Architectural Record Announces First Good Design is Good Business Lifetime Achievement Awards

NEW YORK, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Architectural Record, part of McGraw-Hill Construction, has announced its first Good Design is Good Business Lifetime Achievement Awards. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is the winner of the Good Design is Good Business Lifetime Achievement Architecture Award, and Haworth, Inc. will receive the Good Design is Good Business Lifetime Achievement Patron Award. The winning firms will be honored at the 2012 Accent on Architecture Gala on March 9th, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC. The annual gala is presented by the American Architectural Foundation, and celebrates leadership in architecture and design.

Both firms are being recognized for their commitment to design excellence as a motivator for successful business enterprise. Each is a former recipient of Record's annual Good Design is Good Business Awards. Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill has been honored five times over the past 12 years for such diverse projects as the U.S. Census Bureau in Pensacola, Florida and The Ledge at Skydeck in Chicago's Willis Tower. Haworth has been a leader in the manufacture of elegant, functional office furniture and environments for over 30 years. In 2008, the company opened a new headquarters building in Holland, Michigan designed by Perkins+Will that embodies its corporate values.

In addition to these awards, AAF, in association with The United States Conference of Mayors, will present the 2012 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Award for Leadership in Urban Design to Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter. AAF will also honor the US Green Building Council (USGBC) with its 2012 Keystone Award, presented annually to an individual or organization from outside the architectural discipline for exemplary design leadership that improves lives and transforms communities.

About McGraw-Hill Construction:

McGraw-Hill Construction's data, analytics, and media businesses— Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, and Engineering News-Record— create opportunities for owners, architects, engineers, contractors, building product manufacturers, and distributors to strengthen their market position, size their markets, prioritize prospects, and target and build relationships that will win more business. McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers through its trends and forecasts, industry news, and leading platform of construction data, benchmarks, and analytics. To learn more, visit www.construction.com.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

McGraw-Hill announced on September 12, 2011 its intention to separate into two public companies: McGraw-Hill Financial, a provider of content and analytics to global financial markets, and McGraw-Hill Education, an education company focused on digital learning and education services worldwide. McGraw-Hill Financial's leading brands include Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Indices, Platts energy information services, and J.D. Power and Associates. With sales of $6.2 billion in 2011, the Corporation has approximately 23,000 employees across more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Additional information is available at http://mcgraw-hill.com.

SOURCE McGraw-Hill Construction

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