The IIDA Texas-Oklahoma Chapter would like to thank the Judges of our 2011 Design Excellence Awards. We appreciate the time they give to review all the entries and select the winners for each category.

Pamela Light, FIIDA, LEED^® AP

HOK Senior 

Pam Light, FIIDA, LEED^® AP, a Senior Vice President with HOK, is an award-winning interior designer, furniture designer, lecturer and design advocate. Pam's experience includes space planning and design, strategic planning and programming, and sustainable design.

Pam has been actively involved in the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) since 1982. In 2002, she was inducted into the IIDA College of Fellows, the highest honor bestowed by the association. In 2006, Pam was elected as their International President for the 2006-07 programming year.   

A constant advocate for sustainability in interior architecture, Pam is a member of HOK’s Sustainability Task Force.  Under her direction, projects such as the 550,000-square-foot Symantec Corporate Headquarters in Culver City achieved LEED Gold certification.

Pam earned a Bachelor’s Degree in interior/environmental design from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She served on the Board of Directors of the Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles. She has also lectured on such topics as sustainability, productivity, CEO expectations, branding, and industry trends; and has been a featured speaker on NPR on topics such as productivity and the power of design.

Carlos Martinez , FIIDA                                           
Gensler

Carlos Martinez is Principal & Firmwide Design Leader of Gensler , and has over 20 years of diverse experience in architecture, design, and business strategy consulting.

Passionate about design and adept in the creation of memorable spaces that promote collaboration, enhance communication, and elevate productivity, Carlos's expertise and perspective was also shaped by his years of experience with Doblin, a Chicago management consulting firm specializing in innovation strategy. Doblin's think-tank model of multi-disciplinary collaboration has deeply influenced Carlos's work as a designer, showing him new approaches to furthering his clients' business goals.

Professionally, Carlos rounds out and sharpens his practice with an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Design at the world-renowned School of the Art Institute of Chicago and through his design affiliation with Niedermaier, a contemporaryfurniture manufacturer. Niedermaier commissioned him to design a line of furniture that received national attention in House & Garden’s “50 Things to Love about Chicago.”

Carlos also devotes himself to community service. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors for DIFFA Chicago. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors at the Harrington College of Design, the Board of Directors of the Chicago High School for the Arts, Board of Directors of Marwen, the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and as President of the Condominium Board of a historic Holabird & Roche 19th Century building,located in a landmark district of Chicago’s Gold Coast.

David B. Mourning, FIIDA, AIA
IA | Interior Architects

David B. Mourning is the President, CEO, and founder of IA Interior Architects (IA).

An architect and interior designer for more than thirty years, David worked for several architectural and engineering firms before joining Environmental Planning and Research, Inc. (EPR). It was during his seven years at EPR that he developed a love for the practice of interior design along with the national contacts that enabled him to start IA in1984. David’s expertise in management, marketing, and design has directed IA’s rapid growth to fifteen offices in the US, London and Asia, and the IA global Alliance, with partner affiliates in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia and Australia, Canada and Latin America. IA is the first and largest global architectural firm dedicated exclusively to interior architecture.

David holds a NCARB certificate and is licensed to practice architecture in 27 states. He is a member of CoreNet Global, AIA, IIDA, and has served as a Commissioner on the California State Board of Architectural Examiners.

David has a wife and two children and resides in Ross, California. He shares his enthusiasm for golf with his clients and friends.