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\n<\/p><\/div>\n ORANGE, Calif., June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The PCBC Gold Nugget Grand Award winners were announced last night in San Francisco at a sold-out gala event at the Moscone Center. Among the honorees (and taking home four Grand Awards) was AO<\/a>, a leading full-service architecture firm with design expertise spanning the entire commercial real estate spectrum. The Gold Nugget fete, now in its 59th<\/sup> year, coincides with PCBC\u2019s annual conference and trade show for real estate development, and is the oldest design competition in the nation awarding national and international projects for innovative architecture, planning, and construction.<\/p>\n Facing a rigorous evaluation process, a panel of top industry experts selected nine AO projects as merit award recipients in 11 categories, four of which received top honors as grand award winners, showcasing the most innovative design, planning, and building trends out of hundreds of U.S. and International entries. AO projects were recognized for stellar design in diverse categories including multifamily, mixed-use, affordable housing, modular housing, recreation centers, community amenities, senior living, and sustainability.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Gold Nugget Awards is where the top developers, architects, and interior designers showcase their best work,\u201d says RC Alley, managing partner at AO. “We spend years collaborating with our clients and team to design and construct these projects, and months preparing our awards submittals, so taking home a merit or grand award is a very special honor.\u201d<\/p>\n AO\u2019s Grand winning projects for the best in multifamily design are; Iowa Apartments in Riverside, CA for Best On-the-Boards Mixed-Use; Warner Red Hill in Santa Ana, CA for Best On-the-Boards Site Plan; and Confluence Park in Valencia, CA for Best Community Amenity and Best Design for Energy.<\/p>\n The Grand and Merit Award Winning projects by category are:<\/p>\n Best Recreational Use Facility:<\/p>\n Best Mixed-Use Project:<\/p>\n Best On-the Boards Mixed-Use Project:<\/p>\n Best On-the Boards Site Plan:<\/p>\n Best On-the-Boards Affordable Housing Community<\/p>\n Best Multifamily Housing Community 60 to 100 du\/acre:<\/p>\n Best Multifamily Housing Community \u2013 100 du\/acre or more:<\/p>\n Best Age Qualified Senior Living Community \u2013 For Sale\/Rent:<\/p>\n Best Community Amenity:<\/p>\n Best Design for Energy<\/p>\n Innovative Housing Concepts<\/p>\n About AO<\/strong>
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AO is a relationship-focused, design-driven architectural, interior, and planning services firm helping clients create places where people and businesses flourish. In its 48th year, the firm boasts wide-ranging expertise across multifamily, retail, hospitality, mixed-use, science and technology, data centers, restaurant, healthcare, office, industrial, parking, landscape, interiors, and global design, modular, transit-oriented development, and public utilities. AO is known for its ardent collaboration with developers and owners and deep expertise across various building types. AO operates from studios in Orange, San Diego, Oakland, and Sunnyvale, CA, New York, NY, Atlanta, GA, and Orlando, FL, where it serves clients across the Americas, Asia, and beyond. Visitaoarchitects.com<\/a>to learn more.<\/p>\n
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