Coinciding with their 75th Anniversary, The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter (AIAVT) is celebrating 75 years of architectural design excellence in Vermont by announcing the winners of their 75-year Awards. Eleven buildings were selected by an esteemed jury as deserving of awards. All are architectural works constructed in the state of Vermont in the last 75 years (since 1948).

Awards were given at two levels, with the 75 Year Award being the highest honor, followed by the 75 Year Award Citation. The winners included two 75 Year Award Citations, and nine 75 Year Awards:

• 75 Year Award: Glazebrook House, Bristol, VT. Completed in 1973. Designed by Turner Brooks, AIA.
• 75 Year Award: Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, VT. Completed in 1981. Designed by TruexCullins.
• 75 Year Award: Bundy Modern, Waitsfield, VT. Completed in 1962. Designed by Harlow Carpenter.
• 75 Year Award: Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, VT. Completed in 1973. Designed by Tom Cullins, AIA & Burlington Assoc.
• 75 Year Award: HULA, Burlington, VT. Completed in 2021. Designed by SAS Architects. 
• 75 Year Award: Union Mutual Insurance Building, Montpelier, VT. Completed in 1958. Designed by Freeman French Freeman. 
• 75 Year Award: Former Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, VT. Completed in 1977. Designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes; Landscape Architecture by Daniel Urban Kiley.
• 75 Year Award: Rock of Ages Visitors Center, Graniteville, VT. Completed in 2002. Designed by gbArchitecture.
• 75 Year Award: Marlboro College Student Housing, Maroboro, VT. Completed in 2002. Designed by Turner Brooks, AIA.
• 75 Year Award Citation: Burr & Burton Academy: Mountain Campus, Manchester, VT. Completed in 2012. Designed by Randall S. Walter, AIA.
• 75 Year Award Citation: The Pitcher Inn, Warren, VT. Completed in 1997. Designed by Bast & Rood Architects and Sellers & Co.

Photos and details on each of the 75 Year Award winners can be found at https://www.aiavt.org/awards/75

Nominations were open to the general public, and a total of 38 entries were received. All entries were reviewed by an outstanding jury of New England-based architects, historians, and educators, including Devin Colman, Vermont State Architectural Historian; Ann Beha, FAIA, Founding Principal of Annum Architects (née Ann Beha Architects); Maryann Thompson, FAIA, Founding Principal of Maryann Thompson Architects; Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council; Cara Armstrong, Assoc. AIA, Director and Professor of Architecture, Norwich School of Architecture + Art; and Glenn Andres, Professor Emeritus of History of Art & Architecture, Middlebury College.

The 75 Year Award winners were announced by juror, Devin Colman, and AIA Vermont President, Eleanor D’Aponte at the 75th Annual AIAVT Design Awards celebration at HULA Lakeside in Burlington on December 7, 2023. AIA Vermont also announced the winners of the AIAVT Annual Design Awards at the same event.