AIA HONORARY FELLOW AWARD

Anya van der Merwe has been awarded as an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for her combined professional and academic achievements. She travelled to Washington DC to accept the award and presented a lecture at the AIA 2012 National Convention and Design Exposition from 17 - 19 May about the work of the practice:

http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2012/honorary-fellows/index.htm

Image of the Honorary Fellow Recipients in Washington

(from left to right)

• Solano Benítez (Paraguay)

• Pierre-Antoine Gatier (France)

• Richard Francis-Jones (Australia)

• Anya van der Merwe (South Africa)

• Li Xiaodong (China)

(Absent: Diébédo Francis Kéré from Germany)