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AIANYS Design Awards – Press Release For Immediate Release: Contact: Nick Isaacs, 518-449-3334, [email protected]________________________________ The American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) is announcing the recipients of the AIANYS Design Awards. Annually since 1968, the Design Awards has celebrated, honored and promoted excellence in architectural design and planning by New York State architects. These award winning projects demonstrate the creative skill and use of diverse technologies by architects in their projects, be it a net zero building, resilient designed urban landscape or a artistically designed residence, each add uniqueness to the built environment. These exceptional projects reflect the scope of the architect's involvement in building society's places of commerce, education facilities and housing to realize social and cultural pluralism. AIANYS President Timothy Boyland, AIA, said, “These projects deserve to be recognized for their innovation, thoughtfulness and all around excellence in architectural design. Applying functionality to a unique idea or design to fulfill a goal is difficult. These projects not only accomplished it, but the architects did a phenomenal job in the achievement. Some of the most magnificent architecture in the world is being created by New York State Architects and these projects epitomize what our architects are capable of.” AIANYS Executive Director Georgi Bailey, said “These projects demonstrate the professionalism and creativity of New York’s architects and show the investment of our architects on a global scale. Congratulations to all the recipients and those who submitted their work to the jury.” The recipients were honored at a reception held on the evening of Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Saratoga, NY. Regional recipients include: Institutional Award of Excellence and Best in New York State: Henderson-Hopkins School Baltimore, Maryland Rogers Partners New York, New York Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation Award of Excellence: SculptureCenter Renovation & Expansion Long Island City, New York Andrew Berman Architect New York, New York Citation for Design Cowles Hall Restoration, Elmira College Elmira, New York QPK Design Architecture Syracuse, New York Citation for Design: Fashion Tower New York, New York GRT Architects Brooklyn, New York Citation for Design: The Frick Collection Portico Gallery New York, New York Davis Brody Bond, LLP New York, New York Commercial/ Industrial Large Award of Merit: David Zwirner Gallery New York, New York Selldorf Architects New York, New York Award of Merit: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation East Hanover, New Jersey Rafael Viñoly Architects PC New York, New York Award of Merit: Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility Brooklyn, New York Selldorf Architects New York, New York Design Architect Steven Gambino Architects Staten Island, New York Architect of Record Citation for Design: Emperor Hotel Beijing Qianmen Beijing, China adam sokol architecture practice (asap) Buffalo, New York Citation for Design: The Fulton Center New York, New York Grimshaw Architects New York, New York Executive Architect Arup New York, New York Prime Consultant James Carpenter Design Associates New York, New York Architect HDR New York, New York Architect Page Ayres Cowley New York, New York Architect Award of Merit: WCNY Public Television & Radio Syracuse, New York King + King Architects, LLP Syracuse, New York Architect of Record Koning Eizenberg Architecture Santa Monica, CA Design Architect Commercial/ Industrial Small Citation for Design: Washington Square Park House New York, New York BKSK Architects New York, New York Unbuilt Young Citation for Design: P-A-R-T: Prefabricated Apartment Remodeling Type Seoul, Korea Dioinno Architecture, PLLC Buffalo, New York Institutional Award of Excellence: Anderson Collection at Stanford University Stanford, California Ennead Architects New York City, New York Award of Excellence: Theatre for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center New York, New York H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture New York, New York Award of Merit: Kline Center Addition, Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania CannonDesign New York, New York Award of Merit: Whitney Museum of American Art New York, New York Cooper Robertson New York, New York In collaboration with Renzo Piano Building Workshop Genoa, Italy Citation for Design: Edward P. Evans Hall, Yale University New Haven, Connecticut IBI Group ▪ Gruzen Samton New York, New York Architect of Record Foster + Partners New York, New York Design Architects Citation for Design: Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art Glasgow, United Kingdom Steven Holl Architects New York, New York Design Architect JM Architects Glasgow, United Kingdom Citation for Design: University Center, The New School New York, New York Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP New York, New York Architect SLCE Architects New York, New York Residential Architect Interiors Award of Excellence: Pivot New York, New York Architecture Workshop PC Brooklyn, New York Award of Merit: St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School New York, New York Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects LLP New York, New York Citation for Design: NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development New York, New York LTL Architects New York, New York Citation for Design: Pratt Institute Department of Film & Video Brooklyn, New York WASA/Studio A New York, New York Citation for Design: Sculpture in the Age of Donatello New York, New York Studio Joseph New York, New York Citation for Design: Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at LAX Los Angeles, California Slade Architecture New York, New York International Award of Excellence: School No. 1, Krabbesholm Skive, Denmark MOS Architects New York, New York Pro Bono Award of Merit: The Chipakata Children's Academy Zambia, Africa Ennead Architects New York City, New York Residential Large Award of Excellence: Elizabeth II Amagansett, New York Bates Masi + Architects Sag Harbor, New York Award of Merit: 36SML House Amagansett, New York LEVENBETTS New York, New York Award of Merit: House on Maine Coast Camden, Maine Toshiko Mori Architect, PLLC New York, New York Award of Merit: Quonochontaug House Charlestown, Rhode Island Bernheimer Architecture Brooklyn, New York Citation for Design: Princeton House Princeton, New Jersey LEVENBETTS New York, New York Residential Multi Family Award of Merit: University Village Townhouses Fredonia, New York CJS Architects Rochester, New York Citation for Design: 170 Amsterdam Avenue New York, New York Handel Architects New York, New York Citation for Design: Blue Pool Road Central, Hong Kong Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates New York, New York Exterior Design Architect Ronald Lu & Partners Wanchai, Hong Kong Residential Small Award of Merit: Museum of Outdoors Art Element House Star Axis, New Mexico MOS Architects New York, New York Institutional Chapter Recognition (project within the local AIA Chapter): Citation for Design: RIT Rosica Hall Rochester, New York HBT Architects Rochester, New York Urban Planning/Design Citation for Design: The Brooklyn Strand Brooklyn, New York WXY architecture + urban design New York, New York Photo Credit: WXY architecture + urban design Citation for Design: Train Terraces Westbury, New York LTL Architects New York, New York Photo Credit: LTL Architects For promotional photos, please e-mail AIANYS Director of Communications Nick Isaacs at [email protected]. AIANYS is the state component of the American Institute of Architects and is composed of 13 regions representing over 8000 architecture professionals statewide. For further information, please visit www.aianys.org or call (518)-449-3334. ### .
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