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AIA CHAPTER CELEBRATES DESIGN EXCELLENCE AT THE 2013 HONORS AND AWARDS LUNCHEON

A record 900 architects and related professionals feted the 2013 AIANY Design Awards winners and the recipients of AIANY's Medal of Honor, Award of Merit, and Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award

CIPRIANI WALL STREET, NEW YORK, NY – Yesterday, on April 17, 2013, a record 900 members of New York’s architecture and related professional communities gathered in one of New York’s most distinguished spaces for its annual Honors and Awards Luncheon. In addition to celebrating the winners of the 2013 AIANY Design Awards, AIANY's three most prestigious awards were presented by Jill N. Lerner, FAIA, 2013 AIA New York President and a Principal of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.

The Medal of Honor was given to William Pedersen, FAIA, FAAR, Founding Design Partner of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; the Award of Merit went to Hon. Robert B. Tierney, Chairman of the Landmarks Preservation Commission; and the Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award was given to Suzanne Stephens, Deputy Editor of Architectural Record.

The Medal of Honor is the highest award conferred by the AIA New York Chapter. In addition to William Pedersen, previous Medal of Honor recipients include Louis Skidmore, FAIA (1949), Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1958), Toshiko Mori, FAIA (2005), David Childs, FAIA (2010), and , AIA (2011). In addition, the 100-year-old medal has itself been redesigned by the accomplished Brazilian sculptor, medalist, and professor João Duarte.

The Award of Merit, conferred since 1952, is awarded to those who are not registered architects but support design excellence and important urban projects. In collaboration with the AIANY Oculus Committee, chaired by Gerard “Guy” F.X. Geier, FAIA, the Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award has been given since 2003 to journalists and critics who, through their writing, have shaped the practice of architecture and elevated its standards to a wider community.

Distinguished guests in attendance included AIANY Executive Director Rick Bell, FAIA, 2013 AIANY President-Elect Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, Luncheon Chairs Tomas J. Rossant, AIA, and Craig Schwitter, PE. Many New York City public officials also attended, including Patricia E. Harris, Robert K. Steel, Amanda M. Burden, David Burney, FAIA, Kate D. Levin, Robert LiMandri, Janette Sadik-Khan, and Edna Wells Handy.

In addition, Ambassador Jukka Pietikäinen, Consul General of Finland in New York, was accompanied by Hannu Penttilä, Mikko Aho, and Lauri Jääskeläinen of the City of Helsinki.

Other notable architects and professionals in attendance included Ambassador William J. vanden Heuvel, Stephen M. Ross, Robert E. Selsam, Frank Sciame, Jonathan Rose, Jay Kriegel, A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA, Walter A. Hunt, FAIA, Joseph F. Tortorella, PE, Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Gregg Pasquarelli, AIA, and the dancer Twyla Tharp.

Representatives of the firms that designed the 42 AIANY Design Awards winners were also in attendance. They included Ray Dovell, AIA, Roger F. Duffy, FAIA, Peter L. Gluck, Duncan R. Hazard, AIA, Richard M. Olcott, FAIA, AIA, Charles Renfro, AIA, Christopher Sharples, AIA, and Billie Tsien, AIA. AIANY Design Award Committee Co-Chairs Ronnette Riley, FAIA, and Karen Fairbanks, AIA, were also present.

The 2013 Design Award winners 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. There was great variety in the 42 winners, which ranged from large projects to small installations.

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 architects/designers practicing in New York, or be New York projects designed by architects/designers based elsewhere. There were 404 entries in four categories, including 189 submissions in the architecture category alone.

“Competition was fierce, and we were thrilled by the results,” said Jill N. Lerner, 2013 AIANY President, during the March 5 Jury Symposium. “The breadth and global span of the winning projects demonstrates the incredible competitiveness and creativity of the New York architecture community.”

Design Awards Exhibition Opening and Upcoming Program Tonight, April 18, the celebration will move to the Center for Architecture (536 LaGuardia Place) for the 2013 Design Awards exhibition opening. This free, public event (6-8pm), will bring together young team members and senior designers, and architecture enthusiasts and enlightened clients alike.

Designed by Kokoro & Moi, the exhibition will be on view April 18 to May 31. “Design matters, and in this exhibition we are able to show great design around the globe, generated and incubated here in New York City,” said AIANY Executive Director Rick Bell, FAIA. “Whether you’re an architect in practice or an architecture enthusiast, we can all learn about contemporary architecture from the projects showcased at the Center.”

The Design Awards Honor Winners’ program is scheduled for May 7 at 6pm at the Center for Architecture.

Members of the press are invited to all events. For more Honors and Awards Luncheon or 2013 AIANY Design Awards details, or for press RSVP to Design Awards events, contact Daniel Fox, Communications Director, 212-358-6114, [email protected].

More information on the Honors and Awards Luncheon at www.aiany.org/awardslunch.

More information on the 2013 AIANY Design Awards at www.aiany.org/designawards.

Jurors for the 2013 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards

ARCHITECTURE Ann M. Beha, FAIA Bruce Kuwabara, AIA Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA

INTERIORS Amanda Levete Andrew Wells, FAIA, LEEP AP Clive Wilkinson, FAIA, RIBA

PROJECTS Michelle Addington Marlon Blackwell, FAIA Eric Höweler, AIA, LEEP AP

URBAN DESIGN David Coomes Kathryn Gustafson, PLA, ASLA, Hon. FRIBA Alex Krieger, FAIA

WINNING PROJECTS WITH IMAGE CREDITS (IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLICATION)

Winners Statistics: 42 Awards Conferred ARCHITECTURE - 21 total (8 honor; 13 merit) INTERIORS - 6 total (2 honor; 4 merit) PROJECTS - 8 total (1 honor; 7 merit) URBAN DESIGN - 7 total (2 honor; 5 merit)

ARCHITECTURE Architecture Honor Award Winners: Architect: hanrahanMeyers architects Project: Won Dharma Center Location: Claverack, NY

Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and SLCE Architects Project: One Jackson Square Location: New York, NY Architect: Platt Byard Dovell White Architects Project: New-York Historical Society Location: New York, NY Architect: Richard Meier & Partners Architects Project: Jesolo Lido Condominium Location: Jesolo, Italy Architect: RUR Architecture PC Local Architect-of-Record: Erga Progress Project: O-14 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Architects: SHoP Architects and AECOM/Ellerbe Becket Project: Barclays Center Location: Brooklyn, NY

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Project: John Jay College of Criminal Justice Location: New York, NY Architects: Steven Holl Architects and E.rae Architects Project: Daeyang Gallery and House Location: Seoul, South Korea Architecture Merit Award Winners: Architect: Desai/Chia Architecture Project: LM Guest House Location: Dutchess County, NY Architect: Ennead Architects Project: Stanford University, Bing Concert Hall Location: Stanford, CA Architect: Ennead Architects Project: New York City Center Renovation Restoration Location: New York, NY

Architect: ikon.5 architects Project: McGee Art Pavilion | School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics Location: Alfred, NY

Architect: Morphosis Architects Project: Perot Museum of Nature and Science Location: Dallas, TX Architect: NADAAA Project: Model Home Gallery Location: Seoul, South Korea

Architect: GLUCK+ (formerly Peter Gluck and Partners Architects) Project: Tower House Location: Upstate New York Architect: Roger Ferris + Partners Project: Bay House Location: Noyack, NY Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Project: 510 Fifth Avenue Renovation and Adaptive Reuse Location: New York, NY Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Project: Al Hamra Tower Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait Architect: Steven Holl Architects Project: Sliced Porosity Block - CapitaLand Raffles City Location: Chengdu, China Architect: Thomas Phifer and Partners Project: Clemson University College of Architecture Location: Clemson University, Clemson, SC Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

Project: Center for the Advancement of Public Action Location: Bennington College, Bennington, VT INTERIORS Interiors Honor Award Winners: Architect: Guerin Glass Architects Designer: LifeEdited, Inc. Project: LifeEdited 1 Location: New York, NY Architect: Toshiko Mori Architect Project: Sean Kelly Gallery Location: New York, NY Interiors Merit Award Winners: Architect: Bernheimer Architecture Project: MALIN+GOETZ Location: Los Angeles, CA

Architect: EwingCole Project: Bayhealth Medical Center Location: Dover, DE

Architect: Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects Project: Marc by Marc Jacobs Showroom Location: New York, NY

Architect: WORKac Project: The Children's Museum of the Arts Location: New York, NY

PROJECTS Projects Honor Award Winner: Architect: Christopher Johnson Architect with Ramona Albert Project: Kápolna Madaras Location: Madaras, Harghita, Romania Projects Merit Award Winners: Architect: ABRUZZO BODZIAK ARCHITECTS Project: Landscape (Triptych) Location: New York, NY Architect: Cooper Joseph Studio Project: Webb Chapel Park Pavilion Location: Dallas, TX Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Designer, and Gensler, Executive Architect Project: Medical Center Education Building Location: New York, NY

Architect: Michielli + Wyetzner Architects Project: Delancey + Essex Municipal Parking Garage Location: New York, NY

Architect: nARCHITECTS Project: Wyckoff House Museum Location: Brooklyn, NY

Architect: Platform for Architecture + Research Project: Helsinki Central Library Location: Helsinki, Finland Architect: TEN Arquitectos Project: 53rd Street Library, New York Public Library Location: New York, NY URBAN DESIGN Urban Design Honor Award Winners: Architect: EE&K a Perkins Eastman company Project: Qingdao Harborfront Location: Qingdao, Shangdong, China Architect: J.M. Lin Architect Project: Badouzi Harbor Urban Design with the National Museum of Marine Science & Technology and the National Aquarium Location: Keelung City, Taiwan Urban Design Merit Award Winners: Architects: Louis I. Kahn, FAIA, David Wisdom, and Mitchell | Giurgola Architects Project: Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park Location: New York, NY

Architect: SAMOO Architecture PC, New York Project: agri-CULTURE: Richardson Mixed Use Development Location: Richardson, TX Designer: Terreform ONE Project: Urbaneer Resilient Water Infrastructure Location: Brooklyn, NY

Park Designers: Thomas Balsley Associates / WEISS/MANFREDI Prime Consultant and Infrastructure Designer: Arup Project: Hunters Point South Waterfront Park Location: Long Island City, NY

Architect: WORKac Preservation Architect: Jorge Otero-Pailos Project: New Holland Island Location: St. Petersburg, Russia

Special thanks to our Honors and Awards Luncheon Patrons:

Extell Development Company is a full-service real estate developer of residential, commercial and hospitality properties. Among Extell’s current projects are: the development of Riverside South, a vibrant new neighborhood on the Upper West Side, which, when complete, will include more than 7,000 new homes, retail plazas, restaurants, parking and 21 acres of parkland; the International Gem Tower, a 700,000-square-foot office building in New York’s Diamond District; the redevelopment of The Carlton House at Madison Avenue and 61st Street; and One57, which will be the tallest residential building in Manhattan and will include 92 ultra-luxury condominiums above a five-star Park Hyatt hotel. Other notable Extell projects include: 535 West End Avenue; The Lucida on The Upper East side; The Belnord, a landmark residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side; the W Hotel in Times Square; the master renovation of The Stanhope hotel at 995 Fifth Avenue; and the InterContinental Hotel overlooking the Boston Harbor.

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Operating as one firm with six global offices, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is one of the world’s influential architecture firms, providing architecture, interior, programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors. The firm’s 600+ staff members come from 43 different countries, speak more than 30 languages, and include over 80 LEED accredited professionals. KPF’s diverse portfolio, which features over 70 projects certified or pursuing green building certification, comprises corporate, hospitality, residential, academic, medical, research, civic, transportation, and mixed- use projects located in more than 35 countries. The firm’s recent work includes the Abu Dhabi International Airport, the Shanghai World Financial Center, the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, New Songdo City in Korea, One Jackson Square and Hudson Yards in New York, the Ross School of Business at the University of , as well as Heron Tower and Unilever House in London.

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Company owned distribution centers across the US support supplies to customers spanning small and medium size projects through to the largest of civil contracts. For its environmental stewardship and commitment to ecological sustainability the company is assigned EN ISO 14001. Note: Data validated by cost consulting engineers Scharf- Godfrey and published by the Tile Council of North America found porcelain tile has the lowest life cycle cost of all contemporary flooring materials.

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SPONSORS AKF Group LLC Albanese Organization Arup Architectural Record Bloomberg Philanthropies The City University of New York Desai Chia Architecture PC Enclos Ennead Architects LLP F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc. Forest City Ratner Companies FXFOWLE Architects LLP The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Hudson Yards – Related/Oxford Ibex Construction Ingram, Yuzek, Gainen, Carroll & Bertolotti LLP JFK&M Consulting Group Langan Engineering & Environmental Services PC Lutron Electronics, Inc. Mancini Duffy | TSC MechoSystems, Inc. NBBJ Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Perkins+Will PKSB Architects PC Port Authority of New York and Rudin Management Company, Inc. Samoo Architecture PC SHoP Architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Stephen B. Jacobs Group PC Studio Daniel Libeskind STV Incorporated Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. Thornton Tomasetti Tishman Speyer Turner Construction Company WSP Flack+Kurtz Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

SUPPORTERS Allied Works Architecture Capalino+Company Cerami & Associates Consolidated Edison COOKFOX Architects Douglaston Development Gale International Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Permasteelisa North America Platt Byard Dovell White Architects Qwest Contracting Ricci Greene Associates Richter+Ratner Shawmut Design and Construction Vanguard Construction & Development Co., Inc. List as of April 10, 2013

About the AIA New York Chapter AIA New York is the largest and oldest chapter of the American Institute of Architects, with nearly 5,000 architect and affiliate members. AIANY is dedicated to three goals: design excellence, public outreach, and professional development. Towards these aims, it operates the Center for Architecture – a storefront exhibition and event space in Greenwich Village – sponsors public programs, publishes Oculus magazine, and works with its charitable affiliate, the Center for Architecture Foundation, to provide scholarship and educational opportunities. For more information on AIANY, please visit www.aiany.org, or contact Daniel Fox, Communications Director, 212-358-6114, [email protected].