Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Architecture through the Media in Honor of John G. Flowers, Hon. AIA
This award recognizes individuals or organizations for excellence in the promotion of architecture through the media. Media is a broad category and can include print, radio/TV, web, and digital format.
2025 Recipient:
Gustavo Bernal
Gustavo Bernal
Austin
Gustavo Bernal is the founder of Gus Bernal Film, Photo, and Education and a filmmaker dedicated to promoting architecture through compelling visual storytelling. Rooted in his Hispanic heritage and trained in animation and visual effects, Bernal brings a multicultural and cinematic perspective that connects with diverse audiences. Since 2020, he has collaborated with AIA Austin on the WiA Profiles video series, highlighting women in architecture. His award-winning films have screened internationally, and his media work includes projects for AIA Pittsburgh and the Mentor Dino Podcast. Bernal’s storytelling powerfully advances equity, civic engagement, and architectural appreciation.
Past Recipients
2024
David Preziosi, Dallas
2022
Larry Speck, FAIA, Austin
Aaron Prinz, Austin
2021
Herman Ellis Dyal, FAIA, Austin
2020
Kathryn Holliday, Arlington
2019
Mark Lamster, Dallas
2018
PechaKucha San Antonio, San Antonio
2017
Columns Magazine – Publication by AIA Dallas, Dallas
Luis Ayala, AIA, Photographer, Houston
2016
The Building Arts Group, San Antonio
2015
Bob Borson, AIA, Dallas
2014
Canan Yetmen, Austin
Gaile Robinson, Fort Worth
2013
Texas Foundation for the Arts, Houston
2012
Helen Thompson, Austin – Writer/ Editor
Jerome Weeks, Dallas – Art & Seek Program
2011
Richard Payne, FAIA, Photographer, Houston
2010
Paul Hester, Photographer, Fayetteville
AIA San Antonio and San Antonio Express-News Building San Antonio, Newspaper Column
2009
Lawrence Holdren Connolly, Writer, Austin
AIA Dallas Authors: Marcel Quimby, FAIA, Dennis Stacy, FAIA, Willis Winters, FAIA
2008
Patsy Pittman Light, Author, San Antonio
Tracy Self and Joe Self, Radio Program, Fort Worth
2007
Thomas Diehl, Radio Program, University of Houston, College of Architecture
2006
Tracy Lehman, Express/News, San Antonio
KEDT/Public Broadcasting System, Corpus Christi
2005
Maria Watson Pfeiffer, San Antonio
Stephen Sharpe, Editor, Austin
Willis Cecil Winters, Writer, Dallas
2004
Carol Roark, Fort Worth
Corpus Christi Caller Times, Corpus Christi
Tribeza Magazine, Austin
2003
John T. Roberts, Fort Worth
Frank Welch, FAIA, Author, Dallas
2002
W. Mark Gunderson, Fort Worth
KERA Radio Unlimited, Dallas
Mary Carolyn Hollers George, Writer, San Antonio
Austin Chronicle, Austin
2001
Lewis Fisher, San Antonio
Lauraine Miller, Corpus Christi
2000
Heywood Sanders, San Antonio
Reed Kroloff, New York
1999
Michael Barnes, Austin
Mike Greenberg, San Antonio
1998
Elizabeth Chu Richter, AIA, Corpus Christi
Dallas Morning News
Mike Clark-Madison, Austin
Patricia Cummings Loud, Fort Worth
1997
Lee and Virginia McAlester, Dallas
1996
Larry Paul Fuller, Hon. TSA, Austin
1995
Craig D. Blackmon, FAIA, Dallas
Lisa Germany, Austin
Gerald Moorhead, FAIA, Houston
1994
Joel W. Barna, Texas Architect, Austin
William F. Stern, Cite, Houston
1993
Barry N. Moore, FAIA, Houston Chronicle, Cite, Houston
1992
Tom Spencer, KLRU-TV, Austin
1980
Ann Holmes, Houston Chronicle
David Dillon, D Magazine, Dallas
Gary James, KPRC-TV, Houston
Ray Miller, KPRC-TV, Houston
Bill Springer, KPRC-TV, Houston
1979
Harold Scarlett, Houston Post
David Dillon, Texas Homes, Dallas
Jane Horwitz, WFAA-TV, Dallas
Dave O’Brien, KBOX, Dallas
1978
Mimi Crossley, Houston Post
Jane Sumner, D Magazine, Dallas
Patsy Swank, KERA-TV, Dallas
1977
Ann Holmes, Houston Chronicle
Karleen Koen, Houston Home & Garden, Houston
Ray Miller, KPRC-TV, Houston
Dave O’Brien, KBOX, Dallas
1976
Elise Kowert, Fredericksburg Standard, Austin
John Merwin, D Magazine, Dallas
Ray Miller, KPRC-TV, Houston
Ben Slack, KNET, Northeast Texas
1975
Gay McFarland, Houston Post
James Stanley Walker, Texas Monthly, Austin
Ray Miller, KPRC-TV, Houston
1974
Ann Holmes, Houston Post
1973
Gay McFarland, Houston Post
1971
Hans Suter, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Patsy Swank, KERA-TV, Dallas
Joe Coffer, KXYZ, Houston