Clinton Sheerr Award for Excellence in New Hampshire Architecture

2009 Winner: Daniel V. Scully AIA

The 2009 winner of the Clinton Sheerr Award for Excellence in New Hampshire Architecture is Daniel V. Scully AIA of Keene, NH. The Clinton Sheerr Award objectives are clearly personified in Dan, an architect who has consistently endeavored to produce high quality work that is environmentally responsive, and an architect who has given greatly to the community at large.

Dan has been practicing architecture in New Hampshire since the early seventies. He was vice president of TEA (Total Environmental Action) in Harrisville and was designing innovative green buildings long before the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program came into existence. Since 1983, Dan has run his own small office, which remains a full service firm of professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality of design that directly resolves functional requirements while incorporating strong and sustainable designs appropriate to the specific project, program, site, and budget. He guides his firm to resolve project design issues in their largest social and site contexts, while also directly resolving functional issues in a modern, energy-efficient manner, within the context of the budget. One of Dan’s projects from 1986 was a Masterplan for the campus at the College of the Atlantic in Maine. From the Masterplan work, a new building, Kaelber Hall was designed and built, which became the gateway and symbol of the campus. His design for this building employed innovative daylighting strategies and heat recovery systems that are still advanced and revered by today’s standards.

Dan has won AIANH Design Awards for several design projects: the Porter Residence, the Draper Residence, the Wollaeger Residence, the Hancock Screen Porch, and the Bellows Falls Waypoint Interpretive Center in Vermont. The Bellow’s Falls building brought back historical associations and meanings so important to Bellows Falls’ identity, and was also ironically the first contemporary building awarded a design award from the Preservation Trust of Vermont. Dan has also won four PlanNH awards for community and architectural planning between 2000 to 2005 for projects such as Peterborough’s Depot Square, 46 Main Street in Keene, and the Millwork Masters Window Showroom also in Keene.

In addition to his built contributions to New Hampshire communities, Dan has remained involved with Keene’s Friends of Center City, The Keene Rotary, Keene State College’s Architecture program, and numerous other local boards and organizations. Many of his projects have been featured in newspapers, magazines, and books, and he has lectured and served as a juror for other design award programs.

2008 Winner: C. Stuart White, Jr. AIA

The 2008 winner of the Clinton Sheerr Award for Excellence in Architecture is C. Stuart White Jr., AIA of Lebanon, NH.
The jury selected Stu for his early recognition of the environmental challenges in the building industry, his commitment to and leadership in sustainable design, and for being a positive role model for architects.

Five years after receiving his degree in architecture from Columbia University, Stu joined Banwell Architects in Lebanon, NH, and he and his wife embarked on a life-long energy conservation commitment. This was in the late sixties, even before the oil embargo of the 1970s. Back then Stu predicted that things would not change until oil hit $100.00 a barrel — on January 3, 2008 it did just that! Not a welcome milestone. But he is delighted that people are finally waking up. In the '70s people looked him oddly when he talked about his sustainable design ideas, but he remained dedicated and held on to his ideals. For four decades now, he has practiced his craft and wielded his influence in the Granite State.

Stu's devotion to sustainable design is evident in all his buildings, as well as his personal commitments. One of his many projects is the Society for the Protection of NH Forests Conservation Center in Concord, which received a LEED!" Gold designation from the U.S. Green Building Council — the first LEED certified building in New England, and at the time, in 2001, one of only 12 Gold projects in the country. In this building, the design emphasis includes an air-tight envelope, water conservation, air quality, daylighting, native certified green forest products, recycled projects, construction waste recycling, and district heating from central wood chip plant.

Stu also designed one of the first residential projects to be accepted into the pilot LEED!" for Homes program, a home in Dorchester, NH. This project meets the highest standards of environmental stewardship and promotes environmental education and research. It includes renewable energy, including solar and hydro, and the entire structure and finishes of the barn/house are harvested from Green Woodlands sustainably managed forest, demonstrating the viability and variety of regional species as a preferable alternative to forest products imported from outside northern New England. Stu was Chairman of AIANH's Task Force on Sustainable Architecture from 1993 to 1995 and has been a member of the Society for the Protection of NH Forests' Green Certification Advisory Group since 1998. He has served on AIANH's Board of Directors and the Advisory Council of the NH Technical Institute. He was an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the environmental studies program at Dartmouth College, and was an energy consultant to the Brookhaven National Labs from 1980 to 1984, focusing on passive solar energy utilization. He currently serves on the Board for the Jordan Institute.

Stu has lectured widely on architecture and the environment. His wide-ranging projects have received numerous AIA and industry awards for design excellence, and been published in magazines internationally.

2007 Winner: Christopher P. Williams AIA

As the 2007 recipient, Chris Williams exemplifies and carries on the tradition of deep love and dedication for the State and its architecture exemplified by Clinton Sheerr.

Chris Williams has garnered numerous awards for his designs, including many AIANH Excellence in Architecture awards, and his work has been featured in several books, newspapers, and magazines. He has been selected to serve on many awards program juries throughout New England.

Chris has donated his time and his creative spirit to his community, his profession, and the non-profit world of New Hampshire and beyond. He currently sits on the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and the NH Board of Architects. He is active with AIA New Hampshire and served on its board for many years and as president in 1999. Chris has also been active with the NH Preservation Alliance, NH Main Street, the Meredith Chamber of Commerce, and the Moultonboro Area Community Development Corporation, among others. Over the years he has given countless hours to nearly 20 design charrettes.

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