NewsPress Chris Dawson Architect - AIA Philadelphia Design Dialogues ‘Voices From Around the Commonwealth’

Design Dialogues

Chris was honored to speak at AIA Philadelphia’s Design Dialogues ‘Voices From Around the Commonwealth’ on Thursday, March 17. The virtual event offered the opportunity to hear from principals of four architectural firms practicing outside of Philadelphia.

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NewsPress Chris Dawson Architect - Elementary Coffee Co. - Coffee Shop at 254/256 North Street. Harrisburg, PA, USA

Elementary Coffee Co. Recognized with Preservation Award

Historic Harrisburg Association’s (HHA) David Morrison recently spoke with The Burg magazine about the decision to award Elementary Coffee Co. a 2020 Preservation Award, saying it came down to the quality and extent of the restoration, the impact on the surrounding neighborhood, and the degree to which demolition or loss was prevented or history was preserved.

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NewsPress Chris Dawson Architect, AIA Design for Better receives “Power of A” Gold Award

AIA Design for Better receives “Power of A” Gold Award

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has awarded their highest honor for community support and engagement to the AIA Pennsylvania Design for Better project team. We’re proud to have participated in this important initiative, working alongside fellow AIA Pennsylvania members to develop and prioritize a plan to revitalize the rural downtown business district of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

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NewsPress Map of Chris Dawson Architect (CDA) Projects in Harrisbug, PA, USA, 2018

The Burg Features CDA Projects

The opening of Elementary Coffee Co. in Fall 2019 on North Street signals the beginning of a slew of high profile projects reaching important milestones. Chris recently sat down with The Burg’s Diane White McNaughton to talk about these projects and their influence on the city we are proud to call home.

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NewsPress Chris Dawson Architect, AIA Pennsylvania Blueprint for a Better New Cumberland led by CDA

AIA PA Blueprint for a Better New Cumberland led by CDA

5 of the 7 AIA volunteers work(ed) for CDA and donated time equal to $37,000 to the New Cumberland Revitalization effort via AIA Pennsylvania’s Design for Better pilot project including current staff; Chris Dawson, Sara Sweeney, & Jim White. We coordinated the design workshops, provided graphic documentation, developed design concepts, and presented the ideas to the broader community over a period of 6 months.

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NewsPress Chris Dawson Architect, Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA - Nature of Circumstance, 2019 AIA Central PA Fall Lecture

2019 AIA Central PA Fall Lecture

Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA was the speaker on November 7th for the AIA Central PA Fall Lecture. Peter’s presentation titled “Nature of Circumstance” provided an overview of his work as one of the founding principals of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, which began practice as Bohlin and Powell in 1965 and now includes offices in Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco and New York City.

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NewsPress Chris Dawson Architect - Darius Hopkins, a graduate architect in the Harrisburg, PA office. Photo: Jeff Lautenberger

Representation in Architecture

New CDA hire & recent Penn State School of Architecture graduate, Darius Hopkins is featured in a Central Penn Business Journal article on diversity and inclusion in the architectural profession. Even in the relatively small Central PA market, CDA is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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NewsPress Architecture is Art! Chris Dawson Architect (CDA) Exhibit at 300 N 2nd Street in Downtown Harrisburg

CDA Exhibit

This exhibit is intended to display a sampling of the work CDA has produced over the last 9 years and convey the power of architecture to make life more beautiful.

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