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Fourteenth Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, January 24, 1996

Construction of the Everett Children's Adventure Garden
New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx
A Project of the Department of Cultural Affairs
Miceli Kulik Williams & Associates
Richard Dattner Architects
Construction of the Congo Gorilla Forest
Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx
A Project of the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Wildlife Conservation Society
Helpern Architects with the Wildlife Conservation Society
Installation of the Veterans' Memorial Garden
Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Queens
A Project of the Department of General Services
Nancy Owens and Andrew Platovsky, Department of General Services
Construction of the Flushing Branch of the Queens Library
41-17 Main Street, Queens
A Project of the Department of General Services and the Queens Library
James Stewart Polshek and Partners
Installation of Achilles and Ulysses by Tim Rollins and K.O.S.
Bronx Juvenile Detention Center,
Westchester Avenue, Bronx
A Project of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of General Services and the Department of Cultural Affairs' Percent for Art Program
Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Artists
Conservation and Replication of the Neptune Fountain (1892)
Staten Island Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace,
Staten Island
A Project of the Department of General Services, the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Cultural Affairs' Percent for Art Program
Modern Art Foundry, Conservator
Construction of Public School 109
215 East 99th Street, Manhattan
A Project of the Construction Authority and the Board of Education
Perkins Eastman & Partners
Benjamin Thompson & Associates
Construction of the Central Harlem Police Athletic League Community Center
119th Street and Manhattan Avenue, Manhattan
A Project of the Department of General Services
Kevin Hom + Andrew Goldman Architects
Construction of the Chinese Scholar's Garden
Staten Island Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island
A Project of the Department of General Services, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Department of Parks & Recreation
Demetri Sarantitis Architects
Landscape Architecture Company of China
Installation of The Totally Kid Carousel by Milo Mottola
Riverbank State Park, 145th Street and Riverside Drive, Manhattan
A Project of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Cultural Affairs' Percent for Art Program
Milo Mottola, Artist
Installation of El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, Malcolm X by Gabriel Koren
Audubon Ballroom, 3940 Broadway, Manhattan
A Project of the Economic Development Corporation and the Department of Cultural Affairs' Percent for Art Program
Gabriel Koren, Artist
Installation of East River Roundabout by Alice Aycock
Open-Air Pavilion, East River and 60th Street, Manhattan
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation and New York Hospital with the East River Waterfront Conservancy
Alice Aycock, Artist
Construction of Blue Heron Park, Phase I
Hylan Boulevard, Bertram Avenue, Amboy Road and Harold Avenue, Staten Island
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation
Katherine Bridges and Charles L. King, Department of Parks & Recreation
Reconstruction of Imagination Playground
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation
Christian Zimmerman, Prospect Park Alliance
Installation of Centennial Lighting
New York Public Library Branches, Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island
A Project of the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
H.M. Brandston & Partners, Lighting Design
Installation of Faces: Times Square by Monica Banks
Times Square, Broadway between 44th Street and 46th Street, Manhattan
A Project of the Department of Transportation and the Times Square Business Improvement District
Monica Banks, Artist
Renovation of a Kiosk for the Fashion Center
Seventh Avenue and 39th Street, Manhattan
A Project of the Department of Transportation and the Fashion Center Business Improvement District
Pentagram Architectural Services
Conservation of The Art Contribution to Civilization of All Nations and Countries(1936) by Jean Charlot, an Adopt-A-Mural Project
Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities, 351 West 18th Street, Manhattan
A Project of the Board of Education and the Municipal Art Society
International Fine Art Conservation Studios

Special Recognition Awards

Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, former President, Central Park Conservancy
Kent Barwick, former President, Municipal Art Society
Abraham Joel Tobias (posthumously) and David Margolis, WPA Muralists
Naming of the Design Commission's Prospect Park exhibition files in honor of Rex Wasserman, Department of Parks & Recreation