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VIA Wins 2007 AIA Hampton Roads Design-Honor Award
VIA recently received this award for Design Achievement for the UNBUILT Ford Calumet Environmental Center.

Commercial Building Edge Feature
VIA has been featured in the June/July 2007 issue of Commercial Edge magazine. Please click on the link to view article.

Jeffry C. Hume joins VIA
Jeffry C. Hume, AIA has joined the Norfolk based Architectural firm of VIA design architects, p.c. as the Director of Project Design and Management. He will lead the Company's Waterfront Design & Development Initiatives and collaborative design studio. He holds a Master of Architecture from Clemson University; sits on the City of Richmond Building Code Board of Appeals and is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Richmond.

VIA Wins Excellence in Development Design Award
The Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate awarded Phaneuf the First Honor Award in the Best Interior Class for the D'Art Center @ Selden Arcade, in Downtown Norfolk. The judge's comments included "Sophisticated, yet industrial-has an attitude" and "Marvelous adaptation of contemporary gallery space within a constrained historical arcade setting.

Phaneuf was also awarded the Award of Merit for the Best Multi-Family with the Riverpark condominiums located in Downtown Norfolk. The judge's comments included "Vibrant and family living/Superior site planning and respectful approach to existing features and buildings."

Portfolio Magazine Feature
VIA has been featured in the October 3, 2006 issue of Port Folio magazine. Please click on link to view article.

Phaneuf Honored
Donna Phaneuf was selected as one of the 2005 Women in Business Achievement Award recipients by Inside Business.  The awards were presented at a special luncheon on December 5 which was attended by the recipients and their guests along with prominent business leaders.  This is the third year for the awards program which exists to recognize women for their achievements and to encourage their growth, abilities, self-confidence, and active participation in the economic growth of the community.

VIA Wins HR ACRE Award
The Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate awarded VIA the Best Industrial Building Award of Merit for their work on the Corporate Dining and Training Facility in Williamsburg, Virginia.  The judges' comments included "good effort at humanizing an industrial complex" and "appreciate the relationship between the interior and exterior."  For more information on this project, click here.

VIA Exhibits At and Sponsors Waterfront Conference
The Waterfront Center's 23rd Annual International Conference was held in Savannah, Georgia from November 10-12.  The theme for this year's event was "Urban Waterfronts-Navigating the Edge".  The conference featured many dynamic speakers, workshops, and area tours and was attended by government officials, A/E professionals, and business developers from across the country.  VIA's work as a focused waterfront design and development niche expert was very well received by all in attendance.