Professional Awards

Recipient, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), College of Built Environments, Distinguished Faculty Award for Lifetime Achievement, Seattle, WA, 2018. The College of Built Environments said of his achievement in teaching at the UW in 2018: "Andris ('Andy') Vanags (b. 1942) joined the architecture school as a staff member in 1969 and soon began teaching, becoming a lecturer and senior lecturer before retiring in 2009. He cultivated the school’s culture of materials and making, co-founded and led the design/build program from 1977 to 1989 (with Barry Onouye), and founded and led the award-winning studio furniture program from 1989 to his retirement." (See University of Washington, Seattle (UW), College of Built Environments.edu, "Ten honored with new CBE Distinguished Faculty Award for Lifetime Achievement," published 2018, accessed 08/02/2022.)