retrofit’s seventh-annual Metamorphosis Awards program tapped four design professionals whose work has graced the magazine’s pages many times: Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA, SE, LEED AP, principal, The Office of Charles F. Bloszies; Andrea Giovando, NCIDQ, principal and senior interior designer, Bond Architects Inc.; Daryl Johnson, AIA, NCARB, president, Johnson Architecture; and Andrew C. Smith, AIA, principal, Hennebery Eddy Architects. Each judge was gracious with his or her time and knowledge.
The jury was asked to evaluate each submission on the success with which it met its own requirements. They were told to weigh projects individually—not in comparison to others—and choose as many projects as they felt deserving of winning. (Editor’s Note: The judges recused themselves from judging projects in which they and/or their firms were involved.)
Through a judging platform, jurors were able to review entries and score them on their own time. John Riester, retrofit’s publisher, and Christina Koch, retrofit’s editorial director and associate publisher, conducted a Zoom meeting with the judges in August to discuss highest-ranking projects, determine placements of winners and speculate about cover possibilities. Winners were notified in late August.
CHARLES F. BLOSZIES, FAIA, SE, LEED AP
Bloszies is an award-winning architect and structural engineer, drawing from his two disciplines since opening The Office of Charles F. Bloszies in 1985. Much of the firm’s work is in renovation and adaptive reuse; for example, its Cathedral School for Boys, San Francisco, appeared in the September-October 2023 issue. Bloszies also is the author of Old Buildings, New Designs: Architectural Transformations (Princeton Architectural Press).
ANDREA GIOVANDO, NCIDQ
As principal and senior interior designer at Bond Architects Inc., Giovando coordinates interior design and brand experience for all the firm’s projects, spanning many sectors. Throughout more than 20 years in the industry, Giovando has played integral roles in Bond Architects’ renovations that have appeared in retrofit, including University City Public Library, University City, Mo.
DARYL JOHNSON, AIA, NCARB
Johnson is president, principal architect and director of design at Johnson Architecture, where he has unique expertise in community master planning, design charettes and mentoring the next generation of architects on the Johnson Architecture team. Among his firm’s award-winning work featured in retrofit is a historic bread factory reimagined as the bustling Kern’s Food Hall, Knoxville, Tenn.
ANDREW C. SMITH, AIA
A principal at Hennebery Eddy Architects, Smith is a leader in the firm’s Historic Resources Group, serving federal, state and private clients in the thoughtful assessment, rehabilitation and stewardship planning of historic structures. He served as principal in charge for the Oregon Supreme Court rehabilitation in Salem, which won a 3rd Place 2024 Metamorphosis Award in the “Historic” category.
