Design Awards Jury

Clockwise starting from Bottom Left: Jury Chair Matt Dumich, FAIA; Allison Anderson, FAIA; Donna Kacmar, FAIA; Reggie Truxon, AIA; and Paula Moya, Assoc. AIA.

2021 AIANYS Design Awards Jury

Matthew Dumich, FAIA, Jury Chair and Principal at SmithGroup in Chicago, is a dynamic leader and consensus builder, known for his collaborative design approach and ability to execute complex, high performance projects. Matt is committed to serving the profession, communicating the value of design, and connecting the architectural community and served as the 2017 AIA Chicago Board President. Matt is co-founder of BRIDGE, a leadership program pairing young architects with FAIA mentors to discuss career advancement and the future of the profession. In 2019, he was appointed to lead the National Emerging Professional Task Force and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Chicago Architecture Center. Matt was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2017. Additional honors include 2015 Crain’s Chicago Business 40 Under 40, 2013 AIA National Young Architects Award, 2012 AIA Chicago Dubin Family Young Architect Award and 2011 Building Design + Construction 40 Under 40 award.

Allison H. Anderson, FAIA is the founding principal of unabridged Architecture, a firm recognized for incorporating sustainability, adaptation, and resilience against climate challenges across a wide variety of project types. Allison was the first LEED Accredited Professional in Mississippi, is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and serves on the AIA Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence. She has published articles on resilience in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia and many peer-reviewed journals. Her firm won a 2020 COTE Top Ten Award with Lake Flato for the GCRL Marine Education Center.

Donna Kacmar, FAIA, is currently a Professor at the University of Houston where she teaches architecture design studio. Her Fisher Street House, a small 544 square foot dwelling, received a 2013 AIA Houston Design Award, and led to her first book, titled BIG Little House, published by Routledge, released in 2015. Her most recent book, Victor Lundy Artist Architect, was published in 2018 by Princeton Architectural Press. Donna is the principal of Architect Works, PLLC, Houston, Texas. The work of the firm focuses on residential and small-scale commercial projects and has received several awards and been nationally published.

Reggie Truxon, AIA is the President of DC NOMA and an Associate at Gensler in Washington, DC. Reggie serves as Gensler’s Southeast Region Design Management Leader, providing guidance for the firm’s design managers to strengthen the foundation of its business. A leader in large scale, multi-family projects, he has the keen ability to simultaneously manage complex projects, while driving both alignment and client satisfaction by maintain a quality design product. Reggie helped establish a resource group for Gensler’s Black employees and is a Regional Race and Diversity Co-Leader for the firm, where he organizes projects and people to make a lasting positive impact on the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the industry.

Paola Moya, Assoc. AIA is founder and chief executive officer of Moya Design Partners in Washington, DC. MOYA’s diverse portfolio includes housing and services for low-income families and the homeless and the new headquarters for DC’s Department of General Services. To support the firm’s goal of advancing social causes, Paola and the MOYA team has hosted Art After Dark, a charity event to support DC women and artists of color while raising funds to alleviate homelessness. The Washington Business Journal has recognized Paola as one of the region’s “Power 100 Playmakers”; a top “40 Under 40” professional; a “Minority Business Leader of the Year” and was part of the 2020 class of “Woman Who Mean Business” honorees. She was named “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” by the D.C. and Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, and her work has been recognized with design excellence awards from AIA, the National Organization of Minority Architects, International Design Awards, and Built by Women.

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