Courthouse renovation receives award
Arkansas architects and their projects were honored by the Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in the annual Design Awards program at the recent State Convention in Fort Smith with three Honor Awards and six Merit Awards being presented. Honor Awards are granted to projects for overall design excellence, and Merit Awards are given to projects worthy of recognition because of their design quality. Judges were a jury of architects from New York and New Jersey. Among the winners was the Revival Architecture, Inc., for Mississippi County Courthouse Rehabilitation and Addition. A new addition designed to complement the original courthouse completed in 1921, the project at Blytheville provided significant improvements in security, technology, efficiency, accessibility and convenience to the public and staff.