[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 65 (Monday, May 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: May 23, 1994]
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WILKES-BARRE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM WINS PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF 
                           ARCHITECTS' AWARD

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 1994

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the Wilkes-
Barre architectural firm of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson on their receiving 
the American Institute of Architects' 1994 Architecture Firm Award.
  In its 29-year history, the firm has won many awards, but the AIA 
award is the company's greats honor to date. Indeed, the firm now joins 
the ``A List'' of architectural firms in the country that have won the 
award, including I.M. Pei & Partners, Cesar Pelli & Associates and 
Venturi, Scott Brown Associates.
  The award is presented to the firm that has consistently produced 
distinguished architecture for a period of at least 10 years. It is the 
highest recognition the AIA awards a firm.
  With offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Seattle, as well as 
Wilkes-Barre, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has made its mark on a number of 
buildings in northeastern Pennsylvania and across the Nation, including 
the McGowan Business School at King's College, the Wilkes University 
Marts Athletic and Conference Center, and the $40 million home of 
Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates. Other clients include IBM, 
Westinghouse, the Philadelphia Zoo, and university of Pennsylvania, 
Pittsburgh and Virginia.
  The firm will be presented the award on May 31 in a ceremony in Los 
Angeles.
  Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take this opportunity to praise the firm of 
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson here today because all too often we focus on 
the successes of firms located in our big cities--New York, Los 
Angeles, Chicago--and overlook the contributions made by companies and 
firms in our smaller communities. I am proud to say that this Wilkes-
Barre firm is competing and leading the field in designing the 
buildings of the future.

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