Sorrenti of JRS Architect, P.C. receives Lifetime Achievement Award

John Sorrenti, FAIA, a nationally recognized Long Island architect and the founder and president of JRS Architect, P.C., was presented with the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Institute of Architecture's Long Island Chapter. The award, which honors an architectural firm or individual architect for outstanding achievement for over 20 years, was presented on November 5, to Sorrenti at the chapter's 44th Annual Archi Awards, held at the Chateau Briand. "I am honored and humbled to receive this award," Sorrenti said. "It is a testament to the fine work that we do here on Long Island - and elsewhere - and to the outstanding architecture that is being created by the many firms in our region." Sorrenti established JRS in 1986 and today it employs more than 50 people in offices in Mineola, Manhattan and Princeton, N.J. It has developed design expertise in the areas of corporate, education, financial, healthcare, hospitality, retail and preservation. Sorrenti is a nationally recognized industry leader. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and national chair of the Fellows Region Representatives, he is currently a member of the New York State Board of Architecture and a chair of the committee on professional development of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). Sorrenti is also treasurer of NCARB's Region Two. He has been president of Long Island Chapter and the New York State AIA as well as vice president of the National AIA. Sorrenti also founded the Long Island East End Chapter of AIA in 1989, which today is the 115-member Peconic Chapter. He is often consulted by his peers on subjects ranging from building safety to ADA conformity to project delivery methods and technology solutions. In 1991, on behalf of the AIA, Sorrenti helped to form the guidelines for the Americans with Disabilities Act and in 1993, assisted with the New York City ADA code.