Hancher Wins AIA Excellence Award
8 October 2019
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Hancher received an Award of Excellence from the 2019 AIA Connecticut Design Awards. After a devastating flood destroyed the original building on The University of Iowa campus in 2008, Hancher has reemerged as a renowned performing arts institution for dance and theater within the region.
The AIA Connecticut Design Awards is held on an annual basis to recognize the design achievements of Connecticut architects. Principal Mitch Hirsch, AIA will accept the award at its 2019 Awards Gala on December 9, 2019