Arn Bortz to be honored at Architectural Foundation Apple Award Gala

The Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati gives the Apple Award each year to an individual or entity who exemplifies the foundation's mission. The 2008 honoree is Arn Bortz. A partner in Towne Properties, Bortz pioneered new construction and adaptive reuse projects for downtown living, He will receive the prestigious Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Apple Award at a banquet on May 7 at the Hilton Netherland Plaza. More information

AFC Announces Grants

Cincinnati OH-The Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati awarded grants totaling $10,800 for projects beginning in spring 2008. Recipients are Architecture By Children, a nationally acclaimed program offered each year to area public, private, parochial, and home schools at no charge by AIA Cincinnati volunteer architects; Cincinnati Museum Center for a free exhibition about Cincinnati Union Terminal, which opened 75 years ago; Cincinnati Preservation Association for printing an architectural walking-tour guide to Over-The-Rhine; and Miami University for an architecture student field trip to Cincinnati.