Design Commission - Thirtieth Annual Design Awards

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Thirtieth Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, July 24, 2012

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Design Commission President Signe Nielsen honored 10 outstanding public projects at the Design Commission's 30th Annual Awards for Excellence in Design on July 24, 2012. This year's awards ceremony was held at the Spruce Street School followed by a reception at New York by Gehry in Lower Manhattan.

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Award Recipients

Construction of the Squibb Pedestrian Bridge
Over Furman Street between Brooklyn Bridge Park and Squibb Park, Brooklyn
A Project of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Department of Parks & Recreation
HNTB

Construction of the CityPoint Retail Facility and DeKalb Market
One DeKalb Avenue and 138 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn
A Project of the Economic Development Corporation, Acadia Realty Trust and Washington Square Partners
Cook + Fox Architects
Lee Weintraub Landscape Architecture
ORE Design + Technology

Construction of Riverside Park South, Phase V
West 62nd Street to West 70th Street, Manhattan
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation and Extell Development Company
Thomas Balsley Associates
Sage and Coombe Architects

Construction of Three Carriage Houses for the Staten Island Historical Society
145 Arthur Kill Road, Staten Island
A Project of the Department of Design and Construction, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Staten Island Historical Society
Rice+Lipka Architects

Construction of an Addition to the East Elmhurst Community Library
95-06 Astoria Boulevard, Queens
A Project of the Department of Design and Construction and Queens Library
Garrison Architects

Construction of the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning
Crotona Park, Bronx
A Project of the Department of Parks & Recreation and the New York Junior Tennis League
Peter Gluck and Partners Architects

Installation of The Passage: A Moving Memorial by Mary Miss
Memorial Green, Staten Island Courthouse, 26 Central Avenue, Staten Island
A Project of the Department of Cultural Affairs' Percent for Art program, the Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Mary Miss

Reconstruction of the Flatbush Avenue Entrance and Terrace Café
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn
A Project of the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Architecture Research Office

Construction of Governors Island Park and Public Spaces, Phase I, including the Installation of Day Is Done by Susan Philipsz
Governors Island, Manhattan
A Project of The Trust for Governors Island and the Department of Cultural Affairs' Percent for Art program
West 8 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
Pentagram
Tillotson Design Associates
Bard Center for Curatorial Studies
Susan Philipsz

Special Recognition Award

Central Park Conservancy's Planning, Design & Construction Division