Milton structure among Florida's ‘Top 10’ buildings

Coldwater Gardens Pavilion in Milton is one of Florida's best designed structures, according to results from the 2016 AIA Florida People’s Choice Competition.

TALLAHASSEE — A Milton structure is among the “Top 10” buildings in the 2016 AIA Florida People’s Choice Competition.

More than a quarter-million votes were recorded in the third annual competition.

Winners are as follows:

●Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails, Jacksonville; designed by AI3-Atlanta

●St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Tallahassee; designed by Touchstone Architecture and DodStone Group Architects

●Patriot Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota; designed by Hoyt Architects

●UF Health Jacksonville North, Jacksonville; designed by Gresham, Smith and Partners

●Jessie Ball duPont Center, Jacksonville, Renovations; designed by KBJ Architects

●UF J. Wayne Reitz Union, Gainesville; designed by Cannon Design with Walker Architects

●Coldwater Gardens Pavilion, Milton; designed by Dalrymple Sallis Architecture

●Savion Park Apartments, Gainesville; designed by Skinner Vignola McLean Inc.

●St. Ann Rooney Hall, Naples; designed by David Poorman Architect LLC, in collaborations with Victor Latavish, AIA and Maureen Minker

●Innovation, Science & Technology Building at Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland; designed by Santiago Calatrava, FAIA with Alfonso Architects-Architect of Record

The competition highlights the work of Florida’s architects, who are skilled professionals and help meet the needs of communities through innovative building design. Thirty-nine buildings around the state were included in the contest for 2016, and voting was open for a total of four weeks.

AIA Florida, headquartered in Tallahassee, represents the interests of more than 3,600 members in Florida and the Caribbean. Members adhere to a code of ethics and professional conduct that assures the client, the public and colleagues of an AIA-member architect’s dedication to the highest standards in professional practice.

The Florida Foundation for Architecture is a non-profit organization that advocates the value of architecture to audiences beyond the profession. This is accomplished through foundation events, publications and grants for programs that feature architecture and are open and available to the general public and related professions, as well as architects.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Milton structure among Florida's ‘Top 10’ buildings