AIA announces its 2007 Design Award winners.The New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Organized in 1857, the Institute conducts various activities and programs to support the profession and enhance its public image, including periodically awarding the AIA announced the 2007 Design Award winners during its annual evening symposium on February 12. The coveted award recognizes excellence in architectural design by New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. architects and by architectural work in New York City. From over 400 submissions, 31 awards were given in three categories: buildings, interiors, and projects. Architects from all fifty states and twelve foreign countries submitted. The jurors for this year's competition were: David Adjaye; Jeanne Gang; Dan Hanganu; Debra Lehman-Smith; Benjamin Gianni; Matthias Sauerbruch; Piero Sartogo; Massimiliano Fuksas; and Peter Waldman Architecture. Honor Award winners: 1. Weiss / Manfredi Olympic Sculpture Park The Olympic Sculpture Park is a public park in Seattle, Washington that opened on January 20, 2007.[1] The park consists of a nine acre outdoor sculpture museum and beach. 2. Diller Scofidio + Renfro Diller Scofidio + Renfro is a New York City based architectural firm founded by Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio. They are particularly well known for their interdisciplinary approach to architecture. The Institute of Contemporary Art 3. Steven Holl Architects Higgins Hall Center Section / Pratt Institute 4. Steven Holl Architects New Residence at the Swiss Embassy 5. Steven Harris Architects LLP 92 Jane Street 6. Foster + Partners Hearst Tower Architecture Merit Award Winners: 7 Peter L. Gluck and Partners Affordable Housing 8. Steven Holl Architects School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. 9. noroof architects Slot House 10. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. HQ. Interior Architecture Honor Award Winners: 11. Dean / Wolf Architects Operable Boundary Townhouse Garden 12. Della Valle Bernheimer 23 Beckman Place Interior Architecture Merit Award Winners: 13. STUDIOS Architecture Bloomberg LP Expansion Floors 17-20 14. Christoff:Finio Architecture The Heckscher Foundation for Children 15. Asymptote asymptote In mathematics, a line or curve that acts as the limit of another line or curve. For example, a descending curve that approaches but does not reach the horizontal axis is said to be asymptotic to that axis, which is the asymptote of the curve. : Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture Alessi Flagship Store New York Interior Architecture Of Interest to the Public Realm Award Winners: 16. Sage and Coombe Architects New York Public Library New York Public Library, free library supported by private endowments and gifts and by the city and state of New York. It is the one of largest libraries in the world. Fort Washington Branch Children's Room 17. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill United States Census Bureau Headquarters Project Honor Award Winners: 18. Thomas Phifer and Partners North Carolina Museum of Art The North Carolina Museum of Art is an art museum that houses the art collections of North Carolina. It is located in Raleigh, NC. Museum The museum has an extensive permanent collection which is free to visit. 19. nARCHITECTS Windshape Project Merit Award Winners: 20. Cooper Robertson & Partners Zuccotti Park 21. Thomas Phifer and Partners, Office for Visual Interaction, Werner Sobek Ingenieure City Lights 22. Caples Jefferson Architects Weeksville Heritage Center 23. Robert Siegel Architects United States Land Port of Entry, Calais, Maine 24. Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects 405 West 53rd Street 25. Ogawa / Depardon Architects Red Hook Workspace 26. CR Studio Pier 62 Carousel Shed 27. Lyn Rice Architects Sheila C. Johnson Design Center 28. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Park Fifth 29. Rogers Marvel Architects 55 Water Street Plaza, The Elevated Acre 30. Rogers Marvel Architects Battery Park City Streetscapes 31. Frederic Schwartz, Architects New Orleans ShotgunLOFT Affordable. |
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