Draft:Joyce Owens

Owens earned a professional degree in architecture from University of Notre Dame in 1984{{cite news |last1=Stetson |first1=Nancy |title=Architect Joyce Owens first woman to receive AIA Florida Gold Medal of Honor |issue=Florida Weekly |date=24 August 2022}}. She later studied architecture at Kingston University, London, as a Rotary Foundation scholar, completing her postgraduate studies in 1987{{cite news |last1=McMillan |first1=Libby Boren |title=Championing the merits of Modern |issue=GrandFaces |publisher=Grandeur Magazine |date=April 2007}}.

From 1993 to 2003, she was a co-founding partner at the London-based firm Azman Owens Architects{{cite news |last1=Stetson |first1=Nancy |title=Architect Joyce Owens first woman to receive AIA Florida Gold Medal of Honor |issue=Florida Weekly |date=24 August 2022}}. The firm worked with clients in fashion, government, and retail, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson{{cite news |last1=Stungo |first1=Naomi |title=McQueen joins star client list |publisher=Building Design |date=October 1999}}, fashion designers Alexander McQueen{{cite web |title=Fashion Flagship |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fashion+flagship.-a061558648 |website=The Free Library |ref=2000 EMAP Architecture}} and Vivian Westwood{{cite news |title=Right up the alley for the queens of frock |issue=Conduit Street |publisher=TimeOut |date=November 1999}}, fashion editor Isabella Blow{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Christopher |title=A Playhouse for a Mad Hatter |publisher=The New York Times |date=September 1999}}, and retail brand TAG Heuer{{cite news |last1=Stetson |first1=Nancy |title=Architect Joyce Owens first woman to receive AIA Florida Gold Medal of Honor |issue=Florida Weekly |date=24 August 2022}}.

In 2004, Owens relocated to Florida{{cite news |last1=Henry |first1=Saxon |title=Defining Moments |url=https://issuu.com/pbmg/docs/fdn_9.1?fr=sOWUwNjYyNzY0NDY |issue=Florida Design's Naples Edition 9-1}} and established [https://www.architecturejoyceowens.com Architecture Joyce Owens LLC and Studio AJO LLC]{{cite web |title=Registered Agent Name |url=https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=RegisteredAgentName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=OWENSJOYCE%20L070000608470&aggregateId=flal-l07000060847-27830e6e-b9b8-48f3-9f0e-9f3cd2e37b71&searchTerm=Owens%20Joyce&listNameOrder=OWENSJOYCE%20L070000608470 |website=Sunbiz.org |ref=7}}. Her firm has designed more than 150 projects in both the US and the UK{{cite news |last1=Klahre |first1=Ayn-Monique |title=One With Nature |publisher=GulfshoreLife Home |date=October 2021}}, specializing in coastal residential, commercial architecture, and interior design, with an emphasis on environmental responsiveness{{cite news |last1=Stetson |first1=Nancy |title=Architect Joyce Owens first woman to receive AIA Florida Gold Medal of Honor |issue=Florida Weekly |date=24 August 2022}}.

Owens served as the President of [https://www.aiafla.org AIA Florida] in 2017{{cite news |last1=Stetson |first1=Nancy |title=Architect Joyce Owens first woman to receive AIA Florida Gold Medal of Honor |issue=Florida Weekly |date=24 August 2022}} and has contributed columns to [https://www.news-press.com The Fort Myers News-Press]{{cite news |last1=Owens |first1=Joyce |title=Architectural Screens |issue=Architect About Town |publisher=Ft Myers NewsPress |date=9 October 2010}} and [https://www.usatoday.com USA Today]{{cite news |last1=Owens |first1=Joyce |title=Surprising modern twists spice up historic museums |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2014/03/25/modern-architecture-twist-on-historic-museums/6691877/ |publisher=USA Today |date=25 March 2014}}. From 2019 to 2021, she was a member of the [https://www.aia.org/about-aia/leadership/aia-strategic-council AIA National Strategic Council]{{cite news |title=Fort Myers architect Owens receives highest AIA honor |issue=Fort Myers |publisher=Florida Weekly |date=25 December 2018}}.

Owens advocates for Tropical Modern architecture{{cite web |title=Design Icons 2022 |url=https://issuu.com/caro123456/docs/startistica_designicons22_int_v2-1 |website=BBEYOND|date=29 November 2022 }}, a design philosophy that integrates sustainability and resilience in response to regional climate conditions. Her firm, referred by [https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=40946&i=794876&view=articleBrowser&article%20id=4598664&ver=html5 Florida/Caribbean Architect Magazine] as "The Coastal Architects"{{cite web |last1=Moeller Jr |first1=G. Martin |title=Above and Beyond: Resilient Design Put to the Test |url=https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=40946&i=794876&view=articleBrowser&article_id=4598664&ver=html5 |website=Florida/Caribbean Architect Magazine}}, incorporates passive and active sustainable design strategies into its residential and commercial projects for "sustainable architecture and modernist designs"{{cite web |title=Men and Women of the Year |url=https://gulfshorelife.com/archive/men-women-year-2022-11-01/ |website=Gulfshore Life |date=November 2022 |ref=2}}. According to 2022 BBEYOND Design Icons, "Joyce Owens is considered today as one of the preeminent authorities in the field"{{cite web |title=Design Icons 2022 |url=https://issuu.com/caro123456/docs/startistica_designicons22_int_v2-1 |website=BBEYOND|date=29 November 2022 }}.

Following Hurricane Ian in 2022, Owens launched the Rebuilding Florida Stronger Smarter initiative, promoting resilient architectural design in hurricane-prone areas{{cite web |title=AJO_FLRSS |url=https://www.instagram.com/ajo_flrss/ |website=Instagram |ref=6}}. As reported by [https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/coastal-architect-assesses-damage-to-specially-designed-homes-on-sanibel-island/bpUtVVmG Accuweather.com], her firm's projects on Sanibel Island and Captiva Island sustained minimal damage during the storm{{cite web |last1=Finch |first1=Allison |title=Many Floridian rebuilding for when the next Ian strikes |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/many-floridians-rebuilding-for-when-the-next-ian-strikes/1266710 |website=AccuWeather |ref=5}}. Her firm has shared strategies for constructing buildings intended to withstand Florida's weather conditions.

• 2025 Forbes: America's Top 200 Residential Architects{{cite web |last1=Olson |first1=Richard |title=America's Top 200 Residential Architects |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/top-architects/ |website=Forbes}}
  
• 2023 Gulfshore Business Top Ten Business Women in SWFL{{cite web |title=Women in Business 2023 |url=https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/women-in-business-2023/ |website=Gulfshore Business |date=May 2023 |ref=1}}
  
• 2022 AIA Florida Gold Medal of Honor Award{{cite web |title=2022 Awards Winners |url=https://www.aiafla.org/DesignandHonorAwards_2022Winners.cfm |website=AIA Florida |ref=3}}
  
• 2024{{cite web |title=The Best of the Gulfshore 2024 Lee County |url=https://gulfshorelife.com/bestof-previous#/gallery?group=484635 |website=gulfshorelife.com}}|23|22|21 Gulfshore Life Best Architect{{cite web |title=Profile: Architecture Joyce Owens |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/architecture-joyce-owens/?list=top-architects |website=Forbes}} | Lee County | Florida | USA
  
• 2022 Gulfshore Life Woman of the Year | Florida | USA{{cite web |title=Men and Women of the Year |url=https://gulfshorelife.com/archive/men-women-year-2022-11-01/ |website=Gulfshore Life |date=November 2022 |ref=2}}
  
• 2020 AIA Florida Medal of Honor of Design Award{{cite web |title=2020 Winners |url=https://aiafla.org/2020-Awards_winners.cfm |website=AIA Florida |ref=4}}
  
• 2018 AIA FlaSW Firm of the Year{{cite news |title=Fort Myers architect Owens receives highest AIA honor |issue=Fort Myers |publisher=Florida Weekly |date=25 December 2018}}
• 2018 AIA National Fellowship{{cite news |title=Fort Myers architect Owens receives highest AIA honor |issue=Fort Myers |publisher=Florida Weekly |date=25 December 2018}}

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