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Richard Allen Awarded
For Educational
Facilities
 Richard G. Allen Architects,
Inc., has been named the recipi-
ent of the James D. MacConnell
Award which recognizes the sig-
nificant contributions made to
the profession of planning edu-
cational facilities. The award
was presented to Allen during a
ceremony attended by members
of the Council of Educational
Facility Planners, International
(CEFPI) in San Diego, Califor-
nia. The award-winning project
is the Manatee Community Col-
lege South Campus in Venice,
Florida.
 According to the architect,
"Something different was need-
ed at the Venice campus...some-
thing that took the site and the
climate into consideration and
expressed the relationship with
the area." What evolved was a
village concept which met with
great approval from students,
faculty and staff.
 CEFPI Executive Director,
Tony J. Wall, describes the Mac-
Connell Award as "the most sig-
nificant project award in educa-
tional facilities today. The
award encompasses all aspects
of delivery of a school project -


quality planning, design and
construction."
 Richard G. Allen Architects,
Inc. has been practicing in Sara-
sota since the mid-1970s.- The
firm bases its designs on the
"form follows function" theory
and the necessity of a structure
to respond to its context and en-
vironment.


Resource Guide Available
From FPL
 As the rebuilding of Dade
County begins and rapid growth
throughout the state continues,
professionals involved in the
building process have a unique
opportunity to make South
Florida more energy-efficient.
 With that in mind, FPL has
developed the "Rebuild Re-
source Guide", a handbook de-
signed for Dade residents who
are rebuilding their homes due
to the hurricane. The Guide,
which is available free of
charge, was written to educate
consumers and building profes-
sionals on how to rebuild to
lower home energy use.
 The Guide addresses a vari-
ety of energy-efficient options
including site orientation and
lifestyle amenities. FPL wants
building professionals and con-


sumers to be fully aware that
simple design and construction
decisions made during the re-
building stage can significantly
decrease monthly utility bills.
 The Guide may be received
by contacting FPL at (305) 552-
2814.


Planning Council Gives
"Future of the Region"
Award

 Harvard, Jolly, Marcet & Ass-
ciates, Architects, P.A., AIA, of
St. Petersburg, has been award-
ed the Meritorious Award for
Outstanding Achievement in the
Development Category for the
design of the Seminole Commu-
nity Library by the Tampa Bay
Regional Planning Council 1st
Annual "Future of the Region"
Awards.
 The new Seminole Library
has already exceeded the expec-
tations of the library and city
staff in terms of utilization. Book
and library material circulation
has increased by five times the
amount formerly used. New
member registration increased
from 150 members per month to
3,100 new members in the first
month of the library's operation.
 The $1,530,000 project was de-


signed by the Harvard Jolly team
of Jonathan R. Toppe, AIA, as
Principal-in-Charge, Ward J. Fris-
zolowski, AIA, as Project Archi-
tect, and Jacquelyn S. Spears,
ASID, as Interior Designer. It is a
light, airy, functional facility
which provides complete library
service, including periodicals,
videos, a fully-staffed children's li-
brary and reference. In addition,
the library includes a 3,000 sf
Community Center which can be
subdivided into three separate
meeting rooms. The facility has
already begun to serve as a focal
point for community activities.


CORREX

 The credit which was given
for the drawing of the Martinez
House, which appeared on the
cover of the November/Decem-
ber, 1992, issue of FA, was incor-
rect. The project was the recipi-
ent of an AIA/Florida Unbuill
Design Award and the designers
of the house were Tom A. Spain
and Rolando Llanes as associat-
ed architects. Apologies to Mr.
Llanes, whose name was deleted
from the credits on the cover and
the project description.


FLORIDA ARCHITECT February 1993