverly Michiganincorporate Statepreservation Capitol and thesustainable Eisenhowerdesign Executiveto Officereimagine Buildingexisting inbuildings Washington,for D.C.;new purposes;

and8nd WHEREAS,of Quinnplace Evansin promoteseach the environmental benefits of reuseits through projects thathas cleverlyprovided incorporatethe preservationworld andof sustainablearchitecture designwith toan reimagineinnovative existingand buildingsinfluential forperspective newand purposes;approach;

andnow, WHEREAS,therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Quinn Evans'Evans emphasisArchitects onhereby reusebe andcommended preservationfor andrecRESOLVED onFURTHER, connectingThat withthe Clerk of the meaningHouse Rof perspectiveDelegates prepare a copy of this resolutiont for presentation to Quinn Evans Architects as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the firm's achievements and approach;contributions to the Commonwealth.

now, therefore, be ithe world of architecture with an innovative and 3nfluential RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Quinn Evans Architects hereby be commended for 8 receiving the 2024 Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Quinn Evans Architects as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the firm's achievements and contributions to the Commonwealth.

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