AWARDS
CAMILO PARRA
Best Architecture Award, Team 6, in the
Rice Design Alliance’s design charrette,
Awakening Willow Waterhole
Camilo Parra was a member of Team 6, which also included: Genevieve Buentello, Antonio Flamenco, Mike Garcia, and David Robinson. Team 6 won honors for the BEST ARCHITECTURE in the Awakening Willow Waterhole charette. The drawing, done by Antonio Flamenco, is of the proposed Nature Center. Special thanks to Karen Rose as the civil engineering consultant and Keiji Asakura for his support in absentia.
This year’s design charrette, Awakening Willow Waterhole, took place on Saturday, August 7 at the Rice School of Architecture. The competition focused on maximizing the potential of the Willow Waterhole Greenway Project, a 279-acre greenspace featuring six detention lakes designed to reduce flooding along Brays Bayou. Participants drafted designs to transform the park from a disjointed neighborhood space into a more cohesive, natural community space. The charrette conceptualized measures to make the park a more sophisticated nature preserve, while maintaining characteristics that make the park a welcoming area for various forms of wildlife.
2009 Young Architects Award
American Institute of Architects
This special honor is bestowed upon professionals licensed 10 years or fewer (regardless of their age) who have shown exceptional leadership and make significant contributions to the profession early in their careers. The Young Architects Award was presented to the recipients at the AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition in San Francisco, April 30, 2009 – May 02, 2009.
2009 40 Under 40 Houston Business Journal
This award identifies 40 young leaders who excel in their industries, are respected business leaders and show dynamic leadership in their community.
2008 Texas Society of Architects Award for Young Professional Achievement in Honor of William W. Caudill, FAIA
Awarded to recognize a TSA member for professional achievement in leadership development during the early years of AIA membership. Presented to Camilo Parra, AIA, president of Parra Design Group in Houston, for his strength in architectural design, practice, and community during the 69th Annual TSA Convention Oct. 23–25, 2009 in Fort Worth, TX.
2008 AIA Houston Ben Brewer Young Architect Award
2004 Merit Award
Rice Design Alliance
Urban Legends Charrette
2004 Merit Award
AIA Houston for
Fairview Town Homes
2002 Merit Award
AIA Houston for
Las Cicadas Town Homes
