Design Commission - Twenty-Eighth Annual Design Awards

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Twenty-Eighth Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, July 21, 2010

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Candice Bergen honored 13 outstanding public projects at the Design Commission's 28th Annual Awards for Excellence in Design. This year's awards reflect the City's continued focus on sustainable design and reclaiming its 578 miles of waterfront. The event was held at the IAC Headquarters, the first office space in New York City designed by Frank Gehry.

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Award Recipients

Construction of a Municipal Recycling Facility
South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, 29th Street and Marginal Street, Brooklyn
A Project of the Economic Development Corporation, the Department of Sanitation, the Department of Small Business Services and Sims Metal Management Municipal Recycling
Selldorf Architects

Rehabilitation of the Bronx River Art Center
1087 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx
A Project of the Department of Design and Construction, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Bronx River Art Center
Sage and Coombe Architects
Tattfoo Studio

Reconstruction of Pier 35
East River Waterfront between Rutgers Slip and Jefferson Street, Manhattan
A Project of the Economic Development Corporation, the Department of Small Business Services and the Department of City Planning
Shop Architects
Workshop: Ken Smith Landscape Architect
Tillotson Design Associates

Restoration of the Prospect Park Lakeshore from the Summerhouse to the Concert Grove and Music Island
Lincoln Road and Parkside Avenue, adjacent to East Lake Drive, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Prospect Park Alliance
Prospect Park Alliance In-House Design

Renovation and Expansion of the Kew Gardens Hills Branch Library
72-33 Vleigh Place, Queens
A Project of the Department of Design and Construction and the Queens Library
Work Architecture Company

Construction of the Ocean Breeze Park Track and Field House
Quintard Street, Mason Avenue and Father Capodanno Boulevard, Staten Island
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation
Sage and Coombe Architects

Construction of the East 111th Street and West 181st Street Pedestrian Bridges
East 111th Street over the FDR Drive and West 181st Street over the northbound lanes of the Henry Hudson Parkway, Manhattan
A Project of the Department of Design and Construction, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks & Recreation
Guy Nordenson and Associates
HNTB Corporation
Catherine Seavitt Studio

Renovation of the Strand Theatre
647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
A Project of the Economic Development Corporation, the Department of Cultural Affairs, Bric Arts Media Bklyn and UrbanGlass
Leeser Architecture

Master Plan for Shoelace Park and Fort Knox Park
Adjacent to the Bronx River between Duncomb Avenue and East 233rd Street, Bronx
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Bronx River Alliance
Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects

Construction of the Marine Company 9 Firehouse
Homeport Pier, Front Street at Wave Street, Staten Island
A Project of the Economic Development Corporation and the Fire Department
Sage and Coombe Architects

Renovation of HELP 1 Family Residence
515 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn
A Project of the Department of Design and Construction and the Department of Homeless Services
Slade Architecture

Construction of the New Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion
Peter Minuit Plaza, Whitehall Street between South Street and State Street, Manhattan
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Battery Conservancy
UNStudio
Handel Architects

Special Recognition Award

Conservation and Relocation of Abstraction (1939) by Byron Browne
First floor Jury Assembly Room, Staten Island Courthouse, 26 Central Avenue, Staten Island
A Project of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and the Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator
Fine Art Conservation Group
Ennead Architects (formerly known as Polshek Partnership Architects)