Adobe Acrobat Reader   (required to view PDFs)	Mayor Bloomberg Announces Art Commission Is Renamed Design Commission at Annual Awards Ceremony for Excellence in Design Name Changed to Better Reflect Mission of Agency Twenty-Sixth Annual Awards Celebrate Highest Design Standards for Public Projects Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Public Design Commission President James P. Stuckey honored seven public projects for excellence in design, and also announced that the Art Commission was renamed the Public Design Commission of the City of New York. The Design Commission was renamed to better reflect the design review work it has undertaken for decades. Since 1982, the Design Commission has recognized outstanding public projects with its Annual Awards for Excellence in Design. This year more than ever before, the winning projects reflect the City's movement toward sustainable design, epitomized by PlaNYC, the effort to strengthen New York City's urban environment. With PlaNYC in mind, the Design Commission held this year's awards ceremony in The Times Center, the state-of-the-art cultural center and performance space of The New York Times Building, which opened in 2007. Read the press release See the 2007 Design Awards Recipients About the Design Commission Established in 1898 as the Art Commission, New York City's design review agency was renamed the Design Commission in July 2008 to better reflect its mission. The Design Commission reviews permanent works of art, architecture and landscape architecture proposed on or over City-owned property. Projects include construction, renovation or restoration of buildings, such as museums and libraries; creation or rehabilitation of parks and playgrounds; installation of lighting and other streetscape elements; and design, installation and conservation of artwork. Learn more about the Design Commission Percent for Art Program If you're an artist interested in working with the City of New York, please visit the Department of Cultural Affairs' Percent for Art Web site for more information. Learn more about Percent for Art Art & Monuments in Public Parks Explore this important collection of monuments and discover the many temporary art installations in New York City’s public parks! See a full list of art and monuments from the Parks Department	City Hall Tour Tweed Courthouse Tour Gracie Mansion Tour
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