The 2009 TSA Convention held its design and studio awards luncheon this past Saturday to present the winners with their certificates of excellence. Fernando, Christian and Alp were all able to make it out for the event but it was an unsuspecting Alp who stepped into the spotlight to accept the award for BRAVE / ARCHITECTURE.


[above] Christian Sheridan, AIA, Alp Bozkurt and Fernando L. Brave, AIA with their award for Sorensen Bridge




[above] Fernando L. Brave, AIA, Alp Bozkurt, TSA President Bill Reeves, AIA and Christian Sheridan, AIA (photo courtesy of Barrie Scardino)




[above] “The award on the floor was not a sign of disrespect; it was a way of showing it off to all passer-by conventioneers,” said Fernando L. Brave, AIA.