The 2011 International Achievement Awards (IAA) competition included 33 categories. IFAI received a total of 385 entries from 16 countries. Winners were selected based on complexity, design, workmanship, uniqueness and function. Judges included industry experts, editors, architects, educators and design professionals who were selected for their knowledge in a particular field of study or product area.
For more than six decades IFAI’s IAA competition has recognized excellence in design and innovation, highlighting truly spectacular work in the specialty fabrics industry. The goal of IAA is to promote awareness of the specialty fabrics used in thousands of products and applications ranging in size and type.
PAMA members who won awards include:
Commercial Awnings and Canopies, Less Than 112 Square Meters (1205 Square Feet)
Award of Excellence
TensionStructures.com
A Division of Eide Industries, Inc.
Cerritos, CA, USA
Project: Friendly Baptist Church
Outstanding Achievement Award
Carroll Awning Co.
Baltimore, MD, USA
Project: Parkridge Office Building
Outstanding Achievement Award
Camel Custom Canvas Shop
Knoxville, TN USA
Project: Knoxville Opera
Outstanding Achievement Award
Miami Awning Co.
Miami, FL USA
Project: Bongos Cuban Café
Commercial Awnings and Canopies, Greater Than 112 Square Meters (1205 Square Feet)
Outstanding Achievement Award
Carroll Awning Co.
Baltimore, MD USA
Project: Edenwald
Residential Awnings and Canopies, Less than 112 Square Meters (1205 Square Feet)
Award of Excellence
Awnings of Hollywood, Inc.
Hollywood, FL USA
Project: Curved BBQ Patio
Outstanding Achievement Award
House of Canvas
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Project: Curved Canopy, Kanata
Outstanding Achievement Award
Premier Awnings
Costa Mesa, CA USA
Project: Patio System
Retractable Awnings and Canopies
Award of Excellence
Miami Awning Co.
Miami, FL, USA
Project: Cabana Beach Club at the Eden Roc Renaissance
Outstanding Achievement Award
BAT USA Corp.
Middletown, NY USA
Project: 2040 in Monte Carlo, France
Tensioned Awnings and Canopies
Award of Excellence
TensionStructures.com
A Division of Eide Industries, Inc.
Cerritos, CA USA
Project: St Mary’s Academy
Exterior Shades and Screens
Award of Excellence
Sunmaster of Naples Inc.
Naples, FL USA
Project: Minyard Built-In Retractable Screens
Outstanding Achievement Award
Lake Gaston Awning
Bracey, VA USA
Project: Flip Up Shade
Outstanding Achievement Award
Bat USA Corp.
Middletown, NY USA
Project: Gennius A2 Lake of Garda
Photos and detailed project descriptions of the all IAA 2011 winners are available at ifaipublications.com/
About IFAI
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is a not-for-profit trade association with more than 2,000 member companies representing the international specialty fabrics marketplace. Member companies range in size form one-person shops to multinational corporations. Members’ products span the entire spectrum of the specialty fabrics industry, from fiber and fabric suppliers to manufacturers of end products, equipment and hardware.
About PAMA
The Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), is the only international trade association committed to the awning industry. PAMA membership is open to companies who are current members of IFAI and manufacture or sell awnings as well as those who supply goods/services to the awning industry.
PAMA’s website www.awninginfo.com focuses on association members and the education of consumers and commercial end users about awnings and awning benefits.
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The Professional Awning Manufacturers Association is a division of Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) and is the only international trade association committed to the awning industry.
