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Rda Press Release
Forget
about
the
food!
Enter
Your
Restaurant
in
a
Design
Competition!
Do
you
own
a
restaurant,
bar,
nightclub
or
lounge?
Are
you
tired
of
food
critics?
Are
you
tired
of
the
health
inspector?
Are
you
tired
of
food
competitions?
Stop
feeling
tired
and
enter
the
American
Institute
of
Architects
Los
Angeles,
Restaurant
Design
Awards!
The
Restaurant
Design
Awards
(RDAs)
don’t
care
about
what
is
on
your
plate
or
in
your
drink;
we
only
care
about
the
design!
The
Restaurant
Design
Awards
(RDAs)
honor
excellence
in
restaurant
design.
From
the
quirky
bar
lounge
or
the
haute
designed
hole
in
the
wall
to
the
high-‐end
stream
lined
dining
experience.
We
want
to
see
you
all!
The
competition
is
open
to
all
individuals
and
practices
(both
restaurant
owners
and
architects/designers)
for
projects
located
in
the
United
States
or
projects
outside
of
the
USA
done
by
US-‐-‐based
architects/designers.
Submissions
are
accepted
in
three
main
categories:
restaurants
and
café/bar
and
lounge/nightclub.
It’s
not
too
late
to
register!
Claim
a
spot
in
the
competition
by
Monday
April
4,
2011.
Then
submit
your
materials
in
a
month!
Thursday
May
5,
2011.
For
more
detailed
information,
go
to
http://www.aialosangeles.org.
Judges
have
been
announced:
Dean
Larkin,
AIA
–
Architect/Principal,
Dean
Larkin
Design
Kat
Odell
–
Editor,
Eater
LA
Mark
Peel
–
Author,
Chef/Proprietor
Campanile
Mark
Rios,
FAIA
–
Founding
Principal,
Rios
Clementi
Hale
Studios
Haily
Zaki
–
Principal,
Secret
Agent
PR
About
AIA|LA
The
American
Institute
of
Architects
(AIA)
is
the
voice
of
the
architecture
profession,
dedicated
to
serving
and
empowering
its
members
through
advocacy,
educational
and
outreach
programs
as
well
as
educating
the
public
on
the
value
and
importance
of
architecture.
AIA/Los
Angeles
is
a
not-‐-‐for-‐-‐profit
professional
membership
association.