Rand Soellner Architect Honors & Awards
Honors, Awards, Distinctive Service, Notable Achievements.
Rand Soellner, AIA/NCARB has been blessed with several other organizations and entities acknowledging involvement and achievement in architectural related endeavors throughout a lifetime of architectural service:
2012 – Rand Soellner completed the creation of his unique and partially automated HouseGrade TM Residential Analysis Software, which he uses as a home inspector to assess the functionality of existing houses. This also serves to guide residential architects in renovations of existing houses, with useful information on the roofing, walls, structure, HVAC systems, electrical, interior components, insulation and many other aspects.
2012 – Continuing member, since 2010, of the American Institute of Architects HDTS (Home Design Trend Survey) , published quarterly, for the rest of the World to understand evolving trends in residential architecture. Received special thanks for continued service on this special panel by AIA President, Jeffrey Potter FAIA, on 1-23-2012, in which he pointed out how the information from this panel of residential architects has been used by the Wall Street Journal and many other authoritative sources of information on our developing economy.
2011 – 12/2011 – Rand Soellner selected by Hampton Roads Magazine for information source for article about residential remodeling & additions and design, bidding residential projects.
2010 – Selected by the AIA (American Institute of Architects) to be a panelist for their HDTS (Home Design Trend Survey), which is published quarterly and is monitored by national and regional media as a guide to what is happening and the forecast for design trends in the housing industry.
2010 – Passed State exam and awarded license as a State Home Inspector (NC). Having this credential means that this is an architect who has detailed, in-depth State-tested knowledge of the various systems and functionality of your residence.
2010 – Offered membership in and accepted into the Design Professional Services Group as a forensic architect consultant and expert witness architect consultant. Membership proposed by The VanWinkle Law Firm, one of the largest and most professional legal firms in Western North Carolina. The VanWinkle firm represents the American Institute of Architects in the WNC area, as well as a host of A/E industry professionals.
2010 – Recruited and accepted into the WestLaw Round Table Group, one of the World’s most significant sources of expert witnesses on a variety of subjects. Mr. Soellner was recruited for expert forensic counsel on architectural matters. Mr. Soellner serves as an independent consultant, in addition to his own practice.
2010 – Soellner founded the Green Home Design University course of study on his website, to help educate the public, builders and other professionals about energy efficiency, recycling, carbon footprints and other environmental and sustainable design matters.
2010 – Rand Soellner provides his experience to the American Institute of Architect’s “Housing & Custom Residential Architecture Committee” Knowledge Community.
2009-2010 Rand Soellner Architect’s website featuring green information about Architecture, ranking on Page 1 and Page 2 of Google and other search engines.
2009 – Soellner invented the “Green Gauge,” an interactive digital tool on his website to help the public, builders and other design professionals understand the “greenness” of their material and system choices for habitable built projects.
2009 – State of Washington licensed Rand Soellner as an architect in that state, #9798.
2009 – Soellner’s firm accepted as an Energy Star Partner by the U.S. Department of Energy (EPA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
2008 – Images Publishing featured 3 homes designed by Rand Soellner in a thick new full-color coffee table book entitled: House With A View, also available at Amazon.com. Mario Botta, Richard Meier and the work of other world-famous architects were featured along with Mr. Soellner’s.
2006 – Elevations Magazine Editor’s Choice Award for the firm: Rand Soellner Architect, and Soellner’s own mountain residence in Cashiers, NC.
1/2002 – AGC Award (American General Contractors), for St. Cloud Middle School. Rand Soellner was the Architect of Record, designed the project, led the architectural and engineering team, performed the code analysis, detailed, wrote the specifications, solved field construction issues.
2002-2008 – multiple magazine and newspaper and magazine articles about Rand Soellner Architect’s projects and practice.
2004 – State of South Carolina licensed Rand Soellner as an architect in that state, #6793.
2002 – State of North Carolina licensed Rand Soellner as an architect in that state, #9266.
2001 – AIA and Florida Engineering Society asked Rand to give a seminar on how to design and manage Design-Build projects.
1999 – Golden Brick Award, for Design Excellence for Public Facilities: for $30 million Water Plant. Mr. Soellner designed in downtown Orlando. Award from Downtown Development Board.
1999 – Design Award: for $35 million Water Plant (Eastern Regional), Orange County, Florida.
1997-1999 – Architect of Record on about half of Jurassic Park for Universal Studios in the Orlando, Florida area, a $50 million to $74 million world class theme park based on the popular movies, based on the Michael Crichton novel by the same name.
1993-1999 – Architect of Record on several multi-million $ water treatment plants for Orange County and the City of Orlando, Florida.
1991-1999 – Architect of Record on multiple High School projects for Orange County Public Schools, and one of the lead managers of the $3.2 billion Master Planning effort for OCPS, as part of the Heery-Sverdrup Team.
1994 – Certificate of Appreciation: Role Model: Orange County Public Schools, Jones High School. Mr. Soellner conducted seminars for high school students on careers in architecture.
1990 – NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards) certifies Rand Soellner, #39156.
1985-1991 – State of Florida DGS (DMS) “One of the Best Firms in the State” : The State of Florida ranked Soellner Associates (& Rand Soellner personally) as one of the Best Architects in Florida, as per the Department of General/Management Services evaluation process.
1988 +/- Project Published in Architecture Magazine : Nature Center Mr. Soellner designed.
1987 +/- Project Published in Florida Architect Magazine : Chinsegut Nature Center Mr. Soellner designed.
1987 +/- Design Award: State of Florida HRS : “Most Improved HRS Building in the State” for Mr. Soellner’s design of the Pine Hills HRS Service Center Complex. $1.2 million.
1985 – Project Published in Florida Architect Magazine : prototype elementary classroom building.
1985 +/- Design Award for best condominium project in the USA out of 600 entries nationwide (Sunbay Club) Rand was on the design team, personally creating the clubhouse.
1984 +/- AIA Design Award for Excellence : for $20 million community Mr. Soellner designed (Island Lake Village).
1984 – AIA Design Award for Excellence : for 9 elementary schools (from prototype of Apopka Elementary classroom free-standing addition) Mr. Soellner designed. $6 million total.
1984 +/- American Institute of Architects – Rand Soellner was the AIA’s Quality Control Task Force Chairman in the Orlando area.
Project Published in several newspaper articles : regarding Mr. Soellner’s usage of energy-saving features in projects.
1982 – State of Florida licensed Rand Soellner as an architect in that state, # 9264.
1982 – Florida Power Corporation Energy Efficiency Award : for the design of Mr. Soellner’s own home. The date is important here, because this was about 3 decades before it became publicly popular to excel in energy efficiency.
1978 – Master of Arts in Architecture degree awarded to Rand Soellner from the University of Florida Graduate School of Design (3.9 GPA).
1977 +/- Project Published in House Beautiful Publication : Thomas House. Mr. Soellner designed on Sanibel Island, Florida. This was Mr. Soellner’s first project entirely on his own. He was 24 years old when he began designing it in 1975. This project was also featured in the Miami Herald and other newspapers.
1974 – Bachelor of Design in Architecture degree awarded to Rand Soellner from the University of Florida, Cum Laude. Soellner created a special course of study, in addition to the normal architectural courses, in Environmental Psychology, examining the effects of spacial design features. The objective is to create better architecture that helps people think, feel and operate more enjoyably and effectively.
