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AssemblageStudio receives award for housing designs

AssemblageStudio in Las Vegas received a Citation award in the 2012 American Institute of Architects Nevada Design Excellence Awards for its work on College Villas in Henderson.

The design excellence award will be presented at the 2012 AIA Nevada Design Awards Gala Sept. 29 at the Nevada Art Museum in Reno.

College Villas is a senior housing project featuring 226 units on 5 acres. It was built at a cost of $12.8 million, and was designed to take advantage of natural light and air flows to help decrease energy costs for tenants.

Additionally, the studio will receive honors for tresarca, a single-family residence in Summerlin and J2, a single-family residence in Summerlin.

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