AIA New York selects 2015 Design Award Winners

NEW YORK CITY, NY On March 9th, seven eminent architects, landscape architects, educators, critics, and planners convened at the Center for Architecture to select the winners of the 2015 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards. That night, they publicly announced the 35 winning projects and one Best in Competition award at a symposium at the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place. The conversation was moderated by Beatrice Galilee, Associate Curator of Architecture and Design for the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The 35 selected projects and the architecture firms that designed them - many of whom were on hand for the symposium - represent the exceptional work by AIA New York members and other architects practicing in New York City in four categories: Interiors, Architecture, Projects, and Urban Design. The best in Competition is selected from the four categories. Each winning project, granted either an "Honor" or "Merit" award, was chosen for its design quality, response to its context and community, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique. Submitted projects had to be completed by members of the AIA New York Chapter, architects/designers practicing in New York, or be New York projects designed by architects/designers based elsewhere. There were 391 entries in four categories, including 186 submissions in the architecture category alone. The winners ranged from small pavilions to large-scale master plans. 17 of the 35 winners were also NYC-based projects. "This year's jury was demanding and thoughtful," said AIANY 2015 President Tomas Rossant, AIA, "and their selections speak to new values: Form is no longer to be celebrated for its own sake and architecture in its greatest expression must positively impact institutions, strengthen communities, act sustainably and resiliently, and spark optimism, curiosity, and generosity in the human spirit. The selected projects prove this can be done." The winning projects included seven Honor Awards in Architecture, two in Interiors, two in Projects, and one in Urban Design. The jurors and full list of winners follows. Design Awards Exhibition All winning work will be exhibited in the 2015 AIANY Design Awards exhibition at the Center for Architecture beginning Thursday, April 23, with an opening reception from 6-8pm. The exhibition will remain on view through June 20. The exhibition is designed by Perrin Studio. Honors and Awards Luncheon and Upcoming Programs In addition to the Jury Symposium, winning projects will be recognized at the Honors and Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, April 22, at Cipriani Wall Street (www.aiany.org/awardslunch). The Luncheon will also fete Medal of Honor recipient Grimshaw Architects; Award of Merit recipient Mary Miss; and Stephen E. Kliment Oculus Award recipient Justin Davidson. The Luncheon serves as an important fundraiser for the AIA New York Chapter and our ongoing mission to show that design matters. The Design Awards Honor Winners' program is scheduled for May 12 at 6pm at the Center for Architecture. Members of the press are invited to all events. Jurors and a list of the winning projects are on the following pages. For project details or for press RSVP to Design Awards events, contact Camila Schaulsohn at AIA New York, 212-358-6114 or [email protected]. Jurors for the 2015 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards Teddy Cruz, Estudio Teddy Cruz Stan Field, SAIA, RIBA, Int'l Assoc. AIA, Field Architecture Simon Frommenwiler, HHF Architects Johanna Hurme, 5468796 architecture Richard Maimon, FAIA, Kieran Timberlake Hadrian Predock, predock frane architects Nick Winton, Anmahian Winton Architects WINNING PROJECTS Winners Statistics: 35 Awards Conferred ARCHITECTURE - 17 total (7 honor; 10 merit) INTERIORS - 8 total (2 honor; 6 merit) PROJECTS - 6 total (2 honor; 4 merit) URBAN DESIGN - 4 total (1 honor; 3 merit) BEST IN COMPETITION Architect: SsD Project: Songpa Micro Housing Location: Seoul, Korea SUBMISSION PDF ARCHITECTURE HONOR AWARDS Architect: Davis Brody Bond Project: National September 11 Memorial Museum Location: New York, NY SUBMISSION PDF Architect: John Wardle Architects and NADAAA Project: Melbourne School of Design Location: Melbourne, Australia SUBMISSION PDF Architect: REX Project: Vakko Fashion Center Location: Istanbul, Turkey SUBMISSION PDF Architect: ROGERS PARTNERS Architects+Urban Designers Project: Henderson-Hopkins School Location: Baltimore, MD SUBMISSION PDF Architect: SsD Project: Songpa Micro Housing Location: Seoul, Korea SUBMISSION PDF Architect: WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism Project: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center Location: Brooklyn, NY SUBMISSION PDF Architect: WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism Project: Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology Location: Philadelphia, PA SUBMISSION PDF MERIT AWARDS Architect: Garrison Architects Project: NYC Emergency Housing Prototype Location: Brooklyn, NY Architect: H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture Project: Theatre for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center Location: Brooklyn, NY Architect: Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects Project: Toroishiku (Marc Jacobs Building) Location: Tokyo, Japan Architect: Louise Braverman, Architect Project: Village Health Works Staff Housing Location: Kigutu, Burundi Architect: Maryann Thompson Architects Project: Pier Two at Brooklyn Bridge Park Location: Brooklyn, NY Architect: OPEN Architecture Project: Garden School Location: Beijing, China Architect: PARA-Project Project: Haffenden House Location: Syracuse, NY Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Project: University Center - The New School Location: New York, NY Architect: Thomas Phifer and Partners Project: United States Courthouse, Salt Lake City Location: Salt Lake City, UT Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Project: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts Location: Chicago, IL INTERIORS HONOR AWARDS Architect: Clouds Architecture Office Project: St. Mark's Bookshop Location: New York, NY SUBMISSION PDF Architect: Desai Chia Architecture Project: Photographer's Loft Location: New York, NY SUBMISSION PDF MERIT AWARDS Architect: de-spec Project: Chilewich Location: New York, NY Architect: Helpern Architects Project: Restoration of the Nave of Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University Location: New Haven, CT Architect: LEVENBETTS Project: Cornell Sibley Hall Location: Ithaca, NY Architect: LTL Architects Project: David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation Location: New York, NY Architect: Lynch / Eisinger / Design Project: David Yurman Headquarters Location: New York, NY Architect: Lynch / Eisinger / Design Project: The Guidance Center Location: Long Beach, CA PROJECTS HONOR AWARDS Architect: Ennead Architects Project: Rethinking Refugee Communities SUBMISSION PDF Architect: The Living Project: Hy-Fi Location: Queens, NY SUBMISSION PDF MERIT AWARDS Architect: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Project: Smithsonian Institution South Mall Campus Master Plan Location: Washington, DC Architect: CDR Studio Project: Governor's Cup Pavilion Location: New York, NY Architect: OBRA Architects Project: Church in the Arctic Location: Tana Bru, Norway Architect: raad Project: The Lowline Location: New York, NY URBAN DESIGN HONOR AWARD Architects: WORK Architecture Company, SCAPE / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, SLAB and Studio Zhu Pei Project: Beijing Horticultural Exposition Master Plan and Pavilions Location: Beijing, China SUBMISSION PDF MERIT AWARDS Architect: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Project: The Dryline Location: New York, NY Designers: Sagi Golan and Peterson Rich Office Project: Nine by Eighteen (9x18) Location: New York, NY Architects: WXY architecture + urban design and dlandstudio Architecture + Landscape Architecture Project: The QueensWay Location: Queens, NY About the AIA New York Chapter AIA New York is the oldest and largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects, with more than 5,000 architects, allied professionals, students and community members. AIANY is dedicated to three goals: design excellence, public outreach and professional development, and towards these aims, AIANY launched the Center for Architecture, a storefront exhibition space that hosts public programs, publishes a magazine, and provides scholarship and educational opportunities.