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Dave Perkins, LCG Comp Plan To Be Honored Along with Local Architects and Designers at the 2014 INDesign Awards

by Patrick Flanagan

The life and legacy of Dave Perkins will be commemorated with a special INDesign Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 2014 event on April 24.

The life and legacy of Dave Perkins will be commemorated with a special INDesign Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 2014 event on April 24. Perkins, who died Feb. 7, designed many of Lafayette's landmark buildings, including the downtown branches of IberiaBank (formerly Guaranty Bank) and Lafayette Parish Library as well as J.W. Faulk and S. J. Montgomery elementary schools, a number of office buildings on South College Road and in The Oil Center and several Bendel Garden homes. Perkins is also credited as the driving force behind the creation of UL Lafayette's architecture program (then SLI). Accepting the award will be his widow, Edna, who worked closely with Perkins as he helped define Lafayette's contemporary architectural landscape.

Dave Perkins

The Lafayette Consolidated Government's Comprehensive Plan will receive The INDesign INNOV8tion Award, which commemorates inventive projects or concepts within the local built community and was created as a result of a partnership with INNOV8 Lafayette. City-Parish President Joey Durel, who will be traveling with family the week of the luncheon, has tapped his assistant Carlee Alm-Labar to accept on behalf of LCG. "No one has worked harder on the comp plan than Carlee," says Durel. "We are thrilled with the honor."

The INDesign Awards is an annual juried competition to recognize excellence in architecture, interior design and historic preservation in Lafayette and the five surrounding parishes. This year's winning firms in the residential division include DB Architecture, Greg Walls Building+Design, Moss Interiors, Design by Todd, Swags & Tassels, Zaunbrecher Design, Arch & Also, LLC, and Edson L. Davis Design. Winners in the commercial division include Architects Beazley Moliere, Paul J. Allain, Atelier V and Donald J. Breaux.

Keynote speaker for the event will be French architect/historian Stephane Kirkland, author of Paris Reborn, a highly acclaimed account of the transformation of Parish from a dirty, dangerous and congested city into a European landmark during the tenure of Napoleon III. Copies of Kirkland's book will be available for sale and signing at the event, courtesy of Barnes & Noble.

IberiaBank is presenting sponsor of the event. Supporting sponsors are Paul Michael Company and Tops Appliances & Cabinetry. Sustaining sponsors are Van Eaton & Romero and Uniglobe Associated Travel. The luncheon is slated for Thursday, April 24, at 11:45 am at The Hilton Lafayette. Tickets are $45 each or $395 for a table of eight. For tickets or information, contact Robin Hebert at (337) 769-8620 or [email protected].