Elliott + Associates emerged as the big winner of the inaugural AIA Central Oklahoma Design Excellence Awards, taking home three of 10 honors presented.

The awards luncheon was held Oct. 28 at Cox Convention Center, presented by the Central Oklahoma chapter of the American Institute of Architects. A three-member blind jury comprised of Seattle architects chose the honorees among 44 entries in five categories.

Accepting the award for Pops, Rand Elliott thanked not only his staff, but the awards event.

"This is important as a first step for the state of Oklahoma," he said. "We don't do this singularly